Custom Home Design by Designworks in Sandpoint, ID

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This is a link to the Designworks guide to home-design, meant to help owner-builders through the design process.
It should also be useful to anyone who wishes to take part in the design of their own home.


DESIGNWORKS CUSTOM HOMES

My name is Pete Keller. I started Designworks in 2003 in Sandpoint, Idaho. We are a full-service Design-Build Company. I received my general education, in psychology and literature, at the University of California and University College London. I am a member of America's oldest academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa. I received my architectural education at the University of Oregon.

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Architecture is a means towards better living. It is closely related to psychology in that housing issues are always human issues --how we relate to people, spaces, and forms. Architecture should never be based on an artistic statement, or a school of thought, or a technological advancement. Architecture should always be based on our perception of joy.

Sustainable design plays an important role in my search for enjoyable architecture. I believe that beauty is a by-product of health and harmony rather than geometry or cleverness. The Roman architect Vetruvius counseled that before a home is built, a cow that has been raised on the land should be slaughtered so that its liver could be inspected --this allowed the architect to check for diseases due to ecological issues. Even two thousand years ago the health of the environment was taken into account before any building started. Although we have different methods now, the idea is still important:

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A good home is designed in terms of health and happiness. Privacy, Views, Sunlight, Wamth, Quiet Nooks, Solidity, Cleanliness, Fresh Air, Shared Meals, Safety, Comfort --and the symbols of growth, friendliness and exuberance --good home plans have all this in them, all drawn in straight black lines and carefully dimensioned.

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For many years I've sought out the perfect home. I've built five homes for myself, each one a little closer to my ideals. My goal as a home designer is to provide my clients with the tools they need to design the best possible home. Often my clients are better served when I teach them how to design, how to search for their own sense of the perfect. I work best with clients who are proud of what they bring to the table, whether it's a sense of harmony or structure, a knowledge of landscaping or good cooking, or a perhaps a musician's sense of tone. The perfect design is always a reflection of their experiences in life. My job is to fill in all the gaps, so that the process, as well as the product, is created through enjoyment.


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Home Design Rates

$1.50 per square foot for standard home design
$1.00 per square foot for drafting only
$50.00 per hour for renderings, consultations,
or partial projects
$80.00 per hour for Contract Documents,
Engineering, Project Permits

Contracting Rates

4 person crew: $110.00 per hour
Crew leader: $36.00 per hour
Journeymen: $28.00 per hour
Laborers: $18.00 per hour

We build in Bonner County, Idaho.
Please send plans for bids to:

Designworks
15658 Baldy Mountain Road
Sandpoint, ID 83864

Contracting with Designworks

Designworks offers contracting and project management services in Bonner County, Idaho. Our Crew Leader is Mark Covault, who has thirty years of experience in the field and we are proud to have him on board.

We do as much in-house as possible. The subcontractors we use are excellent and we treat them well.

Subcontractors
Noble Plumbing
Viking Electric
Johnson Heat
S&H Insulation
Baldy Truss

Other ASSOCIATES
Gary Lirrette - Sotheby's Realty
Erik Keller - Northwest Home Science
Marti Kellogg - Interior Decoration
Marcus Hawkes, Assoc. AIA - Contract Documents

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Contact Information

Designworks Custom Home Design
15658 Baldy Mountain Road
Sandpoint, Idaho 83864

designworks@sandpoint.net
208-263-3172

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