Custom Designs
Our website features a range of conceptual designs, including light passive solar and conventional high-efficiency models. All designs come with standard ICF foundations and custom R28 wall systems. For passive solar heating, thermal mass should be incorporated, often requiring a slab-on-grade foundation with heated floors, though other methods are available. For more details, please see the green building section.
Our designs are fully customizable to fit the needs and budgets of our clients. We encourage custom designs for complete flexibility towards site specific conditions and to realize the unique vision of each client. Custom designs do not cost extra and include our full consultation and site visits at no additional charge.
Custom designing also ensures space efficiency and minimizes environmental impact within your budget. This carefully planned and executed approach helps reduce waste, creating the opportunity for funds to be allocated to support sustainable options like passive solar heating and renewable energy, leading to long-term savings.
Brian Atterbury, our designer with 25 years of experience and a licensed architectural technologist, will work with you to create a design tailored to your property, budget, and lifestyle.
Contact us via phone or email to schedule a free initial consultation. There is no pressure to commit until you are ready to proceed.
Design Options + Specialized Expertise
Every home we design is tailored to the unique goals and lifestyle of our clients. In addition to custom home design, we can incorporate specialized design considerations when they align with your needs, including:
Adaptive / Aging - in - Place Design
Design that supports both current and evolving mobility/ accessibility needs. Whether incorporated into a new custom home, a renovation or an addition, we can create spaces that enhance comfort, independence, and functionality without compromising aesthetics.
Continuing Education: We are committed to expanding our expertise and will be attending the CHBA Adaptiv Home Course this September to better serve our clients.
Neurodivergent - Friendly Design Collaboration
We welcome collaboration with Interior Designers and Specialists who focus on neurodivergent residential environments.
Through thoughtful planning, sensory conscious layouts, and personalized design solutions, we can help create homes that better support the specific needs of each individual and family.
Clients are welcome to bring their own preferred specialists to the project, or we can assist in connecting and coordinating with a qualified professional as needed to support the design process.
Energy Efficient Home Retrofits
As a participating professional listed through the Lanark Better Homes initative, we work with homeowners and local programs to improve energy performance through thoughtful renovations and retrofit projects.
Our team can help integrate energy-efficient upgrades while maintaining character and functionality of your home.
Contact Lanark Better Homes for qualifying information.
Multigenerational Home Design
As families increasingly choose to live together across multiple generations, thoughtful home design can help support both shared living and personal independence. We work with homeowners to create flexible layouts that may include secondary living areas, private suites, and shared gathering spaces that respond to the specific requirements of each family member.
Multigenerational design can help families/ friends stay connected while maintaining comfort and privacy.