IMAJN-IT Design Inc. believes that the following criteria is essential when designing a home.

Lifestyle

Do you entertain frequently? Do you have plans to grow your family? Do you need rooms to which you can retreat for privacy? Think about the time you presently spend in rooms and why. For example, do you find your kitchen has become the family gathering place? If so, you may want to consider a hearth room as part of the kitchen.

Size

Square footage does not always equal usable space. When designing room sizes, carefully consider the seating areas and how furniture placement will affect the overall feel of the room. Do you want two separate seating areas or one larger conversation area? How will the room flow into other rooms? In many instances, volume ceilings provide spaciousness to a room that floor square footage doesn’t.

Openness

The openness of a floor plan creates a special feeling in itself, especially when volume ceilings are added. When natural light is shared from room to room and dramatic views are maximized, a sense of airiness is achieved. Open plans work well with traffic flow, but also channel noise from one room to another. Therefore, you may want to allow for a private room such as a library or garden room.

Views

Consider the views from each room of the home. Important factors to consider include the location of neighboring houses, extended view corridors, special plant life, and sunlight. Recording this information will help ensure that your home’s windows maximize the lot’s view potential.

Planning

Planning and prioritizing are key elements when narrowing down the search for a new custom home design. Keeping these criteria in mind should help you reach your goals.

The Design Process

1) Concept

Developing the initial concept begins with a thorough interview with an experienced home designer, assuring that your ideal home is created with all of your desires.

2) Sketch

The concept sketch phase is intended to communicate the space planning and overall programming of your new home floor plan. The designer develops "thumbnail" sketches based on your co-creative involvement and information provided from your design interview. These diagrams will indicate proper placement of rooms, relationships to others and their emphasis on site views and/or restrictions.

3) Floor Planning

After the initial sketch, a "to scale" conceptual floor plan is developed, demonstrating proposed room proportions and placement. The concept contains schematic information, room dimensions and area calculations. Overlay sketches may be prepared during the planning process to fine-tune the design to meet your final vision and expectations.

4) Elevation Design

The designer will develop schematic concepts of your exterior elevation theme based on your taste or regional influences. We are very particular about capturing true historical characters, paying homage to any timeless theme or creating a truly unique style of your own. Upon approval of your elevation, a colored concept is prepared to demonstrate depth, scale and necessary proportion of your new home.

5) Detailed Planning

We rely on the advanced computer technology of AutoCAD to provide you with the most accurate and detailed drawings available. Your concept is prepared on the computer for preliminary layout approval, allowing minor modifications to be made with precise accuracy. Exterior elevations and roof plans are developed in preparation for final construction documents.

6) Final Plans

To assure you the creativity we design is prepared with exact detail; our designers, technicians and consultants prepare your final construction plans using the latest in computer technology. Plans will consist of necessary drawings and details to communicate the accurate construction of your home. Final documents are ready for permitting and construction; consisting of foundation plans, floor plans, exterior elevations and cross sections. Other information includes site plan, electrical plans, wall sections, construction details and optional interior elevations.

7) Construction

IMAJN-IT Design Inc. then helps coordinate the resources to bring your dreams into reality.  We are available throughout the construction phase to ensure that the building process adheres our high quality standards.

Getting Started

Please Contact Us or send us an email with your contact information to sales@imajn-it.com and we will schedule an appointment.

last updated July, 2004