Trusted Architects in Jersey City, NJ

As an architect, we will handle your needs, wants, and dreams and we will also guide you through to the end of the project, architects are not supposed to draw a plan and leave the rest to you. We will start by getting to know you and your home during the pre-design phase and from there we will start with the Schematic design. Schematic design is the first phase of the design process, we settle on a plan and then we move forward with the second phase of design which is Design development, as its name suggests this furthers the development of the design and this is where your home starts to take shape. The last phase of the design process is Construction Documentation. During this phase, we develop details and drawings to guide the contractor to build your home. In addition, we create specifications that outline what and where we plan to put things and how things will work for the contractor. These drawings are also used to gain permits with your town and city. We assist as needed with the contractor and you to get the proper permits and approvals. When the contractor has all the necessary permits the project construction begins. We will help guide you through the construction process and make sure the contractor is following the project we developed together. We also help work through onsite details or anything that needs to be changed due to unforeseen conditions which can certainly happen, but we are up to the challenge!

We work both virtually and in person. For virtual meetings, we use Microsoft Teams where we share our computer model and move through the drawings and spaces together. During Construction, it is much more onsite and in-person meetings. We communicate regularly but documenting calls and major decisions in email form is the best way to document decisions. We have learned through experience that text is not the right place to document decisions and try to avoid it.

Typically, Jersey City, Hoboken, and the surrounding suburbs. However, we are licensed in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut and will travel further for the right project.

This is an in-person walkthrough along with an active dialogue. No physical deliverables are associated with this service. You can feel free to take notes.