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Drafting

Insight is a dream combination of design/build services. It offers design, drafting, engineering, and permit services with actual building prices during the process so the Customers achieve their goals: being able to actually ‘build’ their dream homes, not just design them.

This full service architectural firm was created by Via Homes to provide their own customers with one-on-one design and drafting services that culminate with build-able plans.

Architectural firms independent of general contracting, disconnected from the realities of construction and construction logistics, can only ‘guess’ at what costs are to build a home often erring to feel-good numbers versus what in reality costs really are. Without an experienced general involved, plans can also miss opportunities for value engineering. A few well-offered value engineering suggestions could pay for a set of plans.

For General Contractors who have their own design layouts

or provide plan sets needing revisions only, Insight also provides drafting

only services with turn key engineering for permit-ready plan sets.

THE PROCESS FOR DESIGN/BUILD CUSTOMERS:

Initial consult at Insight

Attendants: Customer, Drafting Manager, Drafter, Via Homes Sales & Estimating.

Optional: Via’s Chief of Construction

Determine the size and style of project
Review any layouts, ideas or pictures Customer has complied to convey their design dream
General review of building site via customer-provided information
Surveys, legal description, set-back information, lot coverage restrictions,

Utility providers, CC&R’s, HOA design guidelines

Discussion of codes, both municipal and private community (HOA),
that impact the Project’s design
Estimate of plan costs
Design deposit (1/2 of Design Fee)
Set design appointment with architect
Draft Project’s Program (dream points) into written form. This Program is created for Customer based on an in-depth interview and Insight’s Project Questionnaire.

Furniture phone call

Present on phone: Customer and Drafter

Drafter calls Customer and collects measurements of furniture pieces significant to Customer; such as Grandmother’s china hutch, dining room table, sofas, easy chairs; bedroom sets with names of the room’s occupant to later correctly place on floor plan
Drafter creates this furniture to same scale as architect’s floor plan scale

Initial Program Review

Customer receives via fax or email a written Project Program based on the Initial Visit’s in depth interview. Customer to review, note any needed clarifications, approve and return.

Site visit

Attendants: Customer, Drafter, Architect, Via Homes Sales & Chief

of Construction. Optional: Surveyor

Physical inspection of site to determine access points/issues
Locate potential key vistas on topo or boundary maps
Note any curb cuts or roadway requirements
Note significant monuments or vegetation present
Note utility supply points if visible
Order boundary and/or topographical survey if necessary
Architect to attend if terrain or vistas warrant visuals

2nd Insight visit