Snohomish County Professional Design Process

Planning: The first step in any design project is defining your needs. First, analyze your needs and list requirements such as room sizes, style, number of stories, lot size and any other applicable conditions. After listing your requirements a priority list must be made. A realistic budget must be known before proceeding in the design process. A preliminary assessment must be done to see if your design ideas are feasible. If they are not, your priority list can help you decide on what to modify or eliminate.

Arrangement: When your requirements fall within your budget, you can move to the arrangement of spaces. Preliminary layouts should consider the property that the Snohomish County home is to be built. Environmental conditions such as climate, orientation, and terrain may affect the positioning of the rooms. Circulation must be considered in your arrangement. How will your family and guests move within the space? Use scenarios that represent your everyday living to ensure that the spaces flow freely. Early consideration of the arrangement of spaces will help eliminate future design problems and ultimately make the home more functional..