Mineau Architecture & Design
Modern Farmhouse — design visualization of the west view, front elevation and garage

Services

Architecture.
Interiors.
Construction.

A considered approach to custom residential design from first idea through built detail.

01

Architecture

Custom residential design from the first walk of the property through the final questions from the field.

Lazy Creek — architectural building sections drawing

Site Evaluation

Reading grade, views, access, solar orientation, vegetation, and climate before a line is drawn.

Programming

Establishing how the house needs to work — rooms, adjacencies, guests, storage, seasons, and daily patterns.

Concept Design

Testing architectural ideas against the site and the program in plan, section, and massing.

Schematic Design

Resolving the plan, form, and relationship of interior and exterior space.

Design Development

Refining structure, envelope, materials, and detail with consultants engaged.

Construction Documents

Coordinated drawings and specifications prepared for pricing, permitting, and building.

Permitting

Preparing the information required by local jurisdictions and review authorities.

Construction Administration

Remaining engaged through construction to answer, review, and resolve.

02

Interiors

Interior architecture developed with the building, not applied to it afterward.

Nature's Retreat — kitchen island with waterfall stone counter and fluted wood base

Interior Architecture

Volume, proportion, openings, and circulation resolved as part of the architecture.

Spatial Continuity

Consistent language of material and detail from room to room and inside to out.

Materials

Stone, plaster, wood, tile, and metal selected for character, durability, and how they meet.

Cabinetry + Built-Ins

Millwork designed and detailed alongside the rooms it serves.

Lighting Coordination

Layered lighting integrated with ceilings, millwork, and structure.

Finishes + Details

Reveals, transitions, trim, and hardware resolved in drawing rather than in the field.

03

Construction

Design informed by how buildings actually go together, and carried forward in collaboration with the builder.

Lazy Creek under construction — framed upper walkway, timber joists, and clerestory windows

Construction Knowledge

Drawings shaped by first-hand understanding of sequencing, tolerance, and trade work.

Constructability

Details tested for whether they can be built well, not only drawn well.

Detailing

Critical conditions — thresholds, corners, transitions, water — drawn with care.

Builder Coordination

Close collaboration with the general contractor from pricing through completion.

Construction Administration

Submittal review, site observation, and clear responses to field questions.

Protecting Design Intent

Helping the decisions made in design survive the realities of the build.

Architecture, interiors, and construction detail — resolved by one studio.