Choose a home architect who has many years of experience designing fine homes. All architects don't have equal experience in the same style of architecture, or operating within the same budget. A custom designed house will cost you a lot more than a stock plan and therefore, it only makes sense to choose the best home architect you can find to design your home. This is not the time to be scrimping or cutting corners. A new architect may have lower fees, but he simply won't have the kind of experience that's necessary for a luxury home project. Make sure your Denver area luxury home architect has plenty of experience designing the kind of homes that you have in mind.
Your Denver area home architect should be qualified with a degree from a reputed architectural school and accreditation in his trade. Make sure your home architect has a portfolio to show for his work. His portfolio should ideally include having designed the style of home you're looking for. If you have a Spanish Mediterranean style in mind, your luxury home architect should have a few Spanish style haciendas in his portfolio. It's very important that you visit at least one of these homes, so you can see what the finished product of his plan looks like. Check for the rear and side elevation too -- some architects will only enhance the front elevation. Look for the little touches in the interiors that set a house apart. Look for the use of natural ventilation systems.
An architect for a luxury home project should have a professional work set up. A single person office will not be able to give you the kind of attention you will require after the plan has been delivered. The home architect's job doesn't stop with the delivery of the plan. He needs to have a support help line set up where you can get the advice you need as the construction commences. Structural design and architectural elements will have to be confirmed with precision, and therefore, you need an architect with enough manpower to support customers.
We bought a one acre lot. We want to build a 8500-10,000 sq ft home. 4 Car attached garage. With a separate 3500 sq foot workshop/garage. Approximately what will it cost? We are not looking at the cheapest or the most expensive upgrades and expenses, just moderate. We have found floor plans we like that meet what we're looking for. They came from a book called ultimateplans.com. Plan # 161104. It has a main floor level, upper level floor plan and a basement level floor plan.
Susan Z
Land is .26 acres...want to build atleast 2 stories 4 bedroom 2 bath around 3000 square feet
Nancy L