ADU Contractors Near Sandpoint

“Design Services NW is more than a house designing company. Oscar Torres is more than a house designer. Oscar and his team are problem-solvers. Our “problem” was a 6+ acre parcel of land situated on the east side of Lookout Mountain in north Spokane County. Only 1/2 acre was suitable for a building site. The remainder was covered by Douglas fir, Larch, Vine Maple, Paper Birch, and a host of dense shrubs and bushes. These woods were bisected by a ravine and a spring-fed creek, home to deer, moose, owls, and other critters. Having just moved to the area, we were recommended to Oscar by our general contractor. Our relationship began in Oscar’s office and continued on-site throughout the two-year design and build process. In the words of Don Koberg and Jim Baneall, teachers at California Polytechnic State University’s School of Architecture and Environmental Design, “Design can be defined as the process of creative problem-solving, a process of creative, constructive behavior. Designers are people who behave creatively relative to problem situations; people who generate uniquely satisfying solutions to such situations.” (The Universal Traveler: a Soft-Systems guide to: creativity, problem-solving and the process of reaching goals.) This describes Oscar to a “T”. We spent hours with Oscar stating our initial intensions, analyzing the ins and outs of our site, incorporating local building codes, defining our specific goals, creating and considering alternative solutions. And after exploring everything from solar angles to soils, together we selected the best way to go. The end result is a house that has become our home, uniquely situated and nestled into the mountain-side with wonderful, spirit-refreshing views of hills, valleys, the Selkirk Mountains and Mt. Spokane. Ours was a design journey with Oscar and his team that we would recommend to anyone who wishes to create their “forever home.””

“Selkirk Design was the right choice for us in selecting a company to provide us with plans for our Sandpoint 3 car garage and ADU sitting on the 2nd floor of the garage. While providing their expertise, they also listened to our ideas and provided us with an excellent design which seemed to go through city planning with a minimum of issues. They were attentive to our needs and progressed timely on this project allowing us to hit our "target" window as to when we wanted to start the build on this project. Company was very professional and, not only worked well with us the homeowners, but they had a excellent relationship with our contractor answering questions as they arose during the construction phase. Design, communication and follow through was all well done!”

“When we began our search for an architect to design a home and auxiliary dwelling unit to build on ten sloping acres in Northern Idaho, I spent hours reading bios on houzz and visiting the websites of various architects and designers. When I found Brian Reeves I was instantly intrigued. We wanted to find someone who appreciates the beauty of traditional architectural forms as much as we do, someone who would capture our vision not only for a house but for a lifestyle of hospitality, and who would also carefully consider our unique needs. As an active but aging couple with a disabled adult son, our plan is to live in community with our married daughter and her family, since they will assume our son’s care when we are no longer able to or are no longer around. I could tell by Brian’s drawings that he loved classic architecture and was extremely talented and creative. I sent him a message that started a conversation that led to the design of a beautiful home that surpasses our original vision. Brian has been so easy and delightful to work with. He is warm and approachable, listens well, and has an amazing ability to envision a three-dimensional structure from the simple sketched floor plans I sent him. He took our ideas, suggested changes that greatly improved them, and created a design that surpassed all of our initial hopes. Brian combines tremendous giftedness as a designer with willingness to listen and thoughtful attention to detail. Our builder has also commented on Brian’s beautiful design and how easy it is to talk with him. We highly recommend Brian to anyone looking for a gifted designer.”