Below is an outline of the steps we’ll be taking together as we design your home. This process is meant to be fun, engaging, and democratic. It will involve sketches, drawings, computer models, lots of ideas – both good + bad - materials, thorough analysis and good humor. I think the best outcomes are the result of following each of the steps below to completion.

Good design is the synthesis of many disparate ideas into a thoughtful whole, and while the steps listed below represent a linear path, the way we arrive at the final design isn’t always linear. It’s an iterative process, which leads to a product; it’s not a known product from the beginning. The product is the result of following the design process to its logical endpoint. This, I believe, is what makes custom design so exciting and memorable – we create it together based on your specific situation and needs. At the end of the process, you’ll have a thoughtfully designed home and the shared experience of designing it.

Designers and Architects, for the most part, all use a similar series of steps to arrive at a finished home. There are six general phases:

Phase 1 Predesign – site analysis, programming, existing conditions, budgeting, code review.

Phase 2 Schematic Design – basic design concept generation

Phase 3 Design Development – refinement of the selected design concept from phase 2.

Phase 4 Construction Documents - detailed drawings, schedules and specs

Phase 5 Contractor Selection – aid in contract award / negotiation with GC

Phase 6 Construction Observation – oversee construction + administration of the contract. The phases are sequential and they build on the work completed and agreed to in each preceding phase. We start with the general and refine the design to the very specific. There’s lot of decisions along the way and this gradation organizes those decisions into manageable portions.

Below is an outline of the steps we’ll be taking together as we design your Show or Film. This process is meant to be fun, engaging, and democratic. It will involve sketches, drawings, computer models, lots of ideas – both good + bad - materials, thorough analysis and good humor. I think the best outcomes are the result of following each of the steps below to completion.

Good design is the synthesis of many disparate ideas into a thoughtful whole, and while the steps listed below represent a linear path, the way we arrive at the final design isn’t always linear. It’s an iterative process, which leads to a product; it’s not a known product from the beginning. The product is the result of following the design process to its logical endpoint. This, I believe, is what makes custom design so exciting and memorable – we create it together based on your specific situation and needs. At the end of the process, you’ll have a thoughtfully designed Show or Film and the shared experience of designing it.

Art Directors and Production Designers, for the most part, all use a similar series of steps to arrive at a finished home. These are the general phases:

Phase 1 Predesign – site / studio location scout, programming, show / script breakdown, budgeting allocation

Phase 2 Schematic Design – basic design concept generation

Phase 3 Design Development – refinement of the selected design concept from phase 2.

Phase 4 Construction Documents - detailed drawings, schedules and specs

Phase 5 Contractor Selection – aid in contract award / negotiation with Union Construction Shop

Phase 6 Construction Observation – oversee construction + set load in with administration of the contract. The phases are sequential and they build on the work completed and agreed to in each preceding phase. We start with the general and refine the design to the very specific. There’s lot of decisions along the way and this gradation organizes those decisions into manageable portions.

Production Design

Architecture

Art Direction