ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES

Burleson Architecture provides residential architectural services for custom homes, renovations, ranch properties, lake houses, and site-specific projects across the Texas Hill Country and beyond.

From early site studies and schematic design through construction drawings, permitting, and construction observation, the process is built around clear communication, practical decision-making, and architecture that is beautiful, durable, and buildable.

Project types include:

  • Custom Homes

  • Renovations & Additions

  • Ranch & Rural Properties

  • Lake Houses & Waterfront Work

  • Accessory Dwelling Units

  • Guest Houses & Pool Houses

  • Boathouses & Outdoor Living Structures

  • Select Site Planning & Landscape Coordination

  • Small Commercial, Office, and Utility-Oriented Projects

Depending on the scope of the project, services may include:

  • Existing conditions documentation and as-built drawings

  • Site analysis, including sun, wind, views, topography, access, and site features

  • Code, zoning, and HOA review

  • Sustainability and energy-performance analysis

  • Preliminary floor plans, elevations, and massing studies

  • 3D modeling and rendered views

  • Interior and exterior material studies

  • Construction documents for pricing, permitting, and construction

  • Coordination with builders, engineers, consultants, and other design professionals

  • Construction observation and periodic site visits

Our Design Process Includes:

  • Pre-Design

    • New Client Survey

    • Budget Analysis

    • Client Program

    • Site Analysis

    • Code Analysis

    • Zoning Analysis

    • HOA Analysis

    • Owner Meeting

  • Schematic Design

    • Schematic Floor Plan

    • Schematic Elevation

    • Sketches

  • Design Development

    • 3D model of building and site

    • Photorealistic Rendering

    • Virtual Reality

  • Construction Documentation & Permitting

    • Issue for Construction Drawing Set for Contractor and for the building permitting department:

      • Site Plan

      • Floor Plan

      • Roof Plan

      • Exterior Elevations

      • Building Sections

      • Building Wall Sections / Details

      • Interior Elevations

      • Electrical Plan

      • Foundation Layout

      • Landscape Plan

    • Pre-Construction Meeting with Contractor

  • Construction Observation

  • Site observation at critical points in construction, including:

    • Pre-Pour - prior to the foundation pour - measure pre-pour drops (ex. for the large slider) and drain locations (ex. for shower drains and toilet drains).  

    • Framing and Pre-Mechanical - prior to mechanical (after hvac and mechanical systems go in, it becomes very costly to make framing changes).

    • Post-Insulation - Thermal Testing and insurance of a tight building envelope before moving forward.

    • Cabinets - prior to cabinet construction - review and approval of cabinet shop drawings and mockup on-site.

    • Pre-Landscape Install