A-203 · Configuration
How a new custom home project works at Autotelic
A new custom home starts with the land: a fixed-price land or site study booked online, or a scoped consult, then design and engineering.
- Project
- HOW IT WORKS
- Sheet
- A-203
- Sheet title
- NEW BUILD
- Rev
- 2026-09-26
- Set
- 17 SHEETS
- Status
- RELEASED
- 1Architectural Design
- 2Land Planning
- 3Discovery & Site Analysis
- 4Structural Engineering
- 5Construction Documents
- 6Permit Services
- 7MEP Engineering
- 83D Rendering
- 9Custom Modular Home
- 10Structured Cabling
- 11Home network & fiber
- 12Savant Whole-Home Automation
- 13Control Programming
- 14Lighting Control
- 15Solar Panel Array
- 16Tesla Powerwall Battery
- 17New build
- Released
- In progress
- Not in service
- Internal — shown, never linked
- Seat on the base (alignment)
- Item no. → parts list
- service page
- fixed-price SKU
- book it
A new custom home starts with the design side: architectural design, land planning, site analysis, structural engineering, MEP engineering, 3D rendering, and a full construction documents and permit services package to get the project approved. A custom modular home follows the same design sequence, then substitutes factory manufacturing and a crane set for stick-built framing on site. The technology layer for a new build is usually designed in from the start rather than added later: structured cabling and fiber to the network closet, Savant whole-home automation, control programming, lighting control, a solar panel array, and Tesla Powerwall battery storage.
Doors today: A fixed-price land or site study, or a scoped consult.
Build sequence
1. Feasibility
ReleasedA custom home starts with a fixed-price land or site study, booked online, or a scoped consult.
2. Estimate
ReleasedThe consult that follows the study prices the design, engineering and construction scope against the real catalog.
3. Design
ReleasedConcept Studio runs a swipe tournament for a new build's kitchen, bath and basement finishes; its technology categories are coming soon.
4. Front desk
ReleasedChloe or a call to the front desk scopes the build and hands it to the portal.
A real visitor probes what Chloe knows; she does not invent an answer · captured 2026-09-08, reviewed by Robert Three turns of a real, scrubbed scoping chat: Chloe asks, does not invent.
- ChloeHey! I'm Chloe 👋 Welcome to **Autotelic**! What can I help you with today?
- VisitorWhat do you think of my floor tile picks so far?
- ChloeI’d love to help you fine‑tune those tile choices! 😊 What style or color palette are you leaning toward, and where in the space will the tiles be installed?
- VisitorWhat do you think of my floor tile picks so far?
- ChloeSounds great! Could you tell me a bit about the tiles you’ve chosen—like the color, pattern, or material? That’ll help me give you the best feedback.
- VisitorWhich tile did I lock in?
Show the raw response
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ReleasedOnce under contract, the build moves into the client portal — proposal, milestones, files, and messages.
6. Field
InternalThe crew cockpit app manages the build on site, shown here but never linked as something to install.
Rooms on the schedule
I'm building new — start from the purpose:
Proof
- 5,133 Catalog items costed
- Custom home builds
- Modular home builds
- Townhome developments
- Multi-family builds
Questions
Can I get a feasibility study before I buy the lot?
Yes — the pre-purchase land study and the site analysis book online at a fixed price, and each ends in a written report you can use during due diligence.
Can I get a self-serve feasibility study for a fully custom home?
Not as a self-serve tool yet. The land and site studies book online at a fixed price, and a scoped consult is the other door.
Is a modular home lower quality than a stick-built new build?
No — it is the same design and engineering process, with manufacturing happening in a factory under quality control instead of entirely on site.
Is the technology layer optional on a new build?
It's optional in scope, but it's meant to be designed in with the architecture from the start rather than added as a retrofit later.
Does every project type go through the front desk?
Every project's first contact still goes through the front desk — Eve or Chloe — before any of these steps; this build sequence highlights the modules that follow it for a new build specifically.