At Orchard Home Design we create all of our designs, real time, with our clients. It is crucial that we place our clients needs and wants at the heart of the design process. As our client, your participation in the design process insures that your project includes those considerations that you find important. Without your critical input, the project wouldn’t be as success.

Construction plans, by their very nature create the basis of common agreement between many participants in the building process: the client, contractors, building departments, and consultants to name a few. The more clear and concise the plans are, the easier it is to create good understanding between all participants. With all parties on the same page, it is much easier for them to act as team members for the benefit of the client. With this common agreement, projects are completed more easily, quickly and cost effectively.

Each day as we work on designs and plans, we employ three primary concepts:

Craftsmanship means that our plans and designs must be clear, high quality and elegant. The concept of elegance is applied both in the sense of style, and also in the sense of having no superfluous elements.

Stewardship means making certain we are utilizing your resources wisely. For example we may spend a little extra time making sure that a design is modular, so material waste is minimized. Or we may pause the project to get initial bids from contractors to make sure the project is inline with your budget. We will cover that topic in future articles.

Advocacy means it is our priority to guide you in the design process, understand your needs and desires, and work to demonstrate what alternatives are available to you.