Visualize Your Home Before It’s Built
The 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.
Turn Your Vision into Architectural Plans
The Vacation Style Living® (VSL) Vision is a strategic design service that builds upon your VSL Building Guide, turning your ideas into a cohesive architectural concept.
This is where your home’s identity begins to emerge — not as a collection of spaces, but as a thoughtful, intentional design that reflects how you live.
What's Included in the VSL Vision?
Your VSL Vision package includes everything you need to visualize and plan your future home with clarity:
Exclusive VSL Vision deliverables:
- 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 Your Vision Matters
When it comes to creating your forever home, getting the concept right is everything.
If the design vision isn’t aligned with your lifestyle, your site, or your investment goals, no amount of finishes can make it feel right later.
What Can Go Wrong When the Vision Isn’t Fully Defined:
- The Floor Plan Doesn’t Support Your Lifestyle
- Spaces Don't Take Advantage of the Site
- Budget Surprises Surface Late in the Process
- The Home Looks Good, But Doesn’t Feel Right
- Construction Change Orders and Time Delays
- You End Up With a Home that is Not Future-Proof
That’s why we developed The VSL Vision — to remove uncertainty and bring your ideas into focus.
A Home Designed Around You
Every VSL Vision home is designed through the lens of our Vacation Style Living® philosophy.
That means every space serves a purpose: to elevate daily living, promote well-being, and create effortless flow between indoors and outdoors.
We design around your routines, your priorities, and your aspirations — so your home reflects not only your style but your story.
And because AV Architects + Builders is both architect-led and builder-informed, every concept is grounded in constructability and real-world experience.
You’ll receive a concept that’s not just inspiring — it’s buildable.
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 Design
Vacation Style Living® (VSL) Design takes your vision and gives you ready-to-bid architectural drawings and specifications tailored to fit your lifestyle.
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 Vision is ideal for those who are ready to take the first true design step toward building their dream home — whether you live in Northern Virginia or anywhere in the country.
If you’ve been collecting inspiration, studying floor plans, and trying to combine the best features of multiple homes into one perfect vision, this is where it all comes together.
You might be asking yourself:
“What will my dream home actually look like?”
With VSL Vision, you’ll get that answer — in three dimensions.
This service is perfect for homeowners who:
- Want to see a 3D concept of their future home before building
- Are exploring design possibilities for a lot they own or plan to purchase
- Value precision, proportion, and lifestyle alignment over trend-based design
- Are ready to understand feasibility, zoning, and utilities before construction
- Crave a personalized, architect-led experience that goes beyond cookie-cutter plans
You’ll walk away with a complete conceptual design tailored to your family, your site, and your way of life — designed in the spirit of Vacation Style Living®.
The VSL Vision is a concept design service, not a construction package.
It’s not the right fit if you:
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Already have developed house plans
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Are already under construction
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Are looking to renovate or remodel an existing home
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Require fully detailed, permit-ready drawings (see VSL Design for that stage)