Journey through our process.
Pillar & Perch is a true Design + Build company. We take your project from the first concept drawings to the day you move in.
Design
Crafting detailed plans and SpecBooks to get every detail right.
Render
See the new space before you build with realistic digital images.
Build
Bringing design to reality with craftsmanship and care.
Our design process is extremely unique for residential design and construction. The process starts by learning what a client likes and wants. This is accomplished by meeting and gaining insight to the goals of the project and establishing each client's style preferences.
We then use the information learned to design a floor plan. This is one of the most important steps in the design process. It can take several iterations to get everything just right. At this stage it is important to take the necessary time to get exactly what you want, as changes after construction begins can be costly, both in time and money. This is a great time to revisit the initial wish list. Does the floor plan meet the goals you set? Does it bring up new questions or ideas you hadn't thought about before?
After a floor plan has been approved the project shifts to designing the look and feel of the home. Our SpecBook, comprised of pictures of materials, comes next giving a visual representation of all the selections at once. 3D renderings, like those below, then allow the project to come to life.
The goal of this process is getting the rendering to match the chosen selections as close as possible. These selections not only help with visualizing what the end product will look like, but also helps with pricing and gives confidence that the chosen selections reach the original project goals.
Design
Render
Build
Pillar & Perch's process of working with renderings and material selections is what we feel sets us apart. The ability ot see what a home will look like in 3D combined with specific design selections is a valuable tool for anyone considering to build a home.
The final step in our process is to start building the home. By going through an in depth design process before construction begins it makes the actual building much easier. Watching the project take shape becomes fun and enjoyable because there are fewer unanswered questions.
Below are examples of additional documents we create for each project. They are here to help understand what is needed to build a project.
Our Documents
We immerse ourselves in your vision, ensuring that results resonate with purpose and passion.
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Introductory Discussion & Proposal
Tell us about your project. Schedule a time to meet for an introductory discussion about your goals. Whether you're searching for property, already have a build-site selected, or have an existing house to renovate, this meeting will be the basis for us to prepare a custom proposal to accomplish the design and documentation of your project.
Proposal
The proposal we prepare for you is our commitment to the project. It clearly describes what you are getting, when you will get it, and what it will cost.
Scope
A description of project boundaries, detailing requirements and constraints, ensuring mutual understanding of the goals and our process to achieve those goals.
Deliverables
The documents that we will prepare for your project, including design blueprints, technical specifications, and related outputs to ensure you know what to expect at each stage.
Schedule
Presents the project's timeline with milestones and review dates, offering a clear roadmap for timely delivery.
Examples
Below, you'll find example proposals from two of our recent projects that showcase our approach and the solutions we've provided to our clients.
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Design
We actively pursue our client's participation and input in our designs. We design the project with you, through an iterative process of design workshops, and presentation meetings. The final spaces, layouts, details, finishes, fixtures, appliances and styles are determined with your input and approval. This allows for collaborative, creative problem solving and a streamlined, fully informed decision making process. Our goal is to fit the project to your lifestyle.
Drawings
The measured plans of the entire project, providing visual representations that detail the design, layout, and spatial arrangements of structures.
Renderings
Photo-realistic images of your project created to exactly match your plans and specifications confirm how everything is going to come together.
Rendering Example.jpg
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See how renderings compare to the final build.
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Documents
The project documents are the communication tools that we create to explain the design, record decisions, and provide the instructions to build.
Specifications
The finish materials, plumbing and lighting fixtures, cabinets and hardware - all the items that will be built into your project. We utilize an image catalog for the clearest presentation of your selections.
SpecBook Example.pdf
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Schedule
A great build experience requires thoughtful planning. The project schedule organizes significant project events and durations to identify priorities and measure your project progress.
Schedule Example.pdf
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Price and Contract
Understanding what your project will cost requires a complete design, with every decision accounted for, and a well described plan for building. We work with you during design to make those decisions. Our documents record those decisions and fill in the spaces between with the instructions necessary to build. Pricing takes all this information into account to establish the project cost; our commitment to build your project for a specified price.
Cost Estimate for Construction
We know the most about your project, so we calculate the costs ourselves and work with only trusted subcontractors and suppliers, assuring that they understand the project. Details matter, so we meet with you to explain the pricing, line-by-line, so that you can be confident that you are getting the highest value for your investment.
Contract for Construction
Our contracts are based on the National Association of Home Builders standard terms and conditions. We like their contracts because their terms are fair and reasonable and worded in plain english so that they are understandable.
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Build
As both the designers and builders of your project we are uniquely qualified to assure that what was designed is what is built, to advocate for best-quality decisions throughout the process, and make sure that you stay informed. We stay focused on managing the successful and timely completion of the project so that you don't have to.