RESIDENTIAL
Residential Architect for Florida projects
A residential architect designs houses and small residential buildings and prepares the drawings they are built from. In Florida the work covers layout, structure, moisture detailing and the wind provisions that apply to the site. Homeowners hire one when they are building, adding on or reshaping a house.
Overview
What Residential Architect covers
A residential architect designs houses and small residential buildings and prepares the drawings they are built from. In Florida the work covers layout, structure, moisture detailing and the wind provisions that apply to the site. Homeowners hire one when they are building, adding on or reshaping a house.
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 plans
- residential drawing set
- stamped house drawings
- certificate of occupancy
Scope
Parts of the work
Depending on the project, the work commonly covers the parts below.
- kitchen layout
- roof geometry
- room layout
- stair design
- wall framing layout
- window and door layout
Project types
Projects this applies to
These are the projects this is most often requested for.
- canal-front home
- historic home renovation
- new construction home
- open concept remodel
- primary suite addition
Permits
Permit context
In permit terms it is usually filed alongside these.
- notice of commencement
- residential permit
Occupancy
Occupancy and use
- R-2
- R-3
- two-family
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 Residential Architect 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
- 253,189
- Median declared job value
- $190,000
- Middle 50% of declared values
- $112,200–$300,000
- Permits with a declared value
- 240,148
"single-family residence" appears in 253,189 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 240,148 matching permits with a declared value. How we count.
Questions
Residential Architect questions
What does residential architect 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