{"id":7904,"date":"2014-09-18T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T22:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/markstewart\/?page_id=7904"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:05:45","slug":"custom-design-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/markstewart\/custom-house-plans\/custom-design-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Design Process"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Breathless \u2013 Vaulted 2 story Shed Roof House Plan \u2013 MM-3344-L<\/h3>\n

Breath-taking Vaulted Shed Roof House Plan Oriented perfectly for a view lot, this shed roof house plan\u00a0will leave you \u201cBreathless.\u201d The modern shed roof architectural design is elaborated on the inside with an open, smart and flexible floor plan. Imagine this home on a lake front, or oceanside lot!<\/p>\n

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Introduction<\/h4>\n

The following tutorial illustrates the process of designing your one-of-a-kind\u00a0 home with Mark Stewart Custom Home Design<\/a>. The experience of watching your dream home become a reality begins here.<\/p>\n

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Initial Input Session<\/h4>\n

Bring or send us any of your preliminary dreams, thoughts, ideas, sketches and photos. We\u2019ve had clients share everything from sketches on napkins to pages torn from magazines. Together, we\u2019ll work through your vision and your wish list to produce a \u201cprogram\u201d for your design. Throughout this process we exchange ideas and ask questions of one another until we have mutually agreed upon the direction of floor plans and elevation.<\/p>\n

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Price Quote & Scheduling<\/h4>\n

Once we establish a very clear direction and understanding of your wants and needs, we can then produce a firm price quote and schedule your project. Although pricing can vary widely depending on several factors, a typical custom design will cost between $5 and $9.00 per square foot of habitable space.\u00a0 Some locations such as The City of Portland and many cities in California, Washington , New York State\u00a0 and many coastal locations may\u00a0 have fees up to $9-$12 per sq. foot due to increased layers of approval and technical requirements.. To facilitate the process, we will need materials and information such as the address of the building site, plat map, topography, local building jurisdiction, building budget, architectural elements, etc.<\/p>\n

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Agreement, Deposit & Deliverables<\/h4>\n

After we provide you with an acceptable quote, list of deliverables and proposed schedule, we ask that you sign a design agreement and pay a deposit of one-third of the quoted fee . Mark himself<\/strong> then begins the design of your custom home. Deliverables on a custom design project include design sketches (including floor plan, elevation , drawings, site plan and sometimes renderings), final approved design drawings (including floor plan, elevations, and site plan), complete working drawings and engineering.<\/p>\n

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Initial Design Concept<\/h4>\n

At the initial design phase we produce sketches, or renderings, of your design. This usually takes approximately two weeks. We then meet with you in person (or remotely by phone, or online if it\u2019s more convenient) to present the initial design and review it with you. Quite often at this meeting very minor modifications are made as the process moves forward into working drawings. Sometimes further design reviews and modifications are needed during the Custom Home Design process .<\/p>\n