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Hi, my name is

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Franco Albarran. I'm

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the founder of

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Albarran Architecture

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and Construction,

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we're a design-build

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firm here in

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Houston, Texas.

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We specialize in

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architectural design

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and construction

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of new residential

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projects and

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large-scale renovations.

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Designing and

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building a custom home

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or a large-scale

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renovation project

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can feel

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overwhelming in the

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beginning. The key

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component is to

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build your team early.

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Your team

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meaning your

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architect, your general

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contractor, and

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interior designer.

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That might sound simple

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but it really

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changes everything.

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Reason for that is

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you're able to get

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all stakeholders at the

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table at the same

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time and the design

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and the budget are

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reflected as one

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and so there's no

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surprises on the

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back end. One of the

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ways that we

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translate your vision

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into architecture is

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starting with the pre-designed

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process. We get to

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know you and your

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family and the project you

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want to design and

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build. We ask a lot

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of questions regarding

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your lifestyle,

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how you want to live

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and how you envision

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living in your

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new home. We also ask a lot of

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questions regarding

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your previous

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home. What is it

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that you do like

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about that space?

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Are there components

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there that we need to take

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into consideration

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for the new house?

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We want to know

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those components so we

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can design them properly

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to fit within your

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new space so when

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we're done you

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have a home that

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reflects you and your vision.

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One of the advantages

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of working with

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a smaller boutique

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service like

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ourselves is that the service

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and the communication

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is personalized

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to you and your

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project. The advantage

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there is that there's

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that many layers

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that we need to go

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through. You'll

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work with me directly

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in my team to achieve

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your project.

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Another component when

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we started the

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business, specifically

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the construction business,

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we developed that

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business based on

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gaps that we saw

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in the marketplace

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and gaps that I saw

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through the client contractor

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relationship. Our

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practice was built

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and our process was built and

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filled those gaps

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so then your project

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is efficient and

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you feel it's being

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built to your standard.

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Some of the

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biggest risks of the

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process are actually

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divided up into a

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few phases and I'll go

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ahead and go through

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phase one. The

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first risk would be

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site. So depending

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on where your site is

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located whether

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it's in the city of

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Houston, the city

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of West University,

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the city of Bellaire,

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different ordinances

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come into play

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depending on the

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kind of project you

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look to develop.

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So the first thing to do is to

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understand

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completely what those

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ordinances are

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during the zoning

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requirements or

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any square footage

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impacts that we

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need to abide by. The

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second one,

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another risk would

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be budget having a

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clear budget and

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understanding of what

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the project will cost.

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Those items need

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to be fleshed out in

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the beginning,

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specifically in the

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design process that's what

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we focus on is

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designing the project

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based on a budget

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and then presenting

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you that budget along

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the way so you can

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make an informed

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decision as to

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whether to proceed with

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the project.

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So if you've been considering

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designing and building

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a new home or a

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large-scale renovation,

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feel free to reach

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out. Our process

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has been curated

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and developed around

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you and your project

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and we look forward

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to converting your

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vision to reality.