Dwell Design Builders

New Home Planning Questionnaire

Your answers give our design team the information needed to begin shaping an initial floor plan around your property, lifestyle and priorities.

01

About You + Your Property

Start with the people involved and the land we will be designing around.

Client information

Preferred communication

Property information

Do you already own a property? *
Documents available
Buildings requiring removal
Site features to preserve or consider
02

Project Goals

Help us understand what is driving the project and what success looks like for your family.

How long do you expect to live in the home?
03

Size + Layout

Define the overall shape of the home, its levels, bedrooms, bathrooms and long-term accessibility.

Preferred home style
Basement preference
Accessibility and aging-in-place considerations

Bedrooms + bathrooms

Bedroom types needed
Bathroom types needed
04

Primary Suite + Kitchen

Tell us how the two most personalized areas of the home should function.

Primary suite

Preferred primary-bedroom location
Primary-bedroom features
Closet preference
Ensuite features

Kitchen + dining

Kitchen layout preference
Kitchen priorities
Pantry preference
Dining spaces needed
05

Daily Life + Entertaining

Shape the spaces that support how you relax, host, work, enter the home and stay organized.

Living and entertaining spaces
Fireplace preference
How often do you entertain?

Office + workspaces

Office requirements

Mudroom, laundry + storage

Entry and mudroom features
Preferred laundry location
Laundry features
Storage requirements
06

Garage + Outdoor Living

Plan vehicle storage, arrival, outdoor entertaining and the connection between inside and outside.

Garage + driveway

Garage size and configuration
Garage features
Driveway preference

Outdoor living

Outdoor features
Outdoor area should connect directly to
07

Design Direction

Describe the exterior character, interior atmosphere, materials and natural-light priorities.

Exterior

Preferred architectural style
Preferred exterior materials

Interior

Preferred interior style
How should the home feel?

Windows + natural light

Window priorities
08

Systems + Future Planning

Identify the comfort, technology, efficiency and future-ready features worth designing in now.

Mechanical, technology and efficiency priorities
Is efficiency more important than reducing initial construction cost?
Future changes the design should anticipate
09

Budget + Final Priorities

Finish with budget, timing, inspiration and the non-negotiables that should guide our first plan.

Budget

Approximate construction budget, excluding land
Items included in that budget
Where would you prefer to invest more?

Timing

Timeline flexibility

Inspiration + priorities

Inspiration you can provide
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Your questionnaire has been sent to Dwell Design Builders. Our design team will review the information and use it to prepare for the first planning conversation.