RESIDENTIAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR HOMEOWNERS-
NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITION, REMODEL, HISTORIC DISTRICT RENOVATIONS
Have you ever walked into a space that makes you feel fabulous? Key Illustration’s job is to convey that feeling in the designs we deliver to every client. Homeowners often need more space for new lifestyle changes, such as a growing family or home office addition. Key Illustration takes a low-commitment consultation approach with these kinds of remodeling jobs.
Depending on the job complexity, Matt can compile data and information regarding pre-design, feasibility research, navigating zoning and building codes, and developing a schematic design set to solicit potential building contractors and vet ideas without full-committing to the construction document-level set of drawings. In addition, schematic pricing sets help owners to get ballpark pricing, research the various contractors and suppliers, and inquire about their availability and interest in your job. Finally, once a contractor is secured, Matt finalizes the details of the construction document package for permitting purposes.
Key Illustration can help design your new construction, addition, or renovation for residential and commercial projects. Matt relies on his years of experience growing up in a family-run custom home-building business. His designs are simple to understand in the 3D medium. A 3D model allows for cost-estimating analysis, building system constructability, comparisons between design options, and scheduling analysis before construction. With his approach, you can solicit bids from several general contractors, evaluate the services, and find the best fit for your project.
Above all, Matt loves the specialization and inherit challenges of historic renovation jobs, preserving and classically retrofitting homes along the front range to help better optimize the spaces people have. Matt takes time to investigate and document a building and the project’s context. He knows how to deliver projects with careful consideration of the past and how it moves into the future in its exact details within a highly accurate Building Information Modeling (BIM) platform. There’s less guessing and greater accuracy in BIM delivery which streamlines the historic review process, keeps projects on schedule and budget. Matt’s expertise surpasses the Historic Preservation Professional Qualification Standards for Architects and Historic Preservation Specialists and he strictly adheres to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Matt has first-hand experience guiding his clients with the local and national historic preservation and landmark agencies, Matt has been working on historic projects since the 1990’s. Call on Matt today.
Denver historic 4-square remodel on Lafayette Street with attic conversion to finished space.
East Hilltop garage conversion to living space.
“We hired Matt Hodel after purchasing our home. Matt took a complex set of challenges and skillfully navigated an elegant, timeless solution, and it’s honestly the talk of our neighborhood.
His planning and execution of the design were a dream. We understood his vision and trusted him with the most significant investment of our lives. Our building contractor was ecstatic with Matt’s approach and thoughtful details, and our project was hugely successful. Matt helped us achieve a sizeable financial gain in the real estate markets, and we couldn’t have done it without his expertise.
Matt communicated his unique 3D designs remotely while we lived in another state. We were thrilled beyond belief when we arrived home for the final unveiling! We’re selling the home we love so much, but we’re also excited to engage in another house remodel project with Matt in 2021. - EL and JL, Denver, CO”
ARCHITECTURE and INTERIOR DESIGN FIRMS
3D illustrations and planning design services support architects, interior designers, realtors, and developers to communicate design intentions to a client, a board of directors, or a governing body. In addition, the images are used in promotional materials, design reviews, and by the media. Matt’s illustration expertise can make any firm’s ideas more artistic, emotional, and thought-provoking. Matt’s experiences working with many firms have tempered his skillset so that he can deliver outstanding rendered results.
Tabernash residence with Dave Robb at Robb Studio Denver.
Interior fit up with Lisa Christner at The Corporate Interior Design Company.
Columbine Street Interiors in Cherry Creek with Meg Jonson Design.
Aaradex Headquarters design competition with Keat Tan at GKK Works.
REAL ESTATE and DEVELOPERS
An illustration can help a property's sale process by communicating the as-built conditions or assessing a property's potential. For example, you can show prospective buyers how an exterior remodel can completely change a building's functionality. Sometimes a property will not photograph well when it's listed on the market—maybe it is winter, and a key selling point is the gardens. For new construction, an illustration of the building is essential.
Urban infill at 1728 Blake Street for Stoltz Real Estate Partners.
As-built documentation services play a crucial role in real estate transactions by providing precise and accurate records of existing conditions. These scanning and drawing services offer 3D views of existing spaces and data for leasing purposes, such as verifying areas or building spaces or even being used in property disputes. The drawings include interior/exterior elevations, sections, roof, reflected ceiling, electrical, and foundation plans. Complex scheduling of windows, doors, and finishes are drawn with accuracy, noted, broken into schedules, and drawn to scale. Scanning services are an excellent way to document as-built conditions and construction progress, electronically 3D documenting projects before project completion for record-keeping purposes and no more guessing where rebar might be in concrete or the location of structural, electrical, heating, and plumbing services which can all be documented and preserved for future reference.
Sample plan of as-built conditions.
RETAIL BUSINESS OWNERS
Retail and workspace environmental branding requires an understanding of designing space, graphic design, branding principles, and practical knowledge of the material interface and processes needed to create the required environment. Key Illustration can bridge vision to deliver high-end fit-out branding projects in collaboration with architects, interior designers, building companies, marketing managers, and facility managers.
26th and Walnut Street Redevelopment- Urban renewal with the late Josh Comfort Realestate Development Services.
Urban Infill at 49th and Zuni with Paul Trambrullo at Red Chair Realty Advisors in Denver.
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES
More than just an image: a chance to dynamically engage the project. A picture captures a moment in time. But sometimes, more than one fixed image is needed to show spaces, connections, and their use in one cohesive presentation.
360-degree panoramic image plants the viewer into your design. It lets them explore at their leisure in a VR stereoscopic format that excites clients and communicates design intent at an in-depth and comprehensive level. Click here and see how Matt employs 3D viewing technology that can be explored via smartphones, VR headsets, and PC computers. The future is certainly bright in the VR world, and Matt's an expert at immersive technology.
ENVIRONMENTAL BRANDING
Environmental banding is more than a logo; it’s the infusion of zest, creativity, and vivid graphical inputs arranged in unique ways. It can build passion around your hobbies. It’s also effective at reinforcing your company’s mission, visions, and values embedded or fingerprinted in a way that makes people genuinely remember an experience. Key Illustration can help create and build your product or business a distinctive identity with customized design. Key Illustration devises customized solutions that are like no other. Learn more about this uniquely featured project here.
A man-cave bathroom in the heart of Texas, from concept, to reality.
Matt and Damion Brooker Creative collaborate to envision a one-of-a-kind identity for a client’s man-cave, it’s a garage like no other.
Custom designs to suit any project type.
Understand Matt’s standardized process and why it delivers outstanding results next.