We are architects with a focus on quality, sustainability, process and synergy.
Refine Design is composed of two licensed architects who are passionate about discovering your story and bringing your ideas to life. This is achieved through our interactive and collaborative approach where we invite clients to join our team in designing their home.
With almost a decade of architectural experience, we specialize in designing custom homes. Our goal is to provide clients with a home crafted in tandem with their unique lifestyle. Simultaneously, we understand the importance of a home that sustainably integrates with the natural environment.
At Refine Design, we maintain a constant dialogue with homeowners as a source of inspiration and feedback. We are not only invested in your project but also in getting to know our clients personally as we work together to refine your design.
Stone is a licensed Architect focusing on residential architecture in the Pacific Northwest and Southeast USA. His experience in general contracting and construction supplements his architectural knowledge.
Julia is a licensed residential architect with a variety of experience designing custom homes ranging from new single family construction, remodels, and modular design. She is equipped to take a project through feasibility and schematics, to permitting and construction.
Beautiful spaces require thoughtful design. We ensure that quality comes first and that both the largest and the smallest details are resolved. This is achieved through a rigorous design process of constant critique and refinement in order to produce a detail-oriented, beautifully designed final product.
Where the project allows for sustainable practices, we explore opportunities for integrating sustainable energy generation, building performance analysis and carbon footprint reduction.
Design is an exploratory process. We collaborate with our clients in order to fully understand their vision as we investigate design concepts through a variety of interactive and innovative mediums. This process is founded on a comprehensive Building Information Modeling (BIM) process and further explored through Virtual Reality.
We understand that the combined effect of two separate phenomena or items is greater than their independent effects. This concept speaks to our philosophy for all aspects of a project; from the way we operate within the team, to the elegant spaces we create through natural and man-made juxtaposition.
We specialize in designing custom homes that bring your vision to life. Whether your project is a new home, a remodel, or an addition, our team is equipped to provide a wide range of architectural design services that suit your project needs.
‣ Architectural Consultation and Feasibility Study: Before we begin, we verify that your project is allowed in your locality. We review local building and zoning codes to determine maximum height, floor area, building setbacks, critical areas, etc. This will determine a feasible route through the building permitting process.
‣ Site and Climate Analysis: Here we can determine how daylight will affect the home at various times of the year. We also determine other natural factors that affect the home, such as snow and wind.
‣ Site Planning: We can help identify the best location of the home, accessory structures, roads, walkways and planting on the project site.
‣ Space Planning: This process is determines the proximities and relationships of different rooms throughout the home.
‣ Building Permit Drawings: We undergo the process of obtaining a building permit. This is the required legal document to construct your home, or construct your renovation.
‣ Construction Drawings: We generate the necessary drawings for the builder to build the house including dimensioned and detailed plans, elevations, sections and calculations.
‣ Interior Design: We can study different material combinations, orientations and alignments to help determine the aesthetic that best suites you. Material, Fixture and Finish selection is a part of this process that can provide you with guidance in selecting furniture, lighting fixtures, appliances, plumbing fixtures, hardware and finish materials.
‣ Consultant Coordination: Depending on your project, various engineering consultants may be required. If they are needed for the project, we can manage these engineers for an efficient and coordinated project delivery.
Each project is different and requires various services to be successful. The necessary and recommended services are tailored on a by-project basis to fit your project goals and personal needs. When we begin discussing your project, we will determine which services are necessary for your project, and determine any services that you are interested in including.
