_Our Services

_Ute Design offers design services for a  variety of scopes and budgets:

• Residential Master Planning and Feasibility Studies
• Property Evaluation and Consultation
• Custom Residential Design, New Construction
• Renovations and Additions
• Renovation and Restoration of Historic Properties
• Historic Tax Credit Projects
• Construction Administration
• Kitchen and Bathroom Design
  
• Interior Design such as Space Planning, Lighting Plans, Furniture and Color Selections

Our Process

_We tailor each project to the specific needs and consider good communication with our clients as indispensable for the success of a project.  At our initial meeting, we will visit the site/building and discuss your goals and the overall feasibility of the project.  After this meeting, Ute Design will submit a proposal to you describing in detail the services to be performed, a proposed timeline and our fee. Most projects will include the following phases:

• Preliminary Design: In this phase we will explore and discuss different design options on how to best accomplish the client's goals. With the client's feedback, we will work on refining the design solution step by step until client and designer agree on a final preliminary design.  This final preliminary design will reflect the overall style and character of the proposed design and will include exterior elevations, size and flow of spaces and door and window locations.  During the process, some drawings will be hand drawn; the final preliminary drawings will be CAD.
  
• Approval of the Preliminary Design by local Commissions or Boards as needed for projects in historic districts or projects needing a  zoning variance. 
  
• Construction Drawings:  These drawings go further into the details of how the building/addition will be constructed or renovated.  Most projects will require a site plan, floor plans, exterior elevations, structural plans, wall sections, foundation plans, interior elevations, material information, electrical plans and information regarding the heating/cooling systems.  Ute Design will coordinate with other professionals such as site engineer and structural engineer as necessary. The construction drawings will enable a contractor to bid on the project, to obtain a building permit and to execute the design.
  
• Construction Administration: Ute Design will assist the client in the contractor selection, in entering a construction contract and during construction.
  

Exterior Elevation Study during the Preliminary Design Phase

Example of Construction Drawing Detail