Firm
FAQs

How does the process work?
Architects provide a service that will help you get from the preliminary design to the completed project.

The Programming phase is the first phase in our four-phase process. During this phase, we sit down with our client and learn exactly what it is that they are looking for in their project. We ask the client a series of questions and reference any magazines or photograph clippings that they might have brought with them. All of this information is gathered and used collectively to start the Preliminary Design phase.

In the Schematic/Preliminary Design phase, the client's project is designed in the form of hand drawn sketches based on the clippings and answers obtained from the Client Interview. These hand drawn sketches typically include floor plans, elevations and interior architecture. Upon final approval from the client, the project enters into the Design Development phase.

In the Design Development phase the approved Preliminary Design sketches are redrawn on the computer into AutoCAD software. These refined drawings include floor plans, elevations, roof plans and interior architecture. Upon final client approval, the project then moves into the Construction Document phase.

In the Construction Document phase of the process, the technical drawings are created that include the detailed specifications required for construction of the project. Design Styles, Inc. will be available during the construction of your project. There will almost always be challenges during construction that no one could have anticipated. Both you and your contractor will have questions during construction, and we will be available to answer them.

< back to questions