ADUs, additions, remodels, new construction and garage conversions — drafted to match your city's specific submittal checklist, not a one-size-fits-all template.
Every project below gets the same treatment: a real site visit, drawings checked against your specific jurisdiction's rules, and a person who stays on the project through plan check — not just a CAD file handed off and forgotten.
Detached, attached and junior accessory dwelling units, sized and sited to your city's setback, height and lot-coverage rules and the state ADU allowances layered on top of them.
Room additions and second-story additions, coordinated with height limits, daylight-plane requirements and — where it applies — your neighborhood's design review process.
Interior and exterior remodel drawings for kitchens, baths and whole-house renovations, scoped correctly for whether your project needs a full plan check submittal or a simpler over-the-counter permit.
Ground-up custom home drawings — site plan through details — prepared for a full building department submittal from the start.
Converting a garage to living space or a JADU, handled correctly on parking replacement requirements most homeowners don't find out about until it's too late.
Energy compliance calculated and submitted alongside the drawing set, so your project doesn't stall waiting on a second vendor. See Title 24 & CF1R Services.
A plan checker doesn't reject a project because they're being difficult — they reject it because the drawings didn't answer a question their checklist requires. That checklist is different in every jurisdiction, and it changes when ordinances update. Twenty years of drafting Bay Area projects means we draw against the current standard for your specific city, and if a correction does come back, we handle it as part of the project instead of leaving you to sort it out.
Based in San Jose, working throughout Santa Clara and Alameda counties and the wider Bay Area.
A drafter (or design professional working at the drafting level) prepares construction drawings based on established code and zoning requirements, typically at a lower cost and faster turnaround than a full architectural design engagement. For most ADUs, additions and remodels, drafted plans are sufficient for permit. Custom architectural design work — unique massing, high-end custom homes, complex sites — may call for a licensed architect instead, and we'll tell you if that's the case for your project.
We draw the full set ourselves — site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections and details — as part of the same engagement that produces your Title 24 report, when you need both.
It depends on project size and how quickly we get clear answers from you on design decisions. An ADU or small addition moves faster than a full custom home. We'll give you a realistic timeline once we've scoped your specific project.
We handle correction cycles as part of the engagement — revising and resubmitting drawings in response to plan checker comments is normal and expected, not an extra project.
Yes. If you have a property survey or existing floor plans, send them over — it speeds up the first phase of drafting. If you don't have one, we can help you get a survey done.
Tell us what you're building and we'll get back to you with next steps — usually within one business day.
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