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HOME

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TIMELESS

PROPORTIONS
BOTH INSIDE &
OUT

CONTEMPORARY

Principal Designer Jesse Sahlani is revered across North America for his organic design process that prioritizes sun studies and sketching to create timeless private residences. Jesse’s detailed creative process utilizes his multidisciplinary skillset that includes custom home design, interior design, landscape design, and furnishings to create unique and cohesively stylish environments no matter where you stand throughout the grounds. Combining these disciplines allows him to explore a range of home design styles, far more than architectural designers traditionally would. More importantly, being in control of every aspect of the composition of a home allows him to curate the proportions both inside and out, the indoor-outdoor connection, as well as the environment that you experience every day.

No matter what design style Jesse is exploring, he approaches each with his unique flair for creating highly refined and timeless spaces by paying careful attention to proportions, natural light, and sprawling layouts. The level of control he has in every category throughout the design process puts him in a position to understand and be responsible for the impact that his exterior aesthetic decisions have on the interior living spaces and vice versa, resulting in well-planned designs that transcend spaces. This is our definition of master planning.

Every project that Jesse commits to is shaped by the belief that each structure we are responsible for designing should be designed to a timeless standard. He scrutinizes every detail and refines aspects of his design that most would never think to question, undertaking a sweeping process that would be commonly considered a daunting task at best. He does this in hopes of each project serving as an aesthetic reference for future generations, characterizing the neighborhoods they are set in for decades.

This approach considers much more than enticing renderings; it is an approach that only a designer who is in control of the entire design process and who feels a sense of stewardship towards the design can meaningfully execute. It is through these principles and approaches that Jesse Sahlani is able to create an environment that you want to experience over and over again, as this feeling is, in his eyes, the truest form of luxury home design.

A SCULPTURE
DESIGNED TO
HARNESS
NATURAL LIGHT

Services
CONTEMPORARY

SITE REVIEW
& SUN
STUDY

CONTEMPORARY

Jesse believes that a successful home design should be seen as an inhabited sculpture that is designed to harness natural light and flow within the context of its natural surroundings. It is for this reason that each project begins with a thorough site study and sun study. The information these studies produce inform his process, aiding Jesse in considering various factors including the site's characteristics, topography, natural features, and the suns position at different times of day. It is through this process that Jesse is able to start masterplanning the placement of every aspect of the homes design including footprint composition, positions of outdoor amenities, window plans, planting plans, and most importantly, floor plans. Every room throughout the home is impacted by this practice as they are typically placed in line with the suns path during their average highest time of use.

Services EXPLORATION

SITE REVIEW
& SUN
STUDY

CONTEMPORARY

The exciting stage of sketching and design exploration starts with Jesse Sahlani working closely with you to understand your aesthetic vision and stylistic preferences, as well as your hobbies, family structure, entertaining needs, and unique functionality requirements. As the designer of the environment you will experience every day, this information is crucial in molding and shaping your home to your needs and even more importantly your personality, offering Jesse a window into your lifestyle. From there, Jesse will sketch your design piece by piece including site plans, floor plans, and exterior perspective elevations, all while taking the sun's positions at different times of day into consideration in order to maximize natural light. It is through this process that Jesse is communicating his design vision for your home into a form that can be visually understood. After all, only he knows what the home looks like before it is complete.

CONTEMPORARY
Services

PRELIMINARY 3D
MODELS &
DIGITAL SUN STUDIES

PRELIMINARY 3D
MODELS &
DIGITAL SUN STUDIES

To provide you with a clearer visual representation of the proposed design, we create detailed preliminary 3D models. These models allow you to explore different angles, the interior layouts and spatial relationships within the design, as well as more detailed sun studies. This process offers you a glimpse into the intended proportions, layout, and intended environment Jesse is seeking to curate. Your feedback is crucial during this stage, as we actively refine the home design to bring Jesse’s initial sketch to life. This phase also allows Jesse to critique, refine, and continue to design elements that he believes meets the standard of a timeless finished product.

FINAL 3D
ARTISTIC
RENDITIONS

The final artistic renditions of the home are designed in house by Jesse and our team to exude the character he sought after when he started his design journey. These artistic renditions build on the preliminary design models to mimic the ideal exterior details in the ideal environment. They are designed to be immersive, and provide a clear understanding of what we are trying to achieve, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. Through this process, every detail comes into question, allowing us to weigh the significance and impact of each detail in the grand scheme of the overall environment we are trying to create. These high-quality visualizations also serve as a visual reference of what the final home design will look like for contractors, helping them understand the vision and providing a highly detailed visual reference that they can use to self-regulate their work.

CONTEMPORARY

PRELIMINARY 3D
MODELS &
DIGITAL SUN STUDIES

CONTEMPORARY

DETAILED CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

Our firm will carefully assess the decisions made through the design process to ensure the structural composition of each home is both practical and design-forward. We see our plans as a body of work, reviewed and developed to include standards that make the construction process as smooth as possible. From detailed notes to section details we create to explain the more complex details, we work hand in hand with our engineering teams to ensure the structural design is efficient and respectful of our design vision.

DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
& ONGOING
INVOLVEMENT

The final artistic renditions of the home are designed in house by Jesse and our team to exude the character he sought after when he started his design journey. These artistic renditions build on the preliminary design models to mimic the ideal exterior details in the ideal environment. They are designed to be immersive, and provide a clear understanding of what we are trying to achieve, leaving almost nothing to the imagination. Through this process, every detail comes into question, allowing us to weigh the significance and impact of each detail in the grand scheme of the overall environment we are trying to create. These high-quality visualizations also serve as a visual reference of what the final home design will look like for contractors, helping them understand the vision and providing a highly detailed visual reference that they can use to self-regulate their work.

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