Custom design / Brief

Design brief

Tell us about your building and we will prepare a plan, a 3D model and the costs. It takes 10–15 minutes.

  • Only 5 fields are required — marked *. Leave the rest empty if you like.
  • Not sure? That is fine. Choose “Not sure, advise me” and we will offer options.
  • Your answers are kept in this browser until you send, so you can finish later.
  • No obligation. Within one working day we send a price and a date.
1About you and the building

Who you are and what you are building. The questions below depend on the type of building.

We send the price, our questions and the design there.

If you would rather talk a few things through by phone.

Language

What are you building?

This decides what we ask next.

Adapting a catalog design is quicker and cheaper than a new one.

What do you need?

Tick as many as apply. Leave it empty if unsure, and we will suggest.

2The plot

The plot decides what may be built and where. The cadastral number is enough, and we look up the rest.

Do you have the plot yet?

If you are still choosing, we check before you buy what fits on each plot and where it can stand.

With the cadastral number we check for free whether the building fits the plot, how close to the boundary it may stand and whether documents are needed. It is public: find it on kadastrs.lv by address or in the property tax notice. Choosing between several plots? Enter them all.

Where is the plot?

Small buildings follow different rules in towns and in the country.

Terrain

A slope changes the foundation and its cost.

Ground

If you don’t know, we plan a safe foundation. For a house we recommend a soil survey.

So the entrance, windows and terrace face the right way.

Is there nearby…

Protection zones limit where you may build.

3How you will use it

This decides the insulation, heating and room sizes.

How often?

A building used in winter needs insulation and water pipes that will not freeze.

Should we allow for…

Floors

Leave it empty if unsure, and we work it out from the rooms.

4Rooms

What the building needs. Change the numbers with the buttons.

Kitchen

Also needed

How many people at a time?

Decides the size of the steam room and the benches.

Stove

A wood stove needs a chimney and fire clearances; an electric one needs a strong power supply.

Also needed

Also needed

How many cars?

What will you keep there?

A van or a boat needs taller and wider doors.

Also needed

Doors

What is it for?

Also needed

Habits, furniture and things that need a place.

5Utilities

Power, water, drainage and heating. If unsure, choose “Not sure” and we find out together.

Electricity

It is in the electricity contract or on the main breaker. It matters for an electric stove or a heat pump.

Water

Drainage

Heating

It changes both the build cost and the monthly bills, so we compare the options.

Underfloor heating

Ventilation

Heat recovery takes the warmth back from the outgoing air; in a new house it is close to a must.

Extras

6Look and materials

If you have no view yet, choose “Not sure”, and we will offer options with their costs.

Roof shape

Style

Walls

A timber frame is cheaper and suits self-building; aerated concrete is solid; logs are traditional. We compare the costs.

Facade

Roofing

Links or a description. Photos can be added at the end.

7Budget and timing

We fit the size and materials to the budget and show the costs by stage.

Construction budget

Materials and labour, without the land. A rough figure is fine.

Who will build it?

For self-building we prepare a detailed materials list and the order of work.

When do you plan to build?

8Files and notes

Anything helps: a plot plan, photos, a sketch on paper photographed with your phone.

PDF, JPG, PNG, HEIC or DWG, up to 10 files of 20 MB.