The Process

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DesignArt Studios is a full-service design firm offering a variety of services including Architecture, Residential Design, Interiors, Commercial Design,

New Construction, Additions, Remodeling, Space Planning and Project Management in Santa Barbara, California and surrounding areas. 

Our services can take your project from preliminary design all the way through construction documents and beyond. Below is our process.

Schematic Design

After our inititail consultation with the clients and the design agreement is signed, the preliminary design process begins. Sketches are produced and ideas are put together to share with the clients to get their thoughts and feedback. 

Design Development 

After the preliminary/schematic design is approved. The design is further developed into floor plans, elevations and renderings, showing preliminary material selections and proposed furniture layout and space planning. 

Construction Documents

Once the final design is approved, with assistance from our team of consultants a set of construction documents is produced, including, site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, roof plan, foundation plan, electrical and lighting plan, structural engineering, energy calculations, etc.