From Vision to Ready-to-Bid Plans
The Design
Vacation Style Living® (VSL) Design takes your vision and gives you ready-to-bid architectural drawings and specifications tailored to fit your lifestyle.
Ready-to-Bid Plans for Your Custom Home
Vacation Style Living® (VSL) Design is a comprehensive architectural design package that builds upon the foundation established in VSL Vision.
It’s a fully developed, ready-to-bid design that captures every detail of your dream home — from exterior material selections to kitchen and bath layouts that define your home’s modern aesthetic.
What's Included in the VSL Design?
Your VSL Design package are detailed drawings that refined your approved design into a fully coordinated buildable plan including room sizes, windows and doors, and major building systems.
Exclusive VSL Design Deliverables:
- 3-D BIMx Hyper-Model
- Floor Plans
- Building Sections
- Elevations
- Roof Plan
- Door / Window Schedule
- Lighting Plan
- Finish Floor Plans
- Exterior Material Selections
- Kitchen Layout
- Bath Layout
From the VSL Vision:
- Concept Design tailored to your lifestyle
- Preliminary Site Analysis
- Preliminary Zoning Analysis
- Preliminary Utility Location Analysis
- Architectural Site Plan
- Schematic Floor Plans
- Schematic Elevations
- 3D Massing Model
From the VSL Building Guide:
- Professional Analysis
- Spatial Programming
- Square Footage Strategy
- Site + Engineering Review
- Real-World Budget Intelligence
- Project Timeline Framework
Why Design Matters
When it comes to custom homes, the design phase determines everything — from your construction costs to your day-to-day experience once you move in.
If you get the design wrong, the entire project suffers. If you get it right, every detail of your home supports how you live, move, and relax.
The VSL Design ensures that your vision is not just inspiring but also buildable.
Your Advantage
As licensed architects and Class A contractors, we live at the intersection of design and construction—making sure what you fall in love with on paper can actually be built.
For more than 24 years, we’ve designed and built modern custom homes throughout Northern Virginia, always with one goal: to make everyday life feel easier, calmer, and more beautiful.
Our role is to give you a clear, build-ready design. You can move forward and build with us, or take your plans to the builder of your choice with confidence.
The VSL Design Experience
1.
Concept Refinement
We start by reviewing your Building Guide and VSL Vision and incorporating your feedback. The layout, proportions, and overall massing are fine-tuned to achieve optimal design.
2.
Design Development
We develop floor plans, elevations, and sections to illustrate the spatial flow, structure, and function of your home. You’ll receive an immersive BIMx Hyper-Model — a 3D interactive file that allows you to virtually walk through your home and experience the design before it’s built.
3.
Final Plans
You’ll receive a comprehensive design package — complete with drawings, material selections, and an updated construction budget — ready to present to your builder for permitting.
Make Your Vision a Reality
Your home deserves more than inspiration — it deserves intention.
With VSL Design, you’ll gain a complete architectural plans that allow you to move forward with confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.
Whether you choose to continue with VSL Design-Build by AV Architects + Builders or manage your own bidding process, this is the stage that ensures your vision is executed flawlessly.
More Services
VSL Building Guide
The Vacation Style Living® (VSL) Building Guide is your personalized roadmap to understanding your project's scope, budget, and timeline — a strategic first step toward designing a dream home built around your lifestyle.
VSL Vision
Vacation Style Living (VSL) Vision turns your ideas into a complete architectural concept with schematic floor plans, 3D massing model, and your personalized roadmap for your custom home.
VSL Design-Build
Vacation Style Living® (VSL) Design-Build combines architecture, engineering, and construction under one roof — giving you a white-glove, turnkey experience guided by precision and peace of mind.
VSL Consulting
Whether you’re just getting started, fine-tuning your plans, or preparing to build, our consulting services gives you access to professional expertise when you need it most.
Frequently asked questions
The VSL Design is ideal for homeowners who want complete control over the design and construction process — locally in Northern Virginia or nationwide
It’s perfect for those following a traditional design–bid–build model who prefer to manage their own builder selection and bidding process.
If you want to gather bids, compare costs, or even act as your own general contractor, VSL Design provides you with everything you need.
This service is for you if you:
- Secure and compare multiple bids on your own
- Plan to act as your own general contractor and oversee construction
- Need a complete, ready-to-bid design package prepared by licensed architects
- Desire total flexibility to select your architect, builder, and material suppliers
You’ll walk away with everything needed to bring your Vacation Style Living® home to life — on your own terms.
The VSL Design is a premium architectural service designed for new construction.
It’s not intended for:
- Those who already have completed architectural plans
- Those who are currently under construction
- Projects focused on renovations or remodels
- Clients seeking an interior set or details