Residential architects design homes, additions and major remodels. They develop the layout and appearance of a building, prepare drawings for permits and construction and can help you work with contractors through the building process.
Common architect services include:
Hire an architect for new construction, additions or complex remodels where layout, structure or code compliance matter. Interior finishes and furnishings are the focus of interior designers.
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Gnome Architects LLC is a Philadelphia-based architecture firm that provides architectural design services and project delivery, showcases its built work and ongoing projects on its site, and offers direct client contact for commissions and consultations; Gnome Architects LLC focuses on creating thoughtfully designed architecture for its local community while managing projects from concept through completion.
SMP Architects is a Philadelphia-based architecture firm committed to environmentally conscious, context-sensitive design for academic, institutional, public, and community clients. The company provides a full range of services from master planning, site planning, and feasibility studies through design, historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and interior design, emphasizing sustainability, collaboration, and attention to detail. SMP Architects continues a practice lineage dating back to 1980 and measures success by long-term building performance and client satisfaction, with award-winning work on schools, parks, visitor centers, and institutional projects (SMP Architects).
Tantillo Architecture is a high-energy, principal-driven architectural design firm based in Philadelphia that develops client-specific strategies across commercial, residential, and hospitality projects with a studied emphasis on proportion, materiality, and use of light. The company provides full-service architectural and interior design from concept through construction documentation and project administration, combines creative design rigor with hands-on project leadership, and works nationally on headquarters, hotels, residences, amenity spaces, and adaptive reuse projects while centering client service and collaborative problem solving (Tantillo Architecture).
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A residential architect listens to your goals, studies the site and constraints, designs floor plans and elevations, prepares drawings for permits and construction, and can help review bids and observe construction.
An architect is valuable for new homes, additions, structural changes and remodels where layout, building codes or zoning are complex. Some jurisdictions require stamped drawings for certain projects, so check local requirements.
Review portfolios for projects similar in type and style, ask about the design process and deliverables, and confirm licensing in your state. Discuss how fees are structured and what happens during construction.
Cost depends on the project's size and complexity, the services you need, such as design only or construction administration, the number of revisions and consultant needs like structural engineering.
Gather your property survey, existing plans or photos, a list of needs and wants, inspiration images and a budget range. Think about how you use your home now and what is not working.
