Jul 12, 2026 · 59 min · 15 segments
Designing a house does not begin with floor plans, exterior styles, or deciding where the kitchen island should go. It begins with understanding the people who will live there and translating their…
Andrew HawkinsHostSo we have a little bit of a look ahead, but one of the things that I am working through was I have a residential programming questionnaire that I use for every single residential project I do.
And so I wanted to do a show based around that programming questionnaire, 'cause shockingly, we haven't really ever had a dedicated show about what this process looks like.
So I have an arc, typical kind of arc that we do, but right out of the gate, this is just the room list problem.
My process for solving the problem is the older version of my residential programming questionnaire, it did a good job of asking clients, for example, you're Dick and Jane homeowner, and you say, "Bob, I'm hiring you to do a house." What's the first thing that happens? Well, other than us celebrating this amazing journey that we're gonna go on-
And I have added to it and edited it over the last two decades to the version that it is now.
Most firms have something like this for any of their processes, whether it's houses or schools or hospitals or whatever.
So we have a little bit of a look ahead, but one of the things that I am working through was I have a residential programming questionnaire that I use for every single residential project I do.
And so I wanted to do a show based around that programming questionnaire, 'cause shockingly, we haven't really ever had a dedicated show about what this process looks like.
So I have an arc, typical kind of arc that we do, but right out of the gate, this is just the room list problem.
My process for solving the problem is the older version of my residential programming questionnaire, it did a good job of asking clients, for example, you're Dick and Jane homeowner, and you say, "Bob, I'm hiring you to do a house." What's the first thing that happens? Well, other than us celebrating this amazing journey that we're gonna go on-
And I have added to it and edited it over the last two decades to the version that it is now.
Most firms have something like this for any of their processes, whether it's houses or schools or hospitals or whatever.
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