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Real conversations
Modern Home Builders magazine sits down with the couple to understand the factors that have driven the company’ s success in such a short space of time. Michael begins with a more detailed overview of where the company stands today:“ We are a high-end residential design-build firm, having added general contracting onto the initial design offering around five years ago. Our process differs in a couple of key ways from our competitors in the industry. Firstly, we spend a lot of time in our early conversations and during the proposal estimating phase to give candid and thoughtful estimations of costs. We’ d rather have a real conversation with that client, so that when we do move forward, our expectations are completely aligned. That’ s one of the models we’ ve operated with for some time.
The majority of our clients are very busy, usually dual-working couples with growing families, while others are empty-nesters ready to create their very own oasis the hammers are swinging. We can convey strong ideas, imagery, and renderings to our clients, ensuring they’ re comfortable with sign-off at a very early stage. By doing so, when we move into building and construction, we’ ve got a beautiful set of plans and renderings; all the hard conversations have already been had with the client so we can focus on executing.
Finer details
“ Being a full-service provider, we often take this process the full nine yards, not only researching and selecting the furniture and cabinetry, but also details like the cutlery and dishware, as well as the art on the walls and the linen on the beds. If people want to move in the very next day, pour a glass of wine, and go to bed in their freshly pressed sheets, we enjoy making that possible.
“ The majority of our clients are very busy, usually dual-working couples with growing families, while others are empty-nesters
“ Secondly, on the design side, we have an exceptionally talented team who work in a very innovative and creative way. One thing we do differently to aid the design process is produce accurate 3D models of the property in full detail. This extends from the baseboards to outlets, cabinets, hinges, and hardware on the doors. This is how we communicate our design intent, and it also allows us to start problem-solving before
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