What to Expect in Your Architectural Presentation

Last month, we talked about “What to Expect at Your Initial Design Meeting”. This month, we’ll discuss one of the most satisfying phases of your new construction or remodeling project. It’s what happens next after you’ve discussed your structural, design, and finish preferences with Bella Vista Company.

In the initial design meeting, we talked about how you live and how we can create a more functional and aesthetically pleasing home for you. Now we’ve taken everything we’ve learned and we’re not going to present you with just one or two plans. Our home design specialist, Rob Little, takes this information and works on researching and creating up to a dozen different designs. This process ultimately results in a presentation of five or six comprehensive plan options.

As you review the plan options, you’ll notice that every design decision affects everything else. Opening up a wall between the kitchen and living room changes the flow. Changing the location of your kitchen appliances changes the aesthetics and the functionality. Changing the focal point changes the “personality” of a room.

The presentation is intended to give you options for achieving the exact look and functionality you want, and to provide clarity about the consequences of every choice. This process helps you to prioritize the design options that are most important to you within the context of your overall design scheme.

Builders commonly offer one or two design options, but we have found that providing more plans – with great detail –ultimately results in the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry.

In one design, the kitchen sink may be on an island, and in another, on an exterior wall. The range may be a focal point, or it may be tucked away. In the bathroom, there may be two separate vanity sinks, or two together. The tub may be the focal point, or you may prefer to highlight the shower. In the master bedroom, there may be two distinct closets or one larger one. A variety of configurations can meet your stated goals while offering unique benefits. The choice of overall design plans, as well as specific configuration choices enables you to achieve a final design that you truly love.

Once you’ve made these choices, Bella Vista Company presents a revised plan that incorporates all of the choices you’ve made following the architectural presentation. From this point, our interior design specialist, Whitney Dunn will take you to the next phase of the design process, visiting showrooms, viewing samples of lighting fixtures, countertops, flooring, cabinets, and all of the finish-out materials that will complete the customization of your one-of-a-kind home.

Want to learn more about creating the perfect remodel or a new home?

Email jan@bellavistacompany.com for our design questionnaire. It’s the perfect tool for beginning to assess what you’ll need to create the perfect living spaces in your home. You can even send your filled responses back for our feedback, by phone or email.

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