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Interior Architecturein Portland, OR
Expert interior architecture in Portland. Licensed, insured, upfront pricing.
A custom home is the one building most people commission once in a life. We treat it that way — two registered architects on every project, no drawing left to a junior hand, and a house shaped by the sun that crosses your particular lot rather than a plan lifted from a catalogue. The result is a home that is quieter, cooler, and closer to how you actually live than anything off a shelf.
01 — What the commission covers
Inside interior architecture
- A full sun-and-shade study of your site before a single room is placed
- Two or three massing directions with honest construction-cost bands
- Complete construction documents, with engineering coordinated in-house
- Material and finish specification down to the window reveal
- The permit set carried through Portland by us, not by you
- Site visits at every milestone and a one-year check-in after you move in
02 — How it runs
From first meeting to final walkthrough.
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Listen & model
A consultation, then a site visit. We survey, photograph, and build a 3D model of the lot, and run the sun across it from solstice to solstice before proposing anything.
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Sketch & agree
Two or three massing options with real cost bands. You choose a direction; we fix the fee for everything that follows, in writing.
- 03
Draw & permit
Full construction documents with structure coordinated in-house, then we carry the permit set through the city ourselves.
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Build & stand by
Milestone site visits, a punch list we hold the contractor to, and a check-in a year after you move in.
04 — Questions
On interior architecture.
What does an architect cost in Portland?
For full service — design through construction observation — most residential commissions at GBD Architects total 8–12% of construction cost. We quote it as fixed fees per phase, agreed in writing before each phase begins, so the number you sign is the number you pay.
How long does a custom home take?
Typically 4–6 months of design and documentation, 1–2 months in permitting, and 10–14 months of construction. We give you a written schedule at the sketch phase and update it at every milestone.
What happens at the first consultation?
One hour at the studio, no fee and no obligation. Bring photos of the site or house, your rough budget, and your list of rooms. You leave with an honest read on feasibility, a budget band, and a written fixed-fee proposal within the week.
13 — Final section
Build for this sun, not against it.
Book a consultation at the Downtown Portland studio — or call and talk to an architect, not a receptionist.