The engagements
Two questions, two engagements.
The Assessment says what the residence needs and what it costs, at $2,500. The Record says what to put in it, at $7,500. They answer different questions, and which one is right depends on where you are.
AssessmentRecord
Where you are
You already own the residence—✓
You are in contract, or still deciding whether to buy✓—
You are getting the residence ready to list✓—
You want to know what it takes before committing to any design work✓—
You are ready to design the residence—✓
What you get
The overall plan for the residence✓✓
What the work costsRanges across the stackEvery piece, with a retail estimate
The order the work has to happen in✓✓
What the building permits, and the questions to put to the board✓✓
What is already excellent and should be left alone✓✓
An answer while a contract clock is running✓—
A number before you commit to any design work✓—
The design
The residence designed room by room, up to eight rooms—✓
Actual pieces named, with the reason each one belongs—✓
Every room measured to scale—✓
Budget allocated across furnishings, design, construction, and custom work—✓
Everything of significance recorded, so the plan is built around what you have—✓
The engagement
Where we comeManhattanThe tri-state region
DeliveredOne week from the visitOne week from the visit
Kept current for a year—✓
Credits in full against the Record✓—
Neither engagement includes the execution. We do not order and we do not manage the work, so nothing in either plan depends on what you buy or who you buy it from. We run a separate design and build practice, contracted separately, entered only if you ask for it.
Not sure which one.
Call and say where you are with the residence. It takes two minutes to work out which engagement answers your question, and sometimes the answer is neither yet.
Request the Record