FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
The initial site visit (to view the property and discuss your plans for the project) is free. Following the visit, we will prepare a proposal to take the project from conceptual design through completion of construction documents that have been approved by the Building Department.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Once under contract, we work closely with you to develop a design that realizes the vision you have for your project within the constraints of code and existing conditions of the property. This is most effectively done by breaking the design process into logical phases, typically consisting of conceptual floor plans, followed by a preliminary design, and finally the full set of architectural construction documents required to obtain a building permit. We don't move into the preliminary design phase until you're happy with the conceptual floor plan, and we don't start developing construction documents until you're happy with the preliminary design. We are here to implement YOUR vision for your project, and we've found that breaking the design work into phases keeps the designed aligned with that vision.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
In order to practice architecture in California, you must have a valid architectural license, which is renewed bi-annually upon completing the required hours of continuing education. The California architectural license of the Sturgill Associates' Principal Architect, Curt Sturgill, has been continuously in force and in good standing for over 30 years.