Our Approach to Design

A home is the greatest expression of our individuality and lifestyle. Graystone believes that the best designs result from a collaborative design process involving the owner, designer, and builder. Investing the effort during the initial design phase affords the most appropriate design consistent with homeowner requirements and expectations. The key elements of our design process require defining the functional requirements and building character and style – this is best accomplished following a systematic approach:

• Establish a project budget.

• Identify owner needs and wants relative to function and style.

• Prepare a conceptual home design.

• Identify a building site that compliments the home design and user lifestyle.

Finalize the home design.

Orientate the home and finalize the site layout consistent with the natural setting.

We believe that the best way for a design-builder to establish homeowner requirements is to develop a sincere working relationship with the homeowner. This is best achieved through a design charrette process where the Graystone team engages with the homeowner to define the most appropriate home design and site layout.