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hillside neighborhood design

Designing neighborhoods on hillsides requires special care and talent to ensure the project complements the hillside, avoiding unnecessary and expensive site work. Our staff looks for optimum places to build a home by taking into consideration views, drainage, vegetation, neighbors and topography. We connect the home sites by finding routes for roads and driveways that minimize visual disturbance to the natural terrain. While laying out the routes, natural slope, road grade and cross slope regulations, we minimize the site work and wash crossings. Lastly, we take a three-dimensional look at the entire composition of the hillside development to see if adjustments are needed to complete the overall aesthetic of the community.
custom home lotting & envelope design

Custom home lotting and envelope design is a balance between the “wow” factor — great placement, lot size, lot type — and the practical requirements of custom home design and construction — single level living, pool to home relationship, garage placement, turning maneuvers, site grading and retention. We help our clients by locating the best home sites, taking into consideration natural drainage, existing vegetation, slope and views (nighttime, daytime, long and near). We then determine the limits of the building envelope by minimizing natural beauty disturbances and maintaining a high degree of flexibility in the home design. Our sensitivity to the site and diligent work on the practical details results in a finished neighborhood that complements its natural setting, with a bonus of minimized site preparation costs for the homeowner and developer.
 
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7272 E INDIAN SCHOOL RD STE 472
SCOTTSDALE      ARIZONA     85251