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Residential design, drafting, and permit-document support

A clearer path through residential project decisions.

Studio Bluework helps Southern California homeowners understand the property, identify what could affect the project, and prepare permit documents for qualifying work.

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The right help for your next step.

You do not need to buy every service. Studio Bluework reviews the request before recommending a report or permit-document scope.

Understand the property records.

Property Information Report

You receive A source-linked report of available records, conflicts, and missing information.

Fee$395

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Details, timing & what’s included

A source-linked report that organizes useful public property information found online and identifies what could not be confirmed.

Timing
2–3 business days after written start
How it starts
Fixed fee · inquiry first
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Included in the scope

  • Property identity, reviewing agencies, and available assessor information
  • Available maps, planning information, permits, and public cases
  • Source links, retrieval dates, conflicts, and missing information

Separate from this service

  • Site verification, measurements, title work, or a boundary survey
  • A zoning determination, feasibility conclusion, cost estimate, or permit prediction
  • Architecture, engineering, legal, construction, or other licensed-professional advice

Explore what could affect your ADU idea.

ADU Feasibility Report

You receive A report connecting the project idea, unresolved checks, and practical next actions.

Fee$1,055

See the scope
Details, timing & what’s included

An information-based remote review of the property, the project idea, known conditions, unresolved checks, and practical next actions.

Timing
Usually 1–2 weeks after complete intake and written start
How it starts
Fixed fee · inquiry first
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Included in the scope

  • Known property information, client materials, and clearly stated assumptions
  • Items requiring records, measurements, agency review, or consultant input
  • Project approaches worth exploring and practical next actions

Separate from this service

  • A site visit, field measurements, design drawings, engineering, or energy calculations
  • A zoning determination, professional opinion, approval, cost estimate, or permit guarantee
  • Applications, extended agency follow-up, or plan-check responses

Prepare the documents for your next stage.

Permit Documents

You receive The residential drawings and permit documents listed in your agreed scope.

FeeStarting at $12,500

See the options
Details, timing & what’s included

Residential drafting and permit-document preparation for qualifying projects, with responsibilities stated before work begins.

Timing
Project-specific schedule
How it starts
Project inquiry only

Included in the scope

  • The residential drafting and permit documents listed in the proposal
  • A selected level of administrative coordination, submission, and correction support
  • A written responsibility matrix for Studio, client, consultants, and agency tasks

Separate from this service

  • Licensed professional services supplied or resold by Studio Bluework
  • Construction, trade supervision, contractor work, or a permit guarantee
  • Unlisted agency fees, consultant fees, surveys, testing, or outside costs
Compare every service and project stage
Sample reports

Take a closer look at the work.

Explore the findings, diagrams, and next steps in two sample reports. Both use fictional properties to show what each report offers.

Property information
Useful public records and source links.
ADU feasibility
Known information, assumptions, checks, and next actions.

Know who owns each decision.

Your written scope identifies Studio Bluework’s work and the responsibilities of consultants, the agency, you, and your contractor.

Choose a situation to see the next handoff.

The layout changes

Start with the decision, then check the drawing scope.

Homeowner
Explain the change and the priority behind it.
Studio Bluework
Review the requested change against the agreed drafting scope. Identify affected documents and any additional work before proceeding.
Next handoff
If the change affects engineering or another specialist’s work, the responsible consultant reviews that part.
The city sends comments

The notice determines which questions need an answer.

City or county
Issues the review comments and makes the agency’s decisions.
Studio Bluework
Reviews the notice and available documents, then identifies drafting updates and administrative tasks within the agreed correction scope.
Next handoff
Comments requiring a consultant’s judgment return to that consultant. The written scope identifies submission and tracking responsibilities.
Engineering is needed

A licensed engineer handles the engineering work.

Homeowner
Selects, contracts with, and pays the engineer directly.
Licensed engineer
Provides their own professional judgment, calculations, documents, signatures, and seals.
Studio Bluework
Exchanges relevant project information and coordinates only the administrative and drawing tasks included in its agreement.
See everyone’s role
Studio Bluework
The agreed research, drafting, documents, and administrative tasks.
Homeowner
Accurate information, decisions, access, direct contracts, and project fees.
Licensed consultants
Their own professional judgment, calculations, documents, signatures, and seals.
City or county
Review requirements, comments, timelines, fees, and final decisions.
Contractor
Construction means, methods, pricing, scheduling, safety, and field work.

Work directly with Alexis.

Alexis leads each engagement, organizing property information, drawings, decisions, and agreed consultant and agency tasks.

Studio Bluework is a residential design, drafting, and permit-document support business. It is not an architecture or engineering firm. Required licensed consultants are selected, contracted with, and paid by the client directly.

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Start with the property and project idea

Tell us what you want to do and what is still unclear.

Alexis reviews your request and recommends a next step. Sending an inquiry does not create an agreement, take payment, begin work, or authorize agency contact.

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