Description

We are interested in translating our clients’ visions into their built projects in an enjoyable and minimally stressful process. We design houses, renovations, additions, and light commercial buildings, with specialties in kitchen design, accessibility, and adaptive reuse. Our mission is to design buildings that work well with the site, provide maximum function, comfort, and delight, use resources wisely, and are built to last. Ruth Ellen Outlaw is a licensed architect who established Outlaw Design Company in 1999.

We begin with an initial meeting, during which we listen to our clients’ ideas and compare the probable cost of the project they have in mind to their budget. We assess any relevant problems with an existing structure and become familiar with the building site to determine its potential and limitations.

The initial sketches we produce are an efficient way to look at ideas in order to get input from the client before producing construction drawings. It can benefit a project to get a builder involved fairly early on, and there are many builders in the area that we’ve worked with and can recommend if you haven’t already found one you like.

It’s inevitable that issues crop up during construction. We collaborate with the builder to work through these and encourage our clients to be as involved in the design and building process as they wish. Open communication, mutual trust, and solid relationships between client, builder, and architect are essential to good design.

Services Provided
3D Rendering, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), Architectural Design, Architectural Drawings, Attic Conversion, Barn Design & Construction, Basement Design, Basement Remodeling, Bathroom Design, Building Design, Custom Home, Deck Design, Drafting, Energy-Efficient Homes, Floor Plans, Garage Design, Green Building, Guesthouse Design & Construction, Handicap-Accessible Design, Historic Building Conservation, Home Additions, Home Extensions, Home Gym Design & Construction, Home Remodeling, Home Restoration, House Plans, Kitchen Design, Kitchen Remodeling, Laundry Room Design, Log Home Construction, Mudroom Design, Multigenerational Homes, New Home Construction, Outdoor Kitchen Design, Passive Solar Heating & Cooling, Pool House Design & Construction, Project Management, Rooftop Deck Installation, Site Preparation, Space Planning, Staircase Design, Sustainable Design, Tiny House Construction, Universal Design, Custom Homes, Construction Drawings, Outdoor Spaces

Areas Served
Charlottesville, Earlysville, Free Union, Hollymead, Ivy, Keswick, Lake Monticello, North Garden, Palmyra, Batesville, Covesville, Crozet, Esmont, Keene, Scottsville, White Hall, Afton, Arrington, Faber, Gladstone, Lovingston, Montebello, Nellysford, Norwood, Piney River, Roseland, Tyro, Shipman, Bremo Bluff, Fork Union, Kents Store