Seth A Leeb Architect

Designing a home is an interesting and exciting process, where an impressive pile of rolls of paper (or digital documents) transform into the house you’ve always wanted. Here is a quick guide from an architect in NJ on reading your home’s  architectural design plans . The first thing to note is the different types of information contained in your house plans. While your home will be unique, architects use  standard architectural design symbols on plans to indicate critical information for the planning office and builder, from the location of electrical outlets and light fittings to window and door types. Because these symbols are standard, they’re easy to learn and communicate between the different parties who are working on your project. The second thing to note is that your plans are drawn to scale. This means that if you multiply the lengths of the lines on your plans by the ratio on the plans (this is usually a ¼ inch = 1 foot ratio), you get the length as it will...

Whether you’re building a new home or commercial office, there’s always a set sequence of steps between designing your building, the actual creation process and moving in to a finished property. One method of managing this process is called an  architect-led design  build, and it has several advantages worth considering. One Point of Contact Throughout the Build  In many building projects, the architect comes up with the plans that the owner then approves, and then those plans are handed to a building contractor who takes charge of the project. The architect’s section of work is done at this point, and any compromises during the building process will have to be solved by the owner and the building contractor. This often means making compromises that, without the input of the architect who has the expertise to design solutions that fit with the original plans, often results in a home or commercial structure that isn’t much like the original vision at all. In an ...