Our Design Process
Providing Everything You Need To Know
PHASE 1 | PROJECT INQUIRY
Complete our client questionnaire on the Connect page of our website. We will be in contact to schedule a 1 hour complimentary phone consultation to discuss your project in more detail.
PHASE 2 | IN-PERSON CONSULTATION & DESIGN AGREEMENT
If we are a good fit for your project, we will schedule an in-person paid consultation. During this consultation, we can do a more in-depth walk of the spaces with you, review the project goals, discuss aesthetic preferences, and ask site-specific questions. Seeing how the home is currently functioning (or not), gives us invaluable client-specific insight and helps us identify any other beneficial design solutions for you.
Following the comprehensive site visit, we can compose a project-specific Design Agreement. The design agreement will lay out the scope of your project, define your design deposit, and lock-in your project’s hourly rate. Both of these items are determined by the size, scope, and location of your project.
On average our hourly rate is typically between $230-$250. The average total billable hours spent on a project ranges from 350-700+ hours over the course of the project.
Phase 1 & 2 typically takes about 4-6 weeks to complete, depending on availability. Paid consultations are a flat fee of $500.
PHASE 3 | SITE MEASURE
Upon receipt of your signed agreement, we schedule the site measure & documentation of your property. Our site measures are completed by a 3rd-party trade partner via Lidar-scans of the home, inside and out, with much-needed accuracy. They then draft up the as-builts of your home - which springboards us into the concept development phase.
This phase typically takes about 2-4 weeks depending on the availability of our 3rd-party trade partner.
PHASE 4 | CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Utilizing the prepared ‘as-built’ CAD drawings, we then develop up to 5 proposed layout options for your project. We also gather applicable concept images, sketches, and 3Ds to pair with the various layouts. Upon completion, we meet in-studio to review all of these elements.
This phase typically takes about 6-8 weeks to complete. Oftentimes it takes a few weeks, sometimes months, post-meeting to arrive at the final layout. Typically we combine our client‘s most-loved features from each layout to create the final hybrid proposed layout.
PHASE 5 | DETAILED DESIGN
With proposed layouts finalized and your blessing received, we can now move forward with what we call, Detailed Design.
During this phase, we begin procuring all the finish design materials, fixtures, appliances, etc - basically any material that gets professionally affixed within or on your home. Simultaneously, our team is drafting all the associated CAD drawings - inside and out - necessary for permits and later construction. All client-approved finishes are depicted in detail within our plans. Most projects require 1-3 in-studio meetings to finalize or review all materials. If you want us to take the lead/ own the permitting for your project, we research the current municipality requirements pertaining to your specific project and site.
This phase typically takes about 12-14 weeks to complete.