Our Process
A clear path from first call to move-in.
You stay in the driver's seat; we handle the code, the coordination, and the calls with your contractor. Here's how a LEAP project unfolds.
Discovery & listening
Every commission begins with a listening session — free and no-obligation. We learn how you live or work, what's broken about your current space, and what your goals actually are. Architecture is a vehicle for betterment, not a self-portrait; your goals set the direction.
Feasibility & pre-design
Before you commit, we model what your site or building can realistically support: zoning envelope, program fit, order-of-magnitude budget, and the trade-offs you're actually choosing between. No surprises later.
Schematic design
The big moves: plan, massing, light, and flow. You'll see options — in drawings and 3D — and we'll iterate until the design fits your life and your budget. We'd rather change 200 pixels than 200 studs.
Design development & documentation
Details, materials, structure, and systems get resolved and coordinated with engineers. Construction documents complete enough that your bids come in tight and the contractor is building, not inventing.
Permitting & bidding
We file with your building department, respond to plan-review comments, and handle zoning and variance processes. Then we prepare bid packages and help you compare contractors apples-to-apples.
Construction administration
We review shop drawings, answer RFIs, visit the site, and stand in your corner as added protection — making sure what gets built is what was designed, at the quality you paid for.
The result
Built work, not just drawings.
The process exists so the finished building matches the promise — on budget, on schedule, and better than the renderings.
Start with step one — it's free.
A discovery call costs nothing and tells you exactly what your project needs (and what it doesn't).