Custom Home Design Services

Let us help you design the home of your dreams!

Associated Designs brings together talented home designers with more than 45 years of combined experience. Our plans have been featured on the Street of Dreams along with regional Tour of Homes. The same level of creativity and design expertise is offered with our custom design services. Designing a unique and custom house plan is a once in a lifetime experience. We have the expertise to help tailor a design to your needs and lifestyle!

Custom Home Design

The Process

Consultation

The design process begins with our understanding your needs and goals. Don't worry about having to little, or too much information. We will help fill in any blanks or consolidate vast amounts of information so that we can craft your house design.

Preliminary Designs

Once we have a clear understanding of your objectives we begin developing initial design elements. Generally we start with floor plan outlines. These outlines help us work through the room arrangement, sizes and flow as well as overall size of the home. We provide detail sketches for your review and comment. Adjusting as necessary we will eventually have a floor plan that suits your needs. From there will work through the exterior elevations, again providing sketches for your review, adjusting as necessary.

Construction Documents

When we have completed the preliminary design (floor plans and elevations) we develop the construction drawings for your home. The construction drawings provide you with Elevations, Floor Plan(s), Foundation Plan, Floor Framing Plan (if any), Roof Framing Plan, Sections & Details, along with Electrical Plan.

Custom House Design

All designs are completed using CAD software, assuring accuracy from the initial floor plan through the completed plans. We have experience with most forms of construction. Plans have been completed using conventional framing, Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), Log, CMU block as well as some more obscure methods. Foundation systems vary from region to region as well and your custom plan will be drawn to meet your requirements, whether you're building on a basement, crawl space, or concrete slab.

Participating in the design of your home is an extraordinary experience. We would be very happy to help you achieve your goals providing expert guidance; delivering quality plans for you and your contractor. Please call (541) 461-2082 with any questions or to set up a free consultation.

Building on the West Coast? While we have helped clients across the United States with their custom home designs, with our office located in Eugene, OR we have additional expertise with building jurisdictions in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. Our design staff can help prepare site plans, coordinate with truss manufacturers and structural engineers, and your contractor to help you prepare your custom design for the permitting process.

Testimonials

"Thanks again to you for doing this, and to the Associated Design team who provided us with the plans of a home that fit our needs perfectly. The plans came to us quickly and several phone calls with questions along the way were answered. The whole experience from day one to move in was so much fun. We would do it again."
— Rod and Sue Richter

"Your firm has impeccable service." — C. K.

"Have worked with Associated Designs for over 20 years, designed 300+ homes and continue to look to them for design direction, whether we are building on very small lots or on a client's acreage. Always appreciate their sense of "livability" in the floor plan designs and their
direction on possible options to consider."
— Lori Butler - Future B Homes

"Our experience with Associated Design has been exceptional. The plans are complete and well thought out, making the engineering for the plans be a smooth process. The staff is very professional. We also use Associated Design for our own design and drafting needs. Highly recommended!"
— Pam Hillstrom P.E. Hill & Dale Engineering

"It's always nice to work with you and your plans are so good, makes my job really easy which I greatly appreciate."
— Y.S., Residential Plans Examiner

"I have been using Associated Designs for nearly 20 years and will continue to do so as my first choice in designers. Associated Designs has been instrumental in the success on my business by continuing to produce winning designs that never fail to sell. As a Home Builder it is critical that the designs fit today’s home buyers and Rick continually stays current on the latest trends and features in design. When I have custom build clients it’s very reassuring to know that Rick, and his very competent staff are taking excellent care of my clients as they guide them through the design process. From a technical stand point…foundation, framing, siding, plumbing, and electrical, etc., the plans are complete and detailed making less room for error in the construction of the home. It’s always a joy to bring in Associated plans to any of the cities we work in because I always get the same response…"oh good it’s an Associated Designs plan!""
— Mike Gansen - Gansen Construction