The very first step is a meeting with you on your site to discover the site’s special characteristics, understand your brief, discuss ideas, reflect on orientation, views, levels, establish trust in the abilities of the designer to deliver the design solution, for your chosen site.

Focus turns to design, development of an idea, arrangement of spaces to suit function, zoning, storage, views, traffic flows and internal finishes. A concept begins to form, the foundation of the footprint for the site.

Being green isn’t easy, we need to look at energy, Orientation, solar gain, window placement, air flow, material pallettes, protection, water management, waste management, building placement, integration, Social sustainability, and cost effectiveness, our footprint is formed and ticks all the boxes.

A completely planned sustainable living environment has been established. The concept is now priced and a preliminary estimate produced. The concept and build price are ready for presentation to the client an ehouse design, your plan to build independently or by ashbrae homes.