Residential New-Build Design
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
I’m preparing to break ground on a completely new single-family home and need a skilled architect to translate my ideas into a full set of build-ready documents. The property is a vacant lot and I have no legacy plans or restrictive style guidelines, so you’ll have creative freedom—provided the final concept stays practical, code-compliant, and ready for city approval.
Here’s the workflow I have in mind:
• We begin with a discovery call where I share the site survey, rough square-foot targets, lifestyle needs, and any inspirational images I’ve collected.
• You’ll develop two or three preliminary massing options so I can react to overall form and layout.
• Once a direction is chosen, you’ll refine it into dimensioned floor plans, elevations, and a roof plan, then present photorealistic 3D views so I can visualize scale, light, and material interplay.
• The last stage is a coordinated construction drawing set that my builder and the permitting office can review without back-and-forth revisions.
Deliverables I need to walk away with:
– PDFs and editable source files of schematic designs, DD, and CD sets
– At least four exterior renders and two key interior perspectives
– A basic material/spec sheet identifying primary finishes
– Title-block ready drawings formatted to local building-department standards
I use Revit and SketchUp for minor in-house tweaks, so receiving the model in either format (alongside DWG/PDF exports) will make future changes painless.
Timing is flexible but I’d like to pour foundations this season, so a clear milestone schedule with target dates for each phase will help us stay on track.
If you’ve shepherded custom homes from concept through permit before and are comfortable collaborating via Zoom, let’s discuss how your design approach can bring this blank canvas to life.
Here’s the workflow I have in mind:
• We begin with a discovery call where I share the site survey, rough square-foot targets, lifestyle needs, and any inspirational images I’ve collected.
• You’ll develop two or three preliminary massing options so I can react to overall form and layout.
• Once a direction is chosen, you’ll refine it into dimensioned floor plans, elevations, and a roof plan, then present photorealistic 3D views so I can visualize scale, light, and material interplay.
• The last stage is a coordinated construction drawing set that my builder and the permitting office can review without back-and-forth revisions.
Deliverables I need to walk away with:
– PDFs and editable source files of schematic designs, DD, and CD sets
– At least four exterior renders and two key interior perspectives
– A basic material/spec sheet identifying primary finishes
– Title-block ready drawings formatted to local building-department standards
I use Revit and SketchUp for minor in-house tweaks, so receiving the model in either format (alongside DWG/PDF exports) will make future changes painless.
Timing is flexible but I’d like to pour foundations this season, so a clear milestone schedule with target dates for each phase will help us stay on track.
If you’ve shepherded custom homes from concept through permit before and are comfortable collaborating via Zoom, let’s discuss how your design approach can bring this blank canvas to life.