Step One of Designing a Custom Luxury Home

Fratantoni Design • October 24, 2022

Designing a Custom Luxury Home Step One: Initial Meet & Greet with Families

Over the next few weeks, we will share the steps we take at Fratantoni Design to design your custom luxury home.  At Fratantoni Design, the premiere architecture firm in Arizona, we understand the importance of getting to know our clients on a personal level. At the first meeting we inquire about design styles, likes and dislikes, wants, needs and lifestyles are all factors we consider. Our skilled and experienced team has a thorough questionnaire that helps to give clients a better understanding of our process and also offers them the opportunity to notate any special requests for their dream home. Thus, this is the time to request that second kitchen, home office, or custom wine cellar you’ve always dreamed about.

 

A bathroom with a tub , shower , and mirrors.

 

A home should be your sanctuary, and at Fratantoni Design, our team of in-house experts is ready to design your new home! If the family we’re working with has hired us from another state, our team will travel to the job site to assess all areas in person. Here we will develop a game plan, including regular check-ins, meetings, and job updates. Most of our meetings can be held on Zoom or over the phone but we know the importance of face-to-face interactions and we value that tremendously, as do our clients. If the job is more local, you’ll see us regularly and be updated weekly as the job progresses. It’s that personal, individualized approach to design that keeps our appreciable number of clients satisfied and returning for more custom-designed homes, year after year.

 

A wooden table topped with papers , a ruler , and a pencil.

Decades of Design:

Fratantoni Design has the best architects in the nation and will always emphasize that personal touch that makes us stand apart from our competitors. You’ll never see a repeat or cookie-cutter design from our top architects, builders, and designers. Because we are a family-owned architectural design firm business , we aim to provide luxury home architectural services to families as well. We’ve been in the business for over thirty years with no plans of stopping. Referrals from our clients are one of the best compliments we can receive. Repeat business tells us that we are doing something right. It’s no small feat to remain in the luxury home industry for 3 decades and we take pride in our ability to withstand the trials of time. 



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