Designed for how you live.Planned for how it's built.

For new construction, additions and most structural or layout changes, yes, the municipality needs them for permits and the trades need them to build from. Smaller cosmetic renovations may not. We tell you what your project needs.

Understanding your goals and property, exploring layouts and direction, developing the preferred design, coordinating the consultants the project needs, and preparing the drawings used for approvals and construction. Materials, fixtures and finish selections are part of it too.

Yes: that is what we do. One team carries the project from feasibility through design, permits and construction, so design decisions are made with real construction input and real numbers attached.

It depends on the size of the project, how many consultants are involved and how quickly decisions are made. We set out the expected timeline at the start and keep you informed as the design develops.

Yes. Design is meant to be iterative, exploring and refining is the point. Changes are easiest and least costly early in the process, which is why we spend time understanding your goals before drawing.

Yes. Because design and construction sit with one team, we can weigh design decisions against cost as they are made, rather than discovering the budget conflict after the drawings are finished.

Most projects need a structural engineer and a surveyor, and some need civil, geotechnical, energy, building science or arborist input. We identify which consultants your project actually requires and coordinate them for you.

Yes. Interior reconfigurations, additions and whole-home renovations are a regular part of our work. We start by understanding what the existing structure allows and what you want the home to do differently.

Yes. Our Richmond studio holds our sample and material library, and selections are made with our team so that materials, finishes and budget come together as one decision rather than many.

Yes. The drawings we prepare are the ones submitted for permits and the ones the site builds from, so nothing is lost between design and construction.