Process — Phase 01 Est. 2010

Vision
& Program

Complimentary consultation, site walk, and needs discovery — we translate aspirations into a working program before a single line is drawn.

01Discovery Call02Site Walk03Budget Alignment04Feasibility Study
2–4Weeks
FreeConsult & Site Walk
24hResponse
01 — Phase 01 · 2–4 weeks

Every project starts
with a conversation.

No commitment, no sales pitch. A 20-minute discovery call, then a site walk at no cost — so that by the end of the phase your aspirations, your site, and your budget line up in one working program.

Approach to the custom home at 422 Megan Ann 01
01422 Megan AnnThe Site
Covered porch overlooking the landscape at 1025 Muscovy 02
021025 MuscovyThe Setting
Aerial view of the Bluffview neighborhood 03
03BluffviewThe Land
02 — The Steps Phase 01 of 03
01.1

Discovery Call

A 20-minute call about your site, your program, and whether we're the right fit. No commitment, no sales pitch — just an honest conversation about what you want to build.

20 minutes
01.2

Site Walk

We walk your lot or existing home together, at no cost. The land shapes the program — orientation, access, and the character of the site all come into the picture here.

At no cost
01.3

Budget Alignment

Transparent pricing from the first conversation. We put aspirations and budget side by side early, so the program we carry into design is one we can actually build.

Transparent
01.4

Feasibility Study

We test the program against the site and the budget before design begins, and translate what we've learned into a working program and a fixed-scope proposal.

Fixed scope
Finished custom home at 2500 Old Tram
03 — The Outcome

You leave with
a working program.

By the end of Phase 01 you have a working program, a budget you've aligned on, and a fixed-scope proposal — the foundation everything in design development is built on.

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