Custom Architecture
For clients who want an architect walking beside them from Lifestyle Design Brief through construction, with schematic design, construction documents, permitting support, and construction-phase guidance.
Architecture that starts with your life, then designs the home around it.
Choose the level of guidance that fits where you are now, from a focused feasibility study to full custom architecture.
Four ways to work with Vermont Home Design
Choose the level of support that fits the decision in front of you, from early clarity to full architectural partnership. Every path begins with the same lifestyle-first method.
Consulting & Feasibility
Site analysis including zoning regulations, possible home placement/orientations and setback, utility connections and pathways, topography and solar orientation, program review, and a next steps recommendation before you begin design.
Lifestyle Design Brief
Walk into any architect or builder conversation with your ideal life, values, relationships, activity spaces, light priorities, and home brief already defined.
Right-Sized Homes
Especially useful for growing families, active downsizers, guesthouses, ADUs, and durable homes that can adapt over time.
Pathway 1: Custom Architecture
For clients building or substantially renovating a one-of-a-kind home who want an architect beside them from Lifestyle Design Brief through construction.
Explore architectural help for a Vermont home renovation
- Full application of the Conscious Home Design Method™
- Schematic design, design development, and construction documents
- Permit coordination and construction administration
- Optional contractor sourcing and project management
Best for upsizing families designing a hub of growth and harmony, and downsizing homeowners planning a high-quality, low-maintenance home that can adapt over time.
Discuss Your ProjectPathway 2: Consulting & Feasibility
Before committing to anything, most clients need a clearer read on the land, the budget, the scope, or the plan already in front of them.
- Feasibility Study: confirm whether your site, budget, and goals align.
- Lifestyle Design Brief™ Intensive: a standalone life-centered plan for the decisions ahead.
- Second-Opinion Review: an architect's read on plans from a builder or another professional.
Start with the decisions that will shape the whole project.
Every engagement includes a Licensed Architect, the Conscious Home Design Method™ as the backbone of every decision, and a thoughtful process designed around your home, your land, and the life you want to live.