The Construction Source

MARCH 2021 up from another designer who could not tick all those boxes. “Those clients previously had about a 9,000 square foot house,” Dan recalls. “The fire came through and burned it to the ground, and they decided to rebuild something bigger and better.” “They actually started working with a different design firm who couldn’t fulfil their wishes and goals,” he adds. “They were referred to us, and we were able to meet their timeline, which was important. Their insurance had a timeframe they had to have permits by, so were under the gun because the other company had taken a lot of time and hadn’t gotten anywhere. But we were excited to take on the challenge, and we made it work.” Dan particularly credits that achievement to team member Jenn Coltman. After four months of working late nights and early mornings, he says Jenn was able to call the clients and tell them the approvals had been granted – that their brand new dream home was going forward, and that they hadn’t made any sacrifices in the home’s design in order to meet the timeline. Since then, the home has been more than halfway completed. Dan says the feedback on the product itself has been consistently positive. “It’s just a fantastic house,” he says. “So many people have commented and complimented us on it.” Moving forward, DRAW Designs hopes tohavemoreopportunity to work on similarly expansive and luxurious homes. They don’t want to abandon starter homes – which Dan considers his roots – but they do want to get into the larger, higher-end corner of the market. At the same time, the company also wants to do more homes, if only because they believe more clients could benefit from their approach. “We want to grow, but we don’t want to grow for the sake of growing,” Dan says. “We want to grow because we want to give more people the opportunity to have quality drawings. We want to grow strategically and keep an eye on our quality and level of service.”