How We Design + Build Your Custom Home
We believe in building every home with intention. Our Design-Build process means we collaborate with you to custom build a purposeful, adaptive, energy-efficient, and luxurious home that enables a better quality of life. Learn more about the Design-Build process and how to get started.
Let’s Grab a Coffee.
We start every new relationship with an introduction. You have ideas, and we have the experience to match. We listen to your design wishlist and discuss how the design of a custom home can help you achieve your desired lifestyle. We ask questions about the purpose, architectural style, interior design, mortgage offset, and efficiency goals. We often sketch ideas that we collaboratively generate in real-time.
This introduction lets us see if we are a good fit for each other. We want a working relationship built on trust, collaboration and mutual understanding.
Design.
Engagement
Design is where we put pen to paper and bring ideas to life. Although designing a home may seem daunting, it consists of predictable steps. During this exciting and engaging process, you will meet our in-house Designer to discuss priorities, rooms, spaces, and needs specific to you. This also gives us an opportunity to review your site information, preferred timeline and your target budget.
Then, using hand sketching, inspirational imagery, and computer aided design, we create an initial design concept to help visualize your project. By the end of this phase, you will have a set of drawings suitable for a development permit application, as well as a 3D model of your homes exterior.
Pre-Construction
Once we’ve solidified a design concept, we can make a preliminary selection of materials and products to further refine your estimated project cost. This process may lead to some redesign to ensure the project will meet the target budget. A construction contract is presented and signed, and preparation can begin. Your permit application is submitted and our project management team can begin securing site preparation: completing any required demolition and abatement on pre-existing structures and mapping out the project schedule. We will also introduce you to our client portal. This software is how you stay up to date on progress, budget, and see daily updates once construction starts.
Construction
This is where the building begins! Our seamless, integrated home building process ensures a predictable, thoroughly planned, and well-executed project - where you are informed, included, and happy.
We schedule multiple on-site meetings so that you can inspect the progress in person and get a feel for your future home.
Our Project Managers conduct continuous on site inspections to ensure quality and technical components are consistently applied. Throughout this process, you will get to see first hand the quality of these details.
Build.
POSSESSION
The day you have been waiting for - possession. Your project manager will review your homeowner’s guide, manual, and warranties. This guide will reference what to expect during your first year in your home, seasonal changes, warranty contact, and how the systems within your new home operate. Now it's time to celebrate and settle in!
