We worked with a local Montana architect who designed the home, and unfortunately, we don’t have the license to be able to share her work. As a family, we have also made the decision to keep our floor plan private for security reasons unrelated to Rushton Home.

If you are just starting on your build process and looking for guidance, I would recommend a few things:

1. Follow AD House Plans (@adhouseplans) on Instagram and look through all of the plans on their website. We considered a number of their plans and they are also modifiable to your needs. At the very least seeing all these online plans will help you define exactly what you want in your home and how you do/don’t want it laid out.

2. Research local architects. The key is that you want someone who can visit your land. Our home was built specifically to the angle of our land and where our best views/mountains are. If the mountains were in a different direction, our layout would have looked completely different!

3. Consider looking for an architect who will design blueprints for an hourly fee. Many architects charge a percentage of the total build price and will guide you through the whole design & build process, which can be very costly. A cheaper alternative is to work with an architect who will design your blueprints (only) based on your land and exactly what you are looking for. Then you can work with an engineer to make sure that they are safe and up to code. You won’t have architectural guidance during the build and you won’t ever see 3D renderings of the design (you’ll have to use your imagination!), but you may find that this could make an architect affordable enough to want to pursue it. If that still feels too costly, a plan purchased online will be the best route.