We design custom homes across the US Virgin Islands, Florida, the Gulf Coast, Ohio, Croatia, Romania, and the broader EU, on construction budgets from $100K to $3M.
Our remote-first process means geography isn’t a constraint — we’ve delivered in British Columbia, Massachusetts, California, and beyond. If the project is the right fit, we can take it on.
Not sure whether yours fits? Office Hours is the place to start.
Project workflow for custom projects
1. Pre-Design
We start with a call to understand your site, your brief, and your constraints. We analyze what's possible before committing to a direction — and we have the hard budget conversation early.
You receive: A complete project brief covering scope, phasing, pricing, and timeline. Work begins once it's accepted.
2. Schematic Design
We develop the design through drawings, diagrams, and 3D images — testing ideas, resolving the layout, and establishing the look and feel. You're part of this process throughout. Nothing is finalized without your input.
You receive: Schematic drawings and 3D visuals showing the proposed design, ready for your review and sign-off.
3. Design Development
We take the approved design and build out the technical package — structure, systems, coordination with engineers and any other required specialists. This is where the project is made buildable.
You receive: developed drawings with full technical coordination, confirmed and ready to move into construction documentation.
3. Construction Drawings
We produce the complete permit-ready drawing set — architectural, structural, and coordination drawings — along with 3D models and images. This is the package your contractor prices from and builds to.
You receive: a full construction drawing set, permit-ready, with everything needed to go to tender and break ground.
Pricing information:
Pricing follows the project in two stages, so you’re never asked to commit to a large number before the design that determines it exists.
Schematic design — a fixed fee. Scoped and quoted up front. A contained starting cost for the full design phase, until the direction is agreed. You’re committing to the design, not yet the build.
Construction drawings — priced by built area. Once the design is defined, the fee is calculated from the project’s built area — a real figure, not a guess, confirmed before work begins.
You get a complete brief — scope, deliverables, pricing — before anything starts. No commitment until it’s agreed.
Andrei Vasilief - Principal Architect | Founder
Since founding Animo Regis, I’ve taken residential projects from design through permitting and construction, across some of the most demanding conditions residential work faces — coastal and hurricane-exposed sites, seismic zones, and complex permitting jurisdictions.
I work with homeowners, developers, and contractors across the US, Canada, and Europe. The focus is custom residential, from the first brief through permit-ready construction documents. The aim is never just a set of drawings that passes permit, but a home that works the way you live and holds up to where it’s built.
Jurisdictions: USVI, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Ohio, California, British Columbia, Romania, and Croatia.
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Master of Architecture — KU Leuven, Belgium
Bachelor of Science in Architecture — Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Office Hours
A free 45-minute architectural consultation — before you commit to anything.
No brief required. No commitment. One conversation.
Office Hours is a 45-minute working session, held online every Wednesday, focused on a specific question your project is facing — at any stage, with no brief required and no obligation to hire.