Additions & second storeys
Rear, side and second-storey additions, with structural framing and foundation plans tied into the existing house.
HomeDesign
Design for homes and businesses.
From a new home or an addition to an office, a shop or a restaurant. We prepare the design, engineering and permit drawings so your contractor can price the work and your county can approve it.
Residential design.
Each project gets the sheets it needs: architectural, structural and MEP plans, coordinated into one permit set.
New homes
Custom single-family homes, from first design to full construction drawings.
Decks & outdoor living
Deck framing plans, footing and ledger details, stairs and guardrails.
Sunrooms & screened porches
Four-season rooms, screened porches and glass enclosures, with the structure and energy-code details that go with them.
Kitchens
Layouts, wall removals, new beams and the electrical and plumbing plans to match.
Basements & bathrooms
Basement finishes, egress windows, new bathrooms and the plumbing plans behind them.
Whole-house renovations
Existing-conditions drawings, new layouts and updated systems for older homes.
Accessory dwelling units
Garage conversions, basement apartments and detached ADUs, where zoning allows.
Garages & carports
Attached and detached garages, carports and workshops.
Load-bearing wall removal
Beam sizing, posts and footings to open up a floor plan safely.
Building in the DMV, or in Florida.
The two regions build differently, and the drawings have to reflect it.
Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland
Rowhouses, older framing and finished basements, historic districts and county-specific deck and addition requirements. We document what's there before designing what's next.
Florida
Wind-load design, impact-rated openings, flood-zone elevations and Florida Building Code requirements, including the stricter rules in high-velocity hurricane zones.
Commercial design.
From a single suite to a full floor, we prepare the code analysis, drawings and engineering that commercial plan review expects.
Barber shops & salons
Cutting stations, shampoo-bowl plumbing, lighting, ventilation and finishes, drawn for permit and inspection.
Office build-outs
Open offices, private suites, conference rooms and break areas.
Restaurants & food service
Dining and kitchen layouts, hood and exhaust coordination, grease interceptors and plumbing.
Cafés & retail
Storefronts, showrooms and shops, from layout to permit.
Exteriors & facades
Storefront replacements, facade updates, canopies and signage structure.
Multi-family & mixed-use
Apartment renovations, unit additions and ground-floor commercial in mixed-use buildings.
Accessibility upgrades
Accessible entrances, restrooms and routes to meet current requirements.
Shell & white-box spaces
Landlord work that gets a vacant space ready to lease.
What a commercial permit set covers.
Commercial review looks at more than the floor plan. We prepare each part and keep the disciplines coordinated.
- Code analysis: occupancy, occupant load and egress
- Life-safety plan and fire separations
- Accessibility compliance
- Structural plans for new openings, mezzanines and rooftop equipment
- Mechanical, electrical and plumbing plans
- Responses to plan-review comments