Architectural Services

I work closely with you from the start to tailor my services to your project’s needs, goals, and scope. My process typically includes pre-design, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction support. Please get in touch to discuss your ideas and how I can help bring them to life.

Pre-Design

Every project begins with a conversation. I take time to understand your goals, how you live, and what you want your home to feel like. We discuss your priorities, budget, schedule, and design preferences to establish a clear direction for the work ahead.

I review the property, existing conditions, and applicable zoning and building requirements to identify opportunities and constraints early. For renovations and additions, this includes documenting the existing spaces as needed. I also help identify any surveys, engineering, or special approvals the project may require, including shoreland permits, variances, or historic review.

Schematic Design

This is where your ideas begin to take shape. Using what we’ve learned during pre-design, I explore layouts and architectural concepts that respond to your needs and the character of the property.

We review preliminary floor plans, exterior concepts, and, where helpful, three-dimensional views to understand how the home will look and function. Your feedback guides each revision as we refine the arrangement of spaces, the relationship between indoors and outdoors, and the overall architectural character. Budget remains part of the conversation as we work toward a design direction you feel comfortable moving forward with.

Design Development

With the overall direction established, I develop the design in greater detail. We refine room sizes, window and door locations, rooflines, exterior materials, and key interior features. My construction background helps inform these decisions, with attention to how materials meet, how details are built, and how the design will function over time.

I coordinate with engineers and other consultants as needed and work with your builder, if one has been selected, to gather input on cost and construction. We also review the permitting path and prepare for the approvals required for your project. Resolving major decisions at this stage helps keep the next phases moving smoothly.

Construction Documents

Once the design is approved, I prepare the drawings and details needed to communicate the project for permitting, pricing, and construction. These documents define the dimensions, materials, assemblies, and architectural details that turn the design into a buildable home.

I coordinate the architectural drawings with structural engineering and other consultant information included in the project scope. The goal is a clear, coordinated set that helps your builder understand both the design intent and the details needed to carry it through.

Construction Support

My involvement can continue as your home takes shape. Depending on the agreed scope, I remain available to answer questions, clarify drawings, review proposed substitutions, and help resolve unexpected conditions in collaboration with you and your builder.

Site visits at agreed milestones provide opportunities to review progress and discuss how the work aligns with the design. The level of support is tailored to your project, giving you and your builder access to architectural guidance when it is needed.