Custom Home Plans
Original, one-of-a-kind designs created from the ground up around your lot, lifestyle, and aesthetic preferences.
Designtime Residential
Custom Home Plans & Residential Designers in North & South Carolina
From cozy cottages to grand custom estates, our Charlotte-based design team turns your raw ideas into build-ready, code-compliant home plans tailored to your lot, your lifestyle, and your builder.
What we do
Custom, Semi-Custom & Production Home Plan Design
Whether you're building one dream home or developing a community, we deliver residential drawings that are structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, and easy for your builder to execute.
Semi-Custom Plans
Start from one of our proven layouts, then modify floor plan, exterior styling, or square footage to fit your needs.
Production & Builder Plans
Repeatable, builder-friendly plans engineered for production volume across North and South Carolina markets.
How it works
Our Home Design Process
A simple, organized four-step path from your raw ideas to a finished, build-ready plan.
STEP 01
Consultation
Sit down with our designer and organize your ideas, must-haves, and inspiration into a cohesive direction for your home.
STEP 02
Schematics
We lay out the basic outline of the home so you can review the footprint, room flow, and proportions before details lock in.
STEP 03
Design
You receive a highly detailed drawing of your home — exterior, interior layout, and key finishes — so you can truly visualize it.
STEP 04
Residential Drawings
Once you approve the design, we produce the full set of residential drawings your builder will need to break ground.
Who's designing your home
Meet Your Charlotte, NC Home Designers
Designtime Residential specializes in custom home design across Charlotte, the surrounding NC region, and South Carolina. Our residential designers are seasoned professionals backed by decades of first-rate experience.
Hundreds of households have trusted us with their plans, and consistently expressed complete satisfaction with our work — because we treat every plan as more than a place to live. It's a home people have dreamt about.
"Providing professional home plans isn't just about building places for people to live in. It's about creating homes that people have dreamt about living in." Michael W. Harmon — Owner & Lead Designer
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Custom Home Plans
Do you offer customizable house plans for North Carolina?
Yes — every North Carolina house plan we design can be customized to suit your specific needs, lot size, or design preferences.
What makes your Charlotte design firm different?
Our design firm in Charlotte, NC stands out for its client-focused approach, decades of hands-on experience, and an uncompromising commitment to functional, stylish home plans.
Are your plans suitable for South Carolina as well?
Absolutely. While we specialize in North Carolina home plans, we also provide designs fully compatible with South Carolina building codes.
Can you work with my builder or contractor directly?
Yes. Our home designers regularly collaborate with builders and contractors throughout the Carolinas to ensure a seamless construction process.
Do you provide permit-ready drawings?
Yes — our architectural designers produce plans that are engineered and ready for permit submission, helping you sail through approvals.
Get started
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