The Proper APPROACH...

        Some clients have very clear ideas of what they want in their home. With countless hours spent combing through books and magazines, compiling volumes of notebooks filled with torn pages, photos, and notes, they have largely built their home in their imagination dozens of times over. Other clients have more general ideas, but can't quite express in words the full nature of what they would like to see. Wherever you may fall between the two, the first step in the design process is to sit down and discuss your thoughts and ideas.

        This is your home. To approach this properly, we will start by compiling a list of all those things specific to your project - the must-haves and the would-like-to-haves - that are most important to you. Once this list is established, we can then review and refine it with an eye toward budgetary constraints or structural issues. We may have to make some hard choices as to what stays or goes, but by discussing these things early on we will establish a clear path for the project. Out of these discussions, we should have clearly defined the goals and priorities. These will be defined in written form on our Scope Of Work Agreement.

        To begin the design process, if your project is a renovation or addition, we will start by taking any necessary measurements. (For obvious reasons, if the project is a new home, the measurement step will not be necessary.) From these measurements, preliminary drawings will be produced. These will be forwarded to you in either PDF format via e-mail or with printed copies mailed or delivered. Following your review and comment, the appropriate revisions will be made. Once you have given your consent to proceed, we will move to the Final Construction Drawings Phase and delivery of your completed plans.