I suppose it is like learning a new language. However, I am only fluent in English. When I put a phrase together in Spanish, it makes me happy. Communicating in drawing has always been challenging until I learned a program that allows me to express my thoughts in a way that communicates at a far higher level.

Mutual Mystification Banished

This was the coin of the realm for years. I would try to explain things and draw sketches, but I would fall short and get frustrated. I decided that drawing was an essential skill that I needed to learn. My dad had the ability and was an architect when drawing was an art form with an easel and T-Square. I have those things, but I never got the hang of them. My brother Maurice became an architect who could draw with a pencil, but I needed more. His team used Chief Architect, an Idaho Company, and although I took a shot at Google Sketchup I, Chief was the answer for me. Finally, I learned enough about the program to be proficient and draw in front of clients.

IGUIDE

Taking Design To a New Level

Design-Build is a means of establishing ourselves as professionals who help design and build the project in two meaningful steps. The build part came quickly, and the Design part was part of a long, winding road with a steep learning curve. Being uncomfortable is the first step in my improvement process. Chief Architect support has been so good to me. The next huge leap happened in 2020 when I was introduced to IGuide. The ability for me to get measured drawings back in a wink combined with 360 imagery was a game changer. It catapulted my design process. Like a sonic boom, I could draw in days instead of dependence on others in months.

Calmly In Control

Having fun in design has helped everything. There are many moving parts to manage, so taking the most frustrating part and making it a highlight is a 180-degree turnaround worthy of celebration. It happened slowly, so I would have missed it if I had not taken a moment to reflect. Often, when a session runs past 1 1/2 hours, I get exhausted and need a moment to pause. It is exhilarating. It’s like rock climbing. You could be a foot off the ground with sewing machine legs, but the sensation is as if you were 100 feet in the air.

How It All Comes Together

Although we can be order takers, the mutual joy comes from being creative together. Suppose I were to sum up the experiences of several years of clients who have worked through design with the Levco Team. I would say it is incredible what we can do together. We design with and for you; we share little insights from our experience that meld with the knowledge the clients have living in the space. Within a session or two, we have torn things apart and rebuilt them in several ways, allowing the client to visualize what it will look like when we are done building it. I feel like I’m stomping on the accelerator of my buddys Tesla. Nuf Said, Mic Drop.

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