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Posts Tagged ‘luxury home’
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
When building a home, it’s often said that one thing is the most important: location. If you’re looking to draw up your luxury home plans, you probably can’t build in a major metropolitan area. Let’s face it, even with the depressed housing market, areas like New York City, Los Angeles, Orlando, Austin, and so on are very expensive markets. Unless you’ve got a hefty building budget, you’re going to need to look in a more modest area to build.
That’s where rural and mountain areas are best; land is cheap, and building codes are more flexible. It doesn’t matter what sort of luxury mountain home you want to build, KADTEC is an expert at ranch home design, Victorian home design, German architecture, contemporary, and even such things as solar home design, gingerbread house designs, and even whimsical house designs. Our staff uses the latest in 3D home architect software to create any sort of luxury home plans you can imagine. Then, when the floorplan is just right, you can take a virtual tour of your home, and make sure that it’s just what you want.
If you love the idea of mountain view luxury homes, KADTEC are the experts you want to come to. True, we don’t have architects in-house – yet, but the firm is preparing to get an architectural license. We’re certified in structural and civil engineering, which can both be critical in luxury home plans. Do you want a high entryway, or a porch that doesn’t have a lot of columns spoiling the view? You’ll need a structural or civil engineer to design that. If your property is especially steep, we can lay out the grading of the land so that water doesn’t rush across it too fast. Too much of that, and you’ll get erosion! You may need a retaining or stemwall for your luxury home plans; are staff can handle those as well.
We can also coordinate your luxury home plans with any architect you want to work with. The power of CAD luxury home plans are that they are easy to share. It doesn’t matter if your architect is around the corner from our offices, or across the country; we can work together to create your dream home plans. When you consider the dual issues of the environment and the remoteness of some areas, you may want to incorporate solar power, biofuels, and all manner of green architect resources and building materials into your luxury home plans. Just because you’re building a luxury home doesn’t mean it can’t be an eco-friendly home.
Tags: dream home, dream home design, luxury home, mountain home plans, ranch home, Victorian
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
When you decide to draw up some mountain home plans, KADTEC is the expert in the field you should come to; we know the subject inside and out. You might think that all you need is a good architectural drafter to draw up some plans, but there’s a lot more to it. Building in a mountainous region has some unique aspects to it, and we know how to deal with all of them.
First off, many people building the area for the view. Mountain view luxury homes are very popular. When you’re able to look out a window and see the Rocky Mountains or a mountain lake, that’s one incredible view. The air and water tend to be cleaner, and rustic mountain home plans can add to the natural beauty of the area.
Once you settle on a location, you need to consider several aspects of your site before getting mountain home plans drawn up. Is your land very steep, which is common? We can handle grading the property so that rain water doesn’t cause erosion. Once your dream house is built, and the landscaping laid out, you don’t want a thunder storm to wash everything away! Now, you can build any sort of dream home you want: a Victorian home design, any one of some great contemporary home designs, and even something with German architecture. But if the ground you build on is very steep, you may want to consider a split level home, or the house design may require a retaining wall. These are the sorts of things our staff of civil and structural engineers can help you with.
The members of our staff are experts at custom home design. We can create an architectural 3D rendering of any home blueprints we create for you. An architect is sometimes needed to sign and seal construction plans, but we can create any mountain home plans you need. Then we can coordinate with the architectural drafter to create the plans needed for the building permit.
While we’re not landscapers, we have a number of excellent ones – who know mountain home plans, and they are experts at creating landscaping plans for any type of terrain. This can be important because you want hardy plants that can survive in the mountains, and not die during your first winter.
Another thing that appeals to people about mountain home plans is the idea of incorporating eco-friendly products and green house plans into the design. We can help you go low-tech – like some passive solar home designs, or maybe a full solar house design. The idea of green mountain homes has a lot of appeal, and we can help you with every aspect and help you design your own house. No matter if it’s wind power, solar, energy efficient home plans, or green appliances; we’re the experts to help you create the perfect mountain home plans for your dream house.
Tags: design your own house, dream home, dream home design, dream home plans, eco-friendly, energy efficient, luxury home, mountain home plans
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
When it comes time to create just the perfect dream home, you need talented people, like a luxury home architect, to help you. Whether you’ve got an architectural 3D rendering of your dream home, or you’ve just outlined a floor plan on a napkin, you need skilled professionals to turn your dreams into reality. And, don’t think that you have to have a luxury home architect to design your house. Yes, some municipalities require an architect to sign and seal architectural drawings, but others allow a structural or civil engineer to do it. And, anyone can draw up the house plans; and the members of the staff at KADTEC are experts in that area. On top of that, KADTEC is in the process of getting an architectural license. So, soon the firm will have a luxury home architect, and be able to handle all the dream home plans and construction needs in-house.
Many people look at home design and think it’s just a matter of coming up with the right layout, get a luxury home architect to draw some plans, and getting a building permit. But, there’s a lot more involved in the process than that. First off, you need to figure out an affordable home design, and then come up with home floor plans. So often, people fall in love with a dream home design, and then try to come up with the money. These days, that is not a good way of selecting a home.
KADTEC can help you with Victorian house designs, Tuscan home design, and any other styles you want. The most important aspect of any home design is making it affordable. Meeting with the engineers at KADTEC, they can advise you on various alternative building methods that will save money and are eco-friendly and are also green architect resources.
Once you have a workable layout for your dream home, the engineers will do all the necessary calculations for your home – energy calculations, fire flow, water, sewer, review the geology report, handle the structural drafting, and so on. If the soil in your area is especially poor, they can design a retaining wall or other feature to give your home the best support. This is not the sort of thing a luxury home architect is qualified to do. If your home design needs a height variance, a special exception, or if you’re looking at encroaching on a building setback – the engineers can handle all of these issues; here again, these are not the sorts of things a luxury home architect is an expert at.
So, no matter what sort of houseplan you have in mind, KADTEC has the home interior design software to create a 3D architectural rendering, and the expertise to create a full set of plans for submittal to obtain a building permit. Any review fees – for plans review, permits, school and/or impact fees, the company can handle. If an architect’s seal is needed, KADTEC can coordinate that as well. Whatever you need to get your dream home designed, we can do it.
Tags: alternative house design, custom house plan, dream home design, green home, luxury home, Tuscan
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Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Do you want to design you own dream home? For some, it’s a Victorian home design or a little gingerbread house nestles amongst some maple trees. For others, it’s a luxury mountain home with the Grand Teton Mountain Range (or some other range) as the view out their master bedroom window. Or maybe you’ve always dreamed of a little beach home design in the Florida Keys or on the Pacific shores.
Well, it doesn’t matter if your dream home is a Tuscan villa, German architecture, a ranch home design, or an eco-friendly minimalist home design; KADTEC can help you design you own dream home. We have the technology – 3D home design software, and other programs that will allow us to guide you through the process from conception to construction of your dream home plans. With our knowledge in engineering, you can focus on the layout and design of your own dream home, and we’ll take care of the calculations, plans, and permits.
Once you’ve selected the location for your dream home, you need to consider how you want to lay out the property. Is your land very steep? If so, you may have trouble with erosion when it rains. We can grade your lot to prevent that. Do you want to design a dream house that’s a split level home? That may require a stemwall or retaining wall; we have structural engineers in-house who can handle that, and help you design your own dream home, and then pass the home design on to your architect. We also have a number of excellent landscapers that we work with regularly. They can use landscape architect software to give you a veritable Garden of Eden on your property, yet make it something easy to maintain with a good sprinkler system and a little tending by you.
These days, many people want unique dream home plans, especially given the concerns about Global Warming. So, if you want to design your own dream home to include solar home designs, green home plans, biofuels, and the latest in energy efficient home designs, we’ve got you covered there as well. We can design an eco-home that
Everyone has ideas about the sorts of rooms they’ll have in their dream home. Whether it’s a home gym, home theater, library, your own private office, rec room or workshop, we can work with you to create the perfect layout for you. Do you want a master suite with walk-in closets and separate bathrooms? We have the knowledge and expertise to create that. Also, it doesn’t take an architect to create house plans; we can handle all aspects of the layout, and then take care of the permitting for construction.
Tags: beach home, dream home plans, eco-friendly, energy efficient, green home, luxury home, ranch home, Victorian
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