In early September, after a series of emails, I invited the clients over to my condo to get to know them more and listen to their needs. This was still before the clients' closing date of the house, so I hadn't seen the house, but we were able to discuss budget and schedule feasibility in generic terms. I proposed bringing a contractor on board by the first week of October and taking a collaborative approach to Phase 1 in order to expedite design decisions and ensure that we leave adequate time for proper construction (especially for the ordering and/or fabrication of kitchen cabinets.) Here are more photos of the house that the clients took. Most of these spaces, we agreed, could be taken care of in Phases 2 and 3 of the project.
