Building a custom home in the Seacoast New Hampshire area wouldn’t be possible without a detailed architectural design. The design provides the information your builder needs to construct a home that fulfills all the items on your wish list.
Architectural design is the process used to plan the structures and features in your new home. Great architectural design focuses on the technical steps needed to build your house and the aesthetic aspects that will make your home comfortable and attractive.
Architectural design is a multi-step process that includes:
After you decide that you want to build a custom home, you’ll meet with an architectural designer. During the initial meeting, you’ll discuss:
Armed with the information from the preliminary meeting, your designer will start working on the design of your new home. He or she will create a floor plan and drawings that give you an idea of what the interior and exterior of your home will look like.
At Oxland Builders, we use a 3-D design program that allows you to virtually walk through every room in your home. Although viewing two-dimensional plans is certainly helpful, it’s not always easy to visualize features or the flow of your home. Thanks to 3-D design, it’s easy to tell if your kitchen is big enough, if the powder room door is in an awkward location, or if you like the look of the staircase.
After we receive your changes, we’ll tweak the 3-D design to include your suggestions and make any structural changes that may be needed.
Our designers work closely with the building half of the design/build team to create your architectural design. During the design phase, everyone on the team is encouraged to offer suggestions and make recommendations. When the building team is involved in the project from the start, it’s much easier to create a realistic estimate of your building costs.
If you build a home with separate design and construction companies, it’s not unusual for the construction team to discover that an idea that looked good on paper isn’t practical. Should that happen, your project could be delayed, and you would need to pay for the design changes needed to fix the problem. Since our builders are part of the design process, they can anticipate potential problems and recommend alternatives long before construction begins
The design process also involves making construction drawings that the builders will consult when building your home. Construction drawings include floor plans, exterior elevations, cross-sections, and details about:
You’ll review the architectural design and request changes if desired. Once the design is finalized and you’ve approved it, construction will begin on your custom home.
Are you ready to build a new home in the Seacoast New Hampshire area? Our design/build team offers thoughtfully designed homes and quality craftsmanship. Contact us here we’ll be glad to explain our innovative architectural design and building process.