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Working With Your General Contractor

The most important factor in selecting a general contractor is ‘fit’. Fit depends on the project goals and objectives, the amount of capital available to invest in the project, and the schedule. The schedule and investment are relatively straightforward to check. Your goals and objectives are less black-and-white, but will drive the results, detail, and level of finish your project requires.

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Considering Costs Over Your Project’s Lifecycle

How do you calculate if saying yes, green-lighting the project, and making the investment in the build will pay off? The answer is to consider a return over the project’s full lifecycle for you and your family. Both financially and emotionally.

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Understanding Architectural Drawings

Your architect will use drawings, diagrams, renderings, and other imagery to communicate your next steps and options. Having a basic understanding of these key elements of how architecture is communicated will give you a deeper understanding of what your architect is proposing.

  • IMG 5117
    Process

    Working With Your General Contractor

    The most important factor in selecting a general contractor is ‘fit’. Fit depends on the project goals and objectives, the amount of capital available to invest in the project, and the schedule. The schedule and investment are relatively straightforward to check. Your goals and objectives are less black-and-white, but will drive the results, detail, and level of finish your project requires.

  • New buffalo ext 08
    Process

    Considering Costs Over Your Project’s Lifecycle

    How do you calculate if saying yes, green-lighting the project, and making the investment in the build will pay off? The answer is to consider a return over the project’s full lifecycle for you and your family. Both financially and emotionally.

  • Building elevation sketch colorized
    Process

    Understanding Architectural Drawings

    Your architect will use drawings, diagrams, renderings, and other imagery to communicate your next steps and options. Having a basic understanding of these key elements of how architecture is communicated will give you a deeper understanding of what your architect is proposing.

Our Book

Speaking Architecture: From Concept to Construction to Completion

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Our book Speaking Architecture starts with our belief that all buildings matter. It takes first account lessons of past projects and builds a guide for the intricate process of construction. It creates a holistic image of all that is involved in an architectural project, from defining and designing a project, to building it.

A guide book for prospective clients who want to understand the value of speaking the common language of architecture with design professionals. For professionals looking to understand the process from a different point of view. For anyone looking to understand the value of being a part of the architectural process.