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Design

Understand the process, set expectations and collab effectively with your design professional.

This course is your roadmap to understanding the design process and setting clear expectations when working with a design professional. Gain the insights you need to make informed decisions, foster effective collaboration, and ensure your vision is realized.

The Pre-Design

Overview & What to Expect

Ever wonder what’s involved in the process for the architectural design of your home? This program breaks down the steps, key milestones, and what...

Overview & What to Expect

Ever wonder what’s involved in the process for the architectural design of your home? This program breaks...

Project Documents

Understand the essential reports and documents—surveys, covenants, and environmental studies—that shape your project’s design and ensure compliance with local regulations.

Project Documents

Understand the essential reports and documents—surveys, covenants, and environmental studies—that shape your project’s design and ensure...

Project Documents

Understand the essential reports and documents—surveys, covenants, and environmental studies—that shape...

Design Evaluation

Discover how site conditions, reports, and surveys influence your design decisions, and learn to balance vision with reality for a feasible, successful project.

Design Evaluation

Discover how site conditions, reports, and surveys influence your design decisions, and learn to balance vision with reality for a feasible...

Design Evaluation

Discover how site conditions, reports, and surveys influence your design decisions, and learn to balance vision with reality...

The Design Process

Unpack the step-by-step journey of bringing your ideas to life, from initial concepts and revisions to final construction-ready plans.

The Design Process

Unpack the step-by-step journey of bringing your ideas to life, from initial concepts and revisions to final...

Feedback

Learn how to provide constructive feedback to your design team, ensuring your vision is clearly communicated and aligned throughout the process.

Feedback

Learn how to provide constructive feedback to your design team, ensuring your vision is clearly communicated and aligned throughout the...

Feedback

Learn how to provide constructive feedback to your design team, ensuring your vision is clearly communicated and...

The Design Process

Existing Plans

For those undergoing a renovation and/or addition, this lesson covers how existing floor plans and elevations serve as a foundation for designing your updated or expanded space(s).

Existing Plans

For those undergoing a renovation and/or addition, this lesson covers how existing floor plans and elevations serve as a foundation for designing...

Existing Plans

For those undergoing a renovation and/or addition, this lesson covers how existing floor plans and elevations serve as a...

Floor Plans

The most exciting part of your design are your floor plans, detailing the layout, flow, and functionality of your home to create spaces that meet your needs.

Floor Plans

The most exciting part of your design are your floor plans, detailing the layout, flow, and functionality of your home to create spaces that meet your...

Floor Plans

The most exciting part of your design are your floor plans, detailing the layout, flow, and functionality of your home to...

Exterior Elevations

Picture how your home will look from the outside—its materials, windows, doors, and overall style—all coming together to create a beautiful and cohesive design.

Exterior Elevations

Picture how your home will look from the outside—its materials, windows, doors, and overall style—all coming together to create a beautiful and...

Exterior Elevations

Picture how your home will look from the outside—its materials, windows, doors, and overall style—all coming together...

Do’s & Don'ts of Design

Learn helpful tips and watch out for common mistakes to keep your home design on track and make sure it turns out just the way you envision.

Do’s & Don'ts of Design

Learn helpful tips and watch out for common mistakes to keep your home design on track and make sure it turns...

Renderings

Learn how 3D renderings and physical models bring your design to life, helping you visualize the finished space before construction begins.

Renderings

Learn how 3D renderings and physical models bring your design to life, helping you visualize the finished space before...

Construction Plans

Architectural Plans

Get familiar with architectural plans, including site plans, floor plans, elevations, and foundation layouts, and their role in translating your vision into a buildable design.

Architectural Plans

Get familiar with architectural plans, including site plans, floor plans, elevations, and foundation layouts, and their role in translating your vision...

Architectural Plans

Get familiar with architectural plans, including site plans, floor plans, elevations, and foundation layouts,...

Structural Plans

Understand the purpose of structural plans in ensuring your home’s stability and safety, covering posts, beams, and other essential details.

Structural Plans

Understand the purpose of structural plans in ensuring your home’s stability and safety, covering posts, beams, and...

Additional Plans

Your project might need (or want) some additional plans, like electrical, mechanical, and sprinkler layouts. Let's go over what they are and entail so your home’s systems are efficient and code-compliant.

Additional Plans

Your project might need (or want) some additional plans, like electrical, mechanical, and sprinkler layouts. Let's go over what they are and entail...

Additional Plans

Your project might need (or want) some additional plans like a sprinkler plan, electrical plan, and mechanical plan...

From Plans To Construction

See how construction plans turn your ideas into reality, keeping everyone on the same page, your budget on track, and your project running smoothly from start to finish.

From Plans To Construction

See how construction plans turn your ideas into reality, keeping everyone on the same page, your budget on track, and your project running...

From Plans To Construction

See how construction plans turn your ideas into reality, keeping everyone on the same page, your budget on track...

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