The Skycrest residence was originally built in 1948. Over the years, it had been added onto but the floorplan was confusing and not very cohesive. The challenge was to design a completely new home while maintaining the original footprint. The second story had to be shifted over the original patio cover area in order to maintain the minimum setback required by the city. Since this property offered spectacular views to Long Beach and Catalina Island, view preservation was a key factor with the surrounding neighbors. Using computer-generated models, neighbors were presented an accurate depiction of not only what the end product would look like but how the new structure would NOT impact their views. Ultimately, this process won the support of neighbors and the city planning commission which overwhelmingly granted the permits to build.

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The Church Hill property is a custom luxury single-family spec home. This gallery shows how computer generated renderings were used as a valuable tool from concept to construction completion. Realtors were able to show potential buyers what the home would look like before a single hammer was lifted. The renderings also gave subcontractors a very vivid idea of what they were building which couldn't be provided to them by construction plans alone.

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