PROJECT EXPERIENCE
The background of the firm's principal includes completing many residential commissions in Incline Village and the Lake Tahoe Basin. This experience provides an understanding of the unique issues and considerations necessary to achieve timely and effective performance for projects. Our firm understands the alpine environment,in which we live, the processes that are necessary to gain approval and the environmental restrictions that are placed on projects by local government and regional agencies.
Our firm’s experience is essential to provide a thorough appraisal of your project, budget and schedule before beginning design work. With a complete understanding of the project requirements that we will develop with you, your project can be completed in a creative and functional manner, with proper attention to detail. This experience allows proper evaluation of materials and systems performance, energy
conservation, product costs and availability, detailing requirements, code compliance and review agency requirements.
ENERGY CONSCIOUS DESIGN
Smith Design Group believes in a design team approach to energy conservation. Siting, orientation, floor plan, daylighting, materials/system selection are all factors in creating a facility that is energy efficient. We recognize system selections in residential projects must be given careful consideration.
QUALITY SERVICES
Smith Design Group is dedicated to providing our clients with the highest quality professional design services available. Our leadership role and project management capabilities are key components in achieving this goal and we continue to build a reputation based on our interactive/creative design approach and responsiveness to our client's creative and functional needs and the unique environment at Lake Tahoe.
Contract Document production is done on workstations with AutoCAD 2006 and Revit software. Smith Design Group also possess experience in interior design, feasibility studies, site analysis and selection, zoning processing, and models.
