21st Century Building Design   •   Live in the Future

21st Century Buildings are those that are beautiful, sustainable, universal, intelligent, require far less energy to operate and are designed applying the latest construction materials and techniques utilizing the principals of the Living Building Challenge 3.0. These beautiful buildings are intended to provide useful service for hundreds of years.

Our Building Design Process has evolved to a 100% via the Internet Experience… Simply stated, we Create a Computer Model of your Home’s Exterior and Interior from which we develop Code Compliant Construction Drawings. We have guided hundreds of owners through the complicated process of developing International Building Code Compliant Building Permit drawings for their projects. Through Building Modeling we are able to produce Construction Drawings for Homes and Commercial Buildings for a fraction of the price of others.

That having been said, we are not the A/E firm to hire if you want to visit every option on your Dream Home… but rather the Homeowner or Contractor that knows exactly what they want. We can offer quick turn-around times in a Three Step/Pay Process…

Once we receive the Initial Deposit, we want to start with as much information that you have on your building, email us.… Floor Plans, Elevations, Sections and Details are always best... But sketches, floor plans or pictures of houses similar to what you are creating are also very valuable… We will then create the Schematic Design Drawings and send them to you for your Review and Approval. We expect you to “mark-up” the drawings with any changes you would like to make, return them to us and we will then Revise the drawings and return them to you for Approval.

Once you approve the Schematic Design Drawings and the Final Design Deposit is received, Final Design commences. A set of approximately Nine (9) Construction Drawings are developed including Building Lot Layout, Finalized Floor Plans, Elevations, Sections, Footers, Structural, HVAC and MEP. Once the Final Design Drawings are complete, they will be sent for Review and Approval and again are expected to be “Marked-up” by the Client indicating any errors or changes that need to be made. The Drawings will be revised and returned for Approval. If a second revision to the drawings is deemed necessary by the Client, changes will be billed at $100/hr.

Once the Final Design is Approved and Building Permit Drawings Deposit received, the Building Permit Drawings are prepared and sent to the Client for Approval... as with the Schematic and Final Design Reviews, one Revision to the Plans is included in our services and a returned Marked-Up set marked Approved will complete the job.

This Three Step/Pay Process allows the Client to be in total control of their Project. Also viewed as the Deposit/Review/Approval Process the Client can Delay or even Terminate Services at any time for any reason… We Promise not to be the delay in your project.

Schematic Design

Schematic Design defines the type, style and character of the building and its relationship with its site. A Building Information Model (BIM) is created in Sketch-Up™ from which a site plan, schematic building plans, sections and elevations are created and include 3D models which aid in configuring the building's interior and exterior relationships. The most important step is Planning and Permitting.

The drawing set defines the building's size, shape, orientation, floor plans, roof lines and exterior finishes. Preliminary selections of building materials and major building systems are explored and decided for the Project. This service also includes project budgeting based on construction costs as defined in the current RS Means Building Construction Cost Data reference guide.

Final Design & Construction Drawings

Final Design commences with the approval of the Schematic Design and further defines the requirements of the Project. During this phase Building Systems are addressed including Foundations, Structural Wall and Roof Elements, Building Shell, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing Systems and other Owner specified requirements. At this phase a Building Energy Simulation of the building's energy requirements is developed to calculate the potential of a Net-Zero Energy Building based on a 30-year life cycle Cost-Benefit Analysis.

Building Permit (Construction) Drawings are able to be used to Apply for a Building Permit, Obtain Bank Financing and Procure Contractor Pricing. This set of drawings illustrates and describes in detail the quality of materials, site details and other requirements included in the scope of construction. A set of approximately Nine (9) Construction Drawings are developed including Building Lot Layout, Finalized Floor Plans, Elevations, Sections, Footers, Structural, HVAC, MEP which result in Building Permit Drawings. Stamped Drawings are Available at Additional Cost