Jeff Doubet Hand-drawn Renderings for Traditional Style homes in Montecito and Santa Barbara, CA
Conceptual Design Renderings help bridge a gap between "What can I do with my fixer?" and the upcoming discussions you will have with other professionals.
Drawings are a short-hand "visual" way of seeing how a project can turn out before any money is invested in next steps. They can be an important and helpful tool while communicating with your independent architect or general contractor.
This Montecito fixer was purchased by a local real estate investor who I have collaborated with on several other high quality flips.
A revision to the original concept... the side gate with roof vs. gate, roof with shed version (above).
Artist and Home Designer in Santa Barbara, CA fills a niche for homeowners.
My conceptual home and landscape design renderings fill a niche market in Santa Barbara and Montecito, CA. I help homeowners, realtors, real estate investors see the potential in their fixer upper properties and homes in Montecito and Santa Barbara. This is done via hand-drawn conceptual design renderings.
Just 4 doors from the historic El Encanto Hotel in Santa Barbara, this Old World cottage theme was developed in this Conceptual Design Rendering for a local Santa Barbara real estate investor.
The cosmetic fixer home is in a perfect El Encanto neighborhood.
Other than the tract house to the left of it, the home is surrounded by historic Santa Barbara style homes including a George Washington Smith home 2 doors down.
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For this project: I designed a Conceptual Rendering for a builder who was looking for ideas on how to accentuate the entrance and front door, giving it more curb appeal.
He also wanted ideas on how to connect the detached building, as a new subterranean garage with guest house above it would be proposed on another part of the parcel.
The Montecito fixer has wonderful ocean views out back.
In the conceptual design rendering above... I propose new view decks, and the option of upgrading the red brick garden walls to classic sandstone.
For this home on acreage near Hope Ranch, I was asked to develop concept ideas for how to upscale the existing structure.
Adjacent properties had already been upgraded to a Cape Cod vernacular- so they were practical cues to propose a seaside aesthetic.
The BEFORE: Upgrades proposed in the rendering included shake siding, quality wood windows and doors, new drought tolerant landscape, and an upgraded section of driveway that would better integrate the front door.
I also added a porch to the guest suite- a way to add curb appeal and mitigate the ugly flat roof of the adhoc addition.
This special client requested a conceptual design that would charm up a nice California Ranch-style home that already had great bones.
New window scale/proportion/design were studied- and wood shutters, embellished porch details, chimney cap, gate were proposed.
Half round gutters with leader heads and rain chain were other details I sketched for them.
The owners also wanted a drought tolerant landscape design that would eliminate all grass.
A couple new canopy trees add character, shade and texture to the corner lot.
And a hint of an optional hedge or fence was also suggested.
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