New Construction
No matter how faint, every project starts out within the realm of imagination. Your preferences may arise from a house from the past, or perhaps one which has always caught your eye or held a special place close inside. You know it when you see it- even if not much more than a distant sketch.
How we live dictates the arrangement of space. The summer home embraces celebration and the opportunity to come together. It seeks the outdoors and blends to extend living spaces, or provide the privacy of a secluded balcony.
Is it best to start by thinking about the inside or outside? The arrangement of inner spaces necessarily coexists with the outer boundary of the house. It is both. Inside, your answers embody the story of living there and strongly dictates the arrangement and flow of space. This summer home embraces celebration and the opportunity to come together.
Three-dimensional perspective plan views demonstrate the combination of the space of each floor independently. Regardless of the floor level, this design seeks the outdoors and blends to extend and expand living spaces; for each bedroom, to provide the privacy of a secluded balcony.
The creation of various concepts and options are applied to architectural drafting and 3D modeling software. As the client, you are able to move about within the model and appreciate the presentation of a particular space and vantage point. In every home, the central role of the kitchen is key.
There’s something very familiar with the finished product. It’s the way you want it. A virtual walk-thru during design development brings a more lifelike appreciation of space and the resulting confidence in the ideas at hand.
Every project brings its own challenges and requires expertise to carry out the best solutions. Beyond the materials to select are the details and specifications needed to make it real. Our Design Services completes every aspect of the design, down to the way it is to be drawn and built.
Proportion. Scale. Materials. Craftsmanship. Timeless Design brings Timeless Construction.
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Historic Renovations
All design starts where you are, namely the as-built condition of what already exists. The first step therefore is to create the 3D As-Built Model, inside and out. It remains as a familiar comparison throughout the design process as a reference to compare new ideas.
There are many reasons to consider when contemplating how to best incorporate what you already have. Some are material such as maintaining the benefit of a non-conformity like an existing building height or setback. Others are more personal, such as the memories which reside there and perhaps shouldn’t just be thrown away. Together we figure out what to keep and what to let fall away to make space for new ideas.
Bring in the opportunity of unrealized potential to enhance those special qualities we seek while also removing those parts which no longer serve our needs or interests. In this example, to consider the historic qualities of the home, the minimum elevation was preferred. This helped reduce the undesirable and disproportionate look of a traditional home when raised too high from its original orientation.
In the end, those things which are meaningful or otherwise important maintain that special and familiar presence. Rather than an arbitrary replacement, the process is more like an addition; it’s still what it was plus something new.