Budget from day one
We design for what you can actually spend, not for a project that has to get cut in half later.
The studio
Architecture you can actually build.
Homes, multifamily and retail projects, from our studio in Austin.
Designing something beautiful is half the job. The other half is making sure it can be built with what you have.
Our approach
The budget isn't the enemy of design. It's part of it.
Eaveline grew out of seeing the same problem over and over: beautiful designs the client can't afford to build, and projects that start and stall halfway because nobody ran the numbers at the beginning.
- One architect leads each project from start to finish.
- The capacity to carry the whole job: design, permitting and construction.
- Predictable: the fee and the phases are agreed on before we start.
Three ways into a project
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Design
Your idea in drawings and renderings, with an estimated cost, while changes are still cheap.
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Documents
Every drawing coordinated, with the details and specs to build without guessing.
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Interiors
Materials, light and furniture chosen piece by piece, with reference prices.
What we solve
A project can start with a single question.
We start from what you want to achieve, not from the name of a service.
Pick a question to see how we'd tackle it.
I have a lot and don't know what I can build.
We review the zoning, setbacks and the lot itself, and show you what can be built, how much and with what restrictions, before you commit to a full design.
View related serviceMy condo feels small and dark.
We document what's there, see which walls can move and propose a layout that opens it up without touching the structure.
View related serviceI can't picture how it'll turn out.
That's why every design comes with 3D renderings, complete with materials, furniture and the natural light that will really come in.
View related serviceI have plans, but no idea what it costs to build.
We complete the set with specs and a finish schedule, which is what lets you get comparable bids from several builders.
View related serviceI don't want to fight with the city.
We prepare and submit the permit set ourselves, and we answer every review comment until the permit is issued.
View related serviceI signed a lease and I'm opening in three months.
We work to a schedule tied to your opening date, with finish decisions made right at the start.
View related serviceMy backyard is going to waste.
We design the outdoor space with plants that can handle the real light there, with irrigation and drainage worked out.
View related service Phase by phase
We can step in at any point.
You decide where we start and how far we go. Every phase can be contracted on its own.
- Idea
- Schematic design
- Documents
- Permit
- Construction
- Move-in
How we work
Five phases, each with its own deliverable.
That's how we run a full project. If you already have part of it done, we jump in wherever you need us.
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Discovery
The first meeting is about understanding how you live or work, not about flipping through a portfolio. We also put the budget on the table: designing without knowing what's available is the most expensive way to waste time.
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Schematic design
We present the design in drawings and 3D renderings, with an estimate of construction cost. This is where the direction gets set: a change now costs a meeting; the same change during construction costs weeks.
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Construction documents
We develop the full set with the engineering disciplines coordinated, construction details and finish specifications. A drawing that doesn't say what material goes where is useless for bidding or for building.
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Permitting
We prepare and submit the permit application and respond to review comments if they come up. You don't have to learn how the city's permitting office works.
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Construction administration
During construction, we visit the site, answer the builder's questions and check the finishes. Without those visits, a project slowly changes itself, one decision at a time, until it looks nothing like the original.
Why EAVELINE?
What you gain by working with the studio.
It's not just about a project that looks good. It's about one that can be built, and actually gets built.
See it before you build it
Every design comes with 3D renderings, so nobody has to picture their home by reading a floor plan.
Drawings you can build from
With real details and specs, so the builder can bid without guessing and build without calling every day.
Permitting included
We prepare and submit the permit set ourselves, and we respond to every review comment.
Light and air first
Before finishes come orientation, ceiling height and how the breeze moves through. That's what you feel every day.
Support during construction
We visit the site so what goes up is what was designed, not something that just looks a bit like it.
5 Project phases From the first conversation to move-in day.
8 Studio services Four core design services and four that round them out.
3 Deliverables per phase Drawings, renderings and an updated budget at every milestone.
Who we are
Who we are, in six answers.
What's worth knowing about Eaveline in our first conversation.
What we do
Schematic design, construction documents, interior design and renovations.
Where we're strongest
Homes and renovations: getting more space and light out of a place that already exists.
Who we work for
Families building or renovating, investors developing property and businesses building out a space.
The problem we solve
Making sure the project can be built on the real budget and makes it to construction without falling apart along the way.
How we do it
Budget from the start, designs shown in renderings, drawings with specs and site visits during construction.
What sets us apart
We tell you what it'll cost to build what we're drawing, in the same meeting we show it to you.
Next step
Let's talk about your project.
Tell us what you have and what you're imagining, and we'll tell you what's doable and where to start.