California design + permitting

Custom homes designed around real life.

Forma develops residential designs around the property, the people who will live there, and the decisions required to move from early ideas into coordinated plans.

Residential design

Not a stock plan with your name added.

A custom home should respond to how you live, how the property works, the architectural direction you want, and the realities of budget, structure, energy, and permitting.

01

Discovery + programming

Define room needs, lifestyle priorities, desired character, future flexibility, site opportunities, and the decisions that matter most.

02

Floor plans + exterior design

Develop the circulation, room relationships, massing, elevations, and architectural direction through clear review milestones.

03

Coordinated permit documents

Prepare the agreed residential drawing set and coordinate licensed architecture, structural engineering, energy, and other consultants as required.

Residential projects Forma can support

  • Custom single-family homes
  • New residential construction
  • Replacement homes and post-loss rebuilding
  • Residential floor-plan development
  • Exterior and architectural concept design
  • Major additions and whole-home transformations
  • Small multifamily feasibility and concept planning

A coordinated path forward

Forma can support design only or a broader design-and-permit scope. Each proposal identifies the project deliverables, review milestones, anticipated licensed consultants, owner responsibilities, and jurisdiction-related work. Construction is performed by properly licensed contractors under separate agreements.

Does Forma design completely custom floor plans?

Yes. We can develop the layout around your property, program, priorities, and architectural direction rather than forcing the project into a predetermined plan.

Can you help with a new home from the beginning?

Yes. Early work can include programming, site-fit thinking, concept development, residential plans, and coordination of the permit-document team.

Do you provide construction too?

Forma focuses on design, documentation, permitting, and project coordination. Construction is contracted separately with properly licensed builders.

Start with clarity

Planning a custom home?

Tell us the property location, project type, and what you want the space to accomplish. We’ll review the basics and outline the right next step.

Request a consultation