RESIDENTIAL
New Home Design across Florida
New home design is the full design of a house that does not exist yet: arranging the rooms, placing the footprint on the lot, then producing the drawings a builder bids and builds from. It starts from the owner's program, the survey and the setbacks local code allows, before any permit application is filed.
Overview
What New Home Design covers
New home design is the full design of a house that does not exist yet: arranging the rooms, placing the footprint on the lot, then producing the drawings a builder bids and builds from. It starts from the owner's program, the survey and the setbacks local code allows, before any permit application is filed.
Deliverables
What you receive
The exact set depends on the scope, the county and what the reviewer asks for. These are the documents this work produces.
- house design drawings
- new home plan set
- site placement drawing
- certificate of occupancy
- new house plans
Scope
Parts of the work
Depending on the project, the work commonly covers the parts below.
- ceiling layout
- front elevation
- rear elevation
- roof shape
- room arrangement
- window placement
Project types
Projects this applies to
These are the projects this is most often requested for.
- custom house
- narrow lot home
- retirement home
- spec home
- vacation home
Permits
Permit context
In permit terms it is usually filed alongside these.
- new construction permit
- residential building permit
Occupancy
Occupancy and use
- Type V-B
- one- and two-family
- townhouse
Preparation
What to have ready
- The project address, and the county it is in
- What you are building, adding or changing
- Rough dimensions, or the survey or plot plan if you have one
- Any drawings, sketches or inspiration you already have
- Whether the property is residential or commercial
- Whether a permit has already been applied for
Related
Services often requested together
Coverage
Where New Home Design is available
These are the areas with a dedicated page for this service. The service itself is available statewide.
FLORIDA PERMIT DATA
What the permit records show
Data through August 2026
- Matching permits
- 288
- Median declared job value
- $450,000
- Middle 50% of declared values
- $300,000–$720,038
- Permits with a declared value
- 259
"custom home" appears in 288 matching permits in the Florida records we analyzed. Declared job value is the value shown on the permit application, not a contract price, and it is based on 259 matching permits with a declared value. How we count.
Questions
New Home Design questions
What does new home design involve?
It depends on the project. Tell us what you are building and you will get the scope, the documents and the likely permit path in one reply.
Are the drawings sealed?
Where a sealed set is required, the work is prepared and sealed by a Florida architect who signs them, and that signature is what the reviewing office relies on.
How do I check a Florida architect's registration?
Professional registration is a matter of public record in Florida. Check it directly with the state before you engage anyone.
Tell us what you are building
Send the project details once and you will get the scope, the drawings it needs and a price.
Prefer to talk it through? (321) 462-5592 or ask@floridaarch.com