First, Define Your Direction.
Then Define Your Design.
Every renovation, addition, and new build starts with the obvious: What's not working with how your family lives in your current home.
You already know most of your project.
You just haven't said it out loud yet.
Or put a price on it.
Now is the time to do just that.
- —Outline your challenge before you find the solution for it (aka put your "Horse before Cart")
- —Get a true construction cost estimate, calibrated to your ZIP code and market conditions, before you hire anyone or spend a single dollar
- —Walk into your first conversation with us —or anyone— knowing you're in control
No drawings needed. No commitment. Totally free. Takes just 10 minutes.
Every family deserves project clarity at the very beginning, not project failure at the very end.
How It Works
Tell Us What's Not Working
Answer a few questions about your home and what you'd like to change — even if you're not sure how to fix it. You don't need a concept. You don't need drawings. You just need to know the problem. The tool walks you through it.
See What Your Ballpark Costs
Scopify — our free project tool — takes your direction and turns it into a room-by-room cost range calibrated to your ZIP code. You'll see a real number before you've spent a dollar on design, drawings, or a contractor.
Most homeowners don't learn what their project actually costs until they're $10,000–$50,000 deep in architect's drawings or contractor deposits. Scopify gives you that number first — so you can dream with your eyes open.
Sit Down When You're Ready
Once you've seen your cost range, you can request an in-home consultation with Sweebe Architecture. You'll already have a direction and a ballpark. So will we. That means our first conversation is about designing your home — not guessing at budgets.
Why We Do It This Way
Your home should reflect how your family actually lives — not just how it looks from the street. That's not a luxury. It's what your family deserves.
But before anyone picks up a pencil to create a drawing or provide you with a quote, you should know what ballpark you are in and if you're even playing the same sport as the service providers you're looking to hire. That's why we give you a direction and a price range first — so when we sit down together, we're solving for your needs, not discovering what they are.
Michael Sweebe, RA, AIA
Founder & CEO, Sweebe Architecture
Serving families in Essex, Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Union, Somerset & Hunterdon Counties, NJ
Your Scopify Qualified Project Outline (QPO) is yours to keep — useful whether you work with us, another architect, or a contractor.