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One Planning Decision Added $60,000 at Sale
Residential Architecture • 3 design iterations
Challenge
The client needed to incorporate a garage into their new home build but was highly concerned about the impact it would have on the property's curb appeal. The core challenge was to provide the functional parking and storage space of a garage without allowing large, utilitarian garage doors to dominate the front facade and detract from the home's overall aesthetic.
Solution
During our Strategy Session, we utilized an iterative design approach, working through three distinct exterior elevation concepts: Version 1 established the baseline architectural style with no garage. Version 2 introduced a traditional front-facing two-car garage, which disrupted the visual balance. Version 3 successfully reimagined the layout with a side-entry garage, adding a standard entry door and stylistically appropriate windows to the front-facing wall to completely mask the garage from the street.
Results
After three targeted design iterations, we successfully nailed the client's vision. The final elevation completely disguised the garage space from the street view. At the time of sale, the property became the highest-sold home within a 1-mile radius, outperforming the market by an impressive margin of $60,000.
Condo Restoration After Water Damage
Atlanta, GA • Ongoing design guidance
Challenge
The client had purchased her condo less than a year before water damage from a fire upstairs destroyed 75% of her home. As a full-time professional living alone, she had never renovated before. She was facing an unexpected, top-to-bottom rebuild with no framework for navigating insurance, HOA constraints, contractor coordination, or design decisions — all simultaneously.
Solution
The engagement began with a Strategy Session focused on budget structure, HOA language and coverage interpretation, and design scope clarification. We implemented strategic layout improvements: added a wing wall next to the fireplace for dedicated shelving, replaced a conflicting pantry door with a modern bifold barn door, lowered the kitchen counter from bar height to standard height for better entertaining, and opened up the dining room transition by removing knee walls and replacing bulky pillars with modern columns.
Results
The client describes her home in three words: Modern. Personalized. Peace. What was an unwanted, overwhelming insurance event became a home she chose, designed for how she actually lives. She moved from anxious and stressed to "in love" with her space — what she now calls her "corner of the world."
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