Our process

Five phases. Drawn in this order for thirty years.

Every plan that leaves the studio passes through the same five phases. You approve the work at each step — and only proceed when it’s right.

01

The Discover Meeting

We listen — to the shape of your days, your land, and your budget. We talk fees plainly and help you establish the ideas for your upcoming project. This is where our clients begin to understand why working with DiGiorgio Design is so important.

Deliverables

  • Active listening session
  • Goals & budget framing
  • Fee structure walkthrough
  • Thumbnail directions
02

Hand Sketch

A floor plan, drafted to scale by hand. Square footage worked out room by room. This is where the home actually takes shape — and where most of the meaningful decisions get made.

Deliverables

  • Hand-drafted floor plan
  • Square footage to scale
  • Room-by-room program
  • Site orientation
03

Preliminary CAD

Sketch moves into CAD with a front elevation. We apply efficiency measures — framing logic, mechanical paths, common spans — and present alternates worth considering.

Deliverables

  • CAD floor plan
  • Front elevation
  • Efficiency review
  • Alternate considerations
04

Construction Documents

The full set develops: foundation, sections, electrical, mechanical, roof, details. A 30-year quality control checklist runs across every sheet. Structural review is performed on the load paths.

Deliverables

  • Full document set
  • QC checklist sweep
  • Structural review
  • System coordination
05

Final Plans

We deliver a complete, coordinated set — drawn to be built. Permit-ready and bid-ready, with every detail resolved on paper so contractors can price confidently and the building department signs off on first review.

Deliverables

  • Permit-ready set
  • Bid-ready set
  • Estimate package
  • Hand-off to builder
What your plan includes

A full set, drawn for accurate construction — not just estimates.

01

Cover Sheet & Foundation

Site notes, code references, foundation plan with footings, beams, and slab details.

02

Floor Plans

Every level dimensioned to the inch. Door swings, fixture locations, and rough-in marked.

03

Elevations

All four sides drawn, materials called out, heights tied to grade.

04

Roof Plan

Pitches, ridges, valleys, and overhangs shown — framing logic worked out before bid.

05

Electrical & Mechanical

Outlets, fixtures, and HVAC paths coordinated on paper, not on site.

06

Details

Wall sections, eaves, stairs, trim profiles, and any custom condition the build requires.

How we’re different

Your home evolves with you — through every step of the design.

We don’t hand you a finished plan and ask you to sign. The design grows alongside the conversation — refined through schematics, revisions, and review sessions until what’s on paper is unmistakably your home. Most firms call that “the process.” We call it the point.

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Common questions

Timing, scope, what’s included.

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Begin your plan

A blueprint is a promise. We draw ours so the build can keep it.

One hour with Paul on your land or in the studio. We talk through your number, your needs, and what a permit-ready set will take. The consultation is free.