Preston Wood and Associates, LLC

is a residential design firm that specializes in designing custom home plans from affordable small house plans to luxury home plans, inner city homes and townhouses. We also have experience in the design of mid-rise buildings and small to large renovations. Now in our thirtieth year of practice, our staff of talented and creative professionals are servicing the needs of individual home owners, prestigious developers, commercial building owners and professional builders who are seeking the best in Design.

Preston Wood is a true visionary with an eye for the client’s true
and undisclosed picture of their perfect home environment. He relies on the vision conveyed by his clients and his own keen and discerning sense of accurate
begin a project by designing around and working with the raw site whether it is a single family home or a 150 unit townhouse community. Preston leads the firm that is known for designing award winning homes and attractive buildings. Preston has many years of training and proportion and detail to produce beautiful buildings that are true to their heritage. Preston likes toexperience in residential design while he and his team’s foremost expertise is enhanced by their love of homes.

Preston Wood and Associates, LLC designs are not only found in Houston, but the firm has worked on both large and small projects throughout the United States and beyond. Preston Wood designed homes, patio homes and town homes can be found in many national builder and consumer magazines and web sites.

As a part of our service, we can provide varying levels of representation. We can act as a consultant to help you determine which lot to purchase if you have two or three lots you are considering. We offer our land planning expertise to developers and builders. We can help you determine whether or not it makes sense to renovate or build new. If you have a set of plans, but would like suggestions on how to make the plans more custom or functional, we can be of help. We are available to assist you on an hourly basis, just give us a call. So now, let us familiarize you with our design process and how, together, we can create the home of your dreams...

OUR TEAM:

The Project Team: There are four Team Members that typically are required to plan and build a new home or renovate an existing. There are several other members that can help the Team with their specialized knowledge of specific parts of the process. Depending on the scope, budget, and timing for your particular project they may not be necessary or can be brought in at a later time. The four Team Members are as follows:

The Homeowner/ Client: We recognize the Homeowner plain and simple is the Client and without the Client there is no project. The Client is responsible for the vision of the project and its direction by approving each Design Phase as well as funding the project as it moves along. It is the Client who must be educated and comfortable with the end result.

The Designer: The Designers task is to translate the Clients needs and desires while balancing the specific faults and virtues of the particular site and weigh all factors against the project budget. Using the Designers tools of drawings and details the Designer brings to “Life” the Clients Dream Home into a functional plan that is then used by all the remaining team members in building the final project.

The Structural Engineer: The engineer works closely with the Designer to find the most efficient method to construct the project. The engineer calculates all the loads and their affects on the structure such as, wind, rain, and the weight of the structure itself and then designs the frame and foundation to support those loads. He will discuss with the other team members the advantages and costs of different materials so the best decision will be made.

The Builder/Contractor: The Builder/Contractor is the team member who coordinates all the craftspeople and their materials into the final project of the entire team’s vision, resulting in the completed home.

Other Consultants:

Interior Designer: An Interior Designer assists in selecting and coordinating the final touches. The right doors, windows colors, textures, lighting, flooring, cabinets, moldings, hardware, and furnishings are important to create the overall style and flow of your personal oasis. An Interior Designer may assist in the interior space planning and function of specific rooms as well as the selection of interior finishes.

Kitchen Planner: A Kitchen Planner assists the Designer in creating a functional, organized kitchen, arranged to work for you.

Landscaper Designer: The Landscape Designer is the person involved in the planning, design and overview of the exterior environment for your home; including pools, outdoor lighting, plants and irrigation, etc.

Civil Engineer: Depending on the scope and size of the project, a Civil Engineer may be required to design the water distribution systems and drainage for the property.

MEP Engineer: In some cases an MEP Engineer is required to design the Mechanical (HVAC), Electrical and Plumbing systems for the project. This includes designing the heating ventilation and A/C system, the plumbing and rain gutter systems, the power distribution, the lighting system, the telecommunication system, and control system. As the Designer, we locate all of these systems and as long as licensed contractors install these systems, an MEP Engineer is not required for a single family home, however due to unique conditions, you may wish to discuss this option.

Preston Wood & Associates Design Process,

A Note to the Homeowner...Our Client

The designing of a new home or the remodeling of an existing home requires the gathering of information and the making of many decisions to insure that the home not only meets your design expectations, but is structurally sound and within your budget. Even if you have designed or built a home in the past or if this is your first venture the task may seem overwhelming. Typically, the design involves more than one person because often times a couple or family will be moving into the home so there will be multiple visions for the home. All clients have budgets as it is rare that money is of no object; even for the very wealthy I  have found that there is a budget. The point being there are many items that must be considered and documented before a design concept becomes a home. Over the years, I have found that the experience of designing someone’s home can be a very rewarding experience if there is trust established between the Client and the Designer. To achieve this goal we know it is imperative that the Client know during the Design Process what input will be needed and when, and that the Client understand what drawings and information they will receive from us and when. We created this brochure with not only words but with the use of drawings, examples, and illustrations in hopes that the visual along with the written will make the process easier to understand. Our Process is in Phases and includes a timeline for each Phase. At the back of the brochure is a Glossary of Terms for both design and construction.  this brochure should become your Design Bible until it is replaced with your completed “Home Plans”.   

“At the end of the Design Process, our gift to you,should be a house you are happy to call Home.”

Preston Wood and Associates is a member "The American Institute of Building Design". The "AIBD" is a national organization with chapters in every major city including Denver CO., El Paso, Texas, Dallas TX, San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, Boise ID.