Owner program
Household needs, expected years of use, timing, budget range and purchase or ownership decisions.
Preconstruction decision support
Residential addition feasibility study
A structured example of how Dena House connects owner goals, the existing building, property constraints, technical feasibility and economic feasibility before full design or construction.
Project stageFeasibility + preconstruction
PropertyExisting single-family home
Study periodApproximately two months
DecisionDefine a defensible next step
The question
Can the property support the owner’s goals at a responsible investment?
The study begins with the household program and the way the existing house currently works. Rather than assuming one addition shape, the team identifies which needs are essential, which relationships should improve and which options deserve technical and economic analysis.
The property review brings together measurements, available records, boundary and topographic survey information, zoning, grades, drainage, access, structure and building systems. The goal is to identify the conditions that control the decision before they are buried inside a finished design.
Study workstreams
One decision assembled from four kinds of information.
Property analysis
Boundary and topographic survey, zoning, site conditions, existing structure, systems and likely permit path.
Economic analysis
Construction-range assumptions, alternatives, owner-use value, market context and transparent ROI scenarios.
Next-step package
Preferred concept direction, architectural and engineering needs, material assumptions, detailed budget structure and timeline.
The result is permission to proceed carefully—or evidence to change direction before a much larger commitment.
A feasibility study does not force a project into construction. It documents the assumptions, risks and next investigations so the owner can move forward, revise the program, negotiate a purchase, pause or decline with better information.
When the direction remains promising, Dena House can continue into coordinated architectural and engineering plans, material specifications, trade-by-trade budgeting, permitting and a milestone-based project schedule.
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