Beginning your project
Consultation and on-site assessment: choosing the right beginning.
A residential consultation is $125 for 30 minutes. It is a focused strategic conversation about goals, priorities, investment and the service path. The separate residential walkthrough is $450 for up to 90 minutes, with an in-person review of the space and project conditions.
Commercial consultations are $225 for 45 minutes; commercial walkthroughs are $675 for up to 2 hours. The corresponding consultation fee may be credited toward a walkthrough reserved within seven calendar days.
Start with an inquiry. Echelon reviews the opportunity and recommends the appropriate first engagement. Submitting an inquiry does not reserve an appointment or project date. Events follow a separate complimentary fit-call process.
Investment
Planning an interior investment in Phoenix.
Begin with the spaces involved, how you want them to function and what you intend to keep. A room refresh, a furnishing project and a renovation carry different costs and responsibilities. Square footage alone does not describe the scope.
Build your investment around distinct categories: design services; furnishings and materials; construction and trades where needed; and delivery, installation, taxes and applicable travel. Identify your priorities and allow for the level of quality, customization and support you want.
Echelon establishes design fees after reviewing the scope and deliverables. If you are unsure what to allocate, select ‘Need guidance’ in the inquiry. The initial conversation is a place to clarify expectations before committing to a design engagement.
Clarity
What your design fee covers, and what belongs in the project budget.
The design fee pays for the agreed creative work and deliverables. These can include direction, applicable space planning, selections, sourcing and other services stated in the agreement. Furnishings, materials and third-party labor are separate costs.
Procurement coordination, installation coordination and styling are included only when contracted. Before work begins, confirm who purchases each item, who approves substitutions and who is responsible for receiving, delivery and installation.
A clear scope makes proposals easier to evaluate. Compare the actual deliverables, revision allowances and responsibilities, alongside the fee. Changes to scope should be discussed and documented before additional work proceeds.
New homes
Bring design direction into your new-home decisions early.
A new home asks for many connected choices. Flooring, cabinetry, fixtures, lighting and furnishings should support the same direction. Start by considering your routines, the furniture you plan to keep and the feeling you want across the home.
Interior guidance can help connect those choices before selections become final. Share your builder’s schedule, selection deadlines and available options so the design scope can respond to the actual decision points.
Your builder, architect and qualified professionals retain responsibility for construction, technical requirements and approvals. Echelon’s role and handoffs are established before engagement.
Commercial interiors
Translating your business into its interior.
A business interior begins with the people using it. Consider how clients arrive, where conversations happen, how staff work and what the environment should communicate about your brand.
Connect that experience to materials, furnishings, lighting selections and finishing details. Boutique offices, retail and wellness spaces each ask different questions about durability, privacy, maintenance and daily use.
Share your opening or occupancy date and existing project team at inquiry. Commercial technical requirements and professional responsibilities must be established before design work begins, with the client’s qualified professionals handling regulated services.
