Can modular homes be customized
to fit specific design preferences?
Can I design my own home from scratch and you convert it to a modular plan? Yes!
Can you design a custom home from scratch based on my wishes & desires? Yes!
Can you design a custom home from scratch based on my lot/city requirements? Yes!
Can you modify one of your designs to meet my needs? Yes!
Can I choose my fixtures & features for a house customized just for me? Yes!
Can you show me some examples of homes you have customized? Absolutely!
Example 1:
For this Accessory Dwelling Unit the original single module plan had the bathroom after the bedroom. The client didn’t want to have her guests go through her bedroom to use the restroom. She asked me to redesign it to put the bathroom in front of bedroom, in the common space. She also asked me to make a few other small changes to windows, etc. and we got the plan exactly how she wanted it.
Example 2:
This 2 story home in Santa Barbara had been lost in a fire several years before by the previous owner of the property. It was a downslope lot. Based on the footprint and the parking requirements, only a custom designed home made sense so we entered into a design agreement and I designed home from the ground up to meet my client’s needs. Great client, still enjoy talking to him a few years later.
Example 3:
Here’s a home drawn up to fit a lot in Redwood City. The process was taking too long for the client’s liking since it was an investment property & the cost was too high, originally drawn as a site-built home. I took their plan and converted it to a viable prefab modular plan and the clients were satisfied with the look and the floor plan. With the modular building system this home was completed much faster!
Example 4:
A really nice general contractor from Santa Barbara wanted to build a spec home with investors of his. I drew this plan up from the ground to fit the lot as well as the Architectural Review Committee. They had me change the roof pitch from how I originally had it and add some eyebrow eaves on the back for aesthetics but we got it approved under the 2007 code and it looks as beautiful today as it did then!
Example 5:
A nice couple in Santa Cruz contacted me to build a modular ADU for their property. They had me draft up the Owl with some minor modifications, just a bit of customization. They had room for a second ADU but it had to be 1’ narrower so I completely customized the home and The Quail prefab modular ADU was born!
Example 6:
A wonderful guy with a great wife and fantastic children contacted me in the City of San Mateo. I had already designed their own home which we built together. He was able to obtain the property across the street and I designed this home of 2,547 S.F. to meet their needs for resale the city requirements for the neighborhood.
Example 7:
I was contacted by a client in San Diego to build a duplex on the back of their property, behind their main house. The first designer didn’t do the research on the zoning requirements so I got called in to save the project. I completely redesigned it from scratch to make it both viable and reasonably priced. You can see how close my design is to the final built version.
Example 8:
This was one of my favorite homes that I designed. I did a Modular Feasibility Study and the road was too narrow to get the model they wanted so I designed them a custom home that I think came out great and is in a wonderful part of the Santa Cruz Mountains with all the wonderful Redwood Trees around.
Example 9:
This was one of my favorite homes that I designed. I did a Modular Feasibility Study and the road was too narrow to get the model they wanted so I designed them a custom home that I think came out great and is in a wonderful part of the Santa Cruz Mountains with all the wonderful Redwood Trees around.