The Design Process
Initial Consultation
The initial consultation is a working meeting and is how most projects begin.
For additions or remodeling projects, this meeting takes place at your site and usually lasts a few hours. If the consultation is for a new home or other building, we will determine whether to meet at our office or at the proposed site.
Contact us to learn more and to schedule.
Start with a working meeting.
At a consultation, we will sit down with you to create a conceptual design that fits your needs.
Wish lists.
List the goals of your project.
Clip pictures or take photos -
Show images of places and details you really like or really dislike. This will help us guide you on how the concepts you like can be incorporated in your building.
Site information.
Zoning, septic, easements, wetlands and other information specific to your site are very helpful. We can use these to develop realistic concepts and determine feasibility. Do you have old drawings of your existing building or site? Even better!
Next steps
Following your initial consultation, if you decide to go forward with this project using ARCHITECTS' GUILD as your designer, you will be sent a contract. Once both the contract and retainer are returned to us, we will begin the next 7 steps necessary to make your dream a reality.