5 Steps to Your BEST Life in Your BEST Home
Take the stress out of the design and construction process by understanding what it takes to go from your dreams to living your best life in the home where EVERYONE wants to be.
There is plenty of stress and struggle that comes with a growing family and the one that hits closest to home is… your home.
Kids grow and everyone needs more space. Your social circle grows and you entertain more often. From play dates, to sleepovers at the grandparents’, to neighborhood gatherings, shouldn’t your home be the place where everyone wants to be?
I understand that. That’s where my family and I are right now in our lives. That’s why I specialize in working with families that believe their quality of life will have an impact on their family and their community for generations to come. I help families live their best lives in their best home.
There’s a lot that goes into creating a home that reflects your personality and your lifestyle. You need to know that you’re making the right investment in the right property. You need to know that the day you move in is the beginning of a new legacy for your family. You need to know that someone is there to remove the stress and frustration that can come from making the biggest decisions of your life.
That’s why I’m here, to help you grow from stressed and cramped to creating the home where everyone wants to be for generations to come.
In this guide, I’ll help you understand the 5 steps it takes to get from your dreams to living your BEST life in the home where EVERYONE wants to be.
Jennifer Garcia, Jennifer Garcia Architecture Studio, LLC
STEP #1 - We’re in this together!
The last thing you want to do is start into one of the most exciting (but stressful) processes you can imagine teamed with the wrong person. Not every Architect is the right Architect for your project. Not every client is the right client for me.
In this step, we’ll get to know each other and decide, are we in this together? If we are, we’ll lay out the path of your journey and formalize our working relationship.
You’ll want to learn about me, how I work, and the expectations I have. I’ll want to learn about you, why you’ve decided to build a new home, and what a joyful ending to the journey looks like and feels like.
Things I’ll provide by the end of this step:
Examples of happy clients and their homes
A general outline of the path to get from your dreams to move-in day
An Architectural Services Agreement
An initial invoice to establish your project in my workflow
Things you’ll provide by the end of this step:
Information about your project and site (if you have one)
A list of budget and timeline expectations
A signed copy of the Architectural Services Agreement
An initial payment to establish the start-date for your project
Since we’re in this together, this step is best way for us to start out on the right foot and make sure that we’re all on the same page as we imagine your new home together.
STEP #2 - Let’s talk about those dreams!
Dreams can be exciting, Dreams can be daunting, Dreams need to be translated into reality. Let me tell you a little secret: The dreams you’re dreaming are there to help you cope with a reality you need to change in order to live your best life.
In this step, we’ll dig into those dreams and begin to understand how to translate them into a vision for your best home.
You’ll help me understand what inspires you and what you aspire to. You’ll also help me understand what you’re up against and what we need to accomplish. I’ll help you layout the path for your journey, identify the obstacles you’ll encounter, and help you maneuver past them towards your best life in your best home.
Things I’ll provide by the end of this step:
A translation of dreams into vision (architectural program)
A path for your journey (site and zoning analysis)
An Authorization to Proceed to Step #3
An invoice to move us to Step #3
Things you’ll provide by the end of this step:
Your wish list and inspiration photos
A time to visit your site together
A signed copy of the Authorization to Proceed to Step #3
Payment of the invoice to move us to Step #3
In this step we’ll start to understand how to turn your dreams into your reality for your best life, in your best home.
STEP #3 - Your dreams are taking shape!
Whether you realized it or not, you started this process with a problem to solve. In order to live your best life, in order to have the home where EVERYONE wants to be, your best home has to be designed to eliminate all the problems that stand in your way.
In this step, we’ll get the first real glimpse of what your best home really looks like. You’ll get to imagine what it will be like when you get up in the morning, when all the kids are over, or when you host the neighborhood block party.
This is my chance to translate your dreams into your best home by imagining floor plans, site plans, and elevations. It’s your chance to make sure we’re on the right track and that you can actually see yourself, your friends, and your family loving this home for generations to come.
Things I’ll provide by the end of this step:
Conceptual floor plans, site plan, and front elevation (schematic design)
Revisions (if necessary)
An Authorization to Proceed to Step #4
An invoice to move us to Step #4
Things you’ll provide by the end of this step:
Your honest feedback
A signed copy of the Authorization to Proceed #4
Payment of the invoice to move us to Step #4
In this step things will start to take shape and your dreams will become more real than ever before.
STEP #4 - Your dreams are closer to reality!
Now you are starting to feel yourself living in your new home.
In this step, we’ll dive further into specific aspects of your routine. You’ll imagine all the events that will happen in your new home, from the everyday routines to the special celebrations.
Things I’ll provide by the end of this step:
CAD floor plans, site plan, and exterior elevations (design development)
Revisions (if necessary)
An Authorization to Proceed to Step #5
An invoice to move us to Step #5
Things you’ll provide by the end of this step:
Your honest feedback
A signed copy of the Authorization to Proceed #5
Payment of the invoice to move us to Step #5
In this step we’ll start to understand how to turn your dreams into your reality for your best life, in your best home.
STEP #5 - It’s time to build your dreams!
By now, we know what your dreams look like. We know what needs to happen for you to live your best life, but lots of other people get involved in the process. How do we make sure THEY know what your dreams look like and how to build your dreams? In order to live your best life, in order to have the home where EVERYONE wants to be, we have to tell others how to build it.
In this step, we’ll let the Building Department, contractors, and engineers know what you’re trying to accomplish.
This is where we’ll get the input we need and communicate what’s important to turn your dreams into your best home. This is the last step before construction starts on the home you, your friends, and your family will love for generations to come.
Things I’ll provide by the end of this step:
Request for Proposal for the services of a Structural Engineer
Drawings required for the permit (construction documents)
An Authorization to Proceed to printing permit drawings
An invoice to move us to printing sealed drawings for permit and reproduction
A copy of the Structural Engineer’s invoice to you
Final permit and construction drawings
Things you’ll provide by the end of this step:
Your final comments
A signed copy of the Authorization to Proceed to printing permit drawings
Payment of the invoice to move us to printing sealed drawings for permit and reproduction
Payment of the Structural Engineer’s invoice
In this step we’ll help everyone else to understand how to turn your dreams into your reality for your best life, in your best home.
5 Steps to Your BEST Life in Your BEST Home
Take the stress out of the design and construction process by understanding what it takes to go from your dreams to living your best life in the home where EVERYONE wants to be.
If you’re ready to overcome the stress and struggles that come from a house that isn’t working for your growing family, let’s talk today. I’m here, to help you grow from stressed and cramped to creating the home where everyone wants to be for generations to come.
As your guide, I promise to:
Translate your dreams into the home designed to help you live your best life
Bring order and sense to the journey from dream to reality
Give you the confidence to know you’re making the right investment in the right property
Help you begin a new legacy for your family
Remove the stress and frustration that can come from making the biggest decisions of your life
Here’s how to begin the journey towards Your BEST Life in Your BEST Home:
Schedule an appointment by calling (813) 938-6600
Let’s imagine what your best life looks like.
Allow me to guide you through the process to move-in day.
I look forward to helping you start your journey today.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Garcia, Jennifer Garcia Architecture Studio, LLC