Peggy Dolan Design is an architectural color consulting company that selects exterior color & material and their placement for single family residences, custom homes, rental communities, for sale attached housing, retail, mixed- use, commercial & institutional projects. Dolan Design coordinates their philosophy of color & material design with all other design disciplines in the building process; architecture, interior design, landscape design, signage and urban planning firms. Dolan Design is brought into the design timeline subsequent to architecture design and preferably before interior & landscape and is involved in the specification of the primary elements of the projects. These features would include paint, stain, stucco, siding, roof material, masonry, durable material, stone, brick, concrete cast stone, mortar color and it's treatment as well as window frames, storefronts, glass, garage doors, gutters, deck coating, bird stops, all metal features and so on. The architecture is studied for authentic design quality, historic relevance, environmental contingencies and concerns, natural landscape features including deciduous fauna, potential occupant profiles, neighborhood adjacencies and committee building restrictions and requirements. At Peggy Dolan Design the project's exterior design characteristics are carefully considered prior to developing any potential color palette. Once client satisfaction is achieved as to the interpretation of mass delineation, scale and identification of prominent forms, the process of contemplating color begins. These facets are vital to decisions made about the desired amount of animation and movement (or lack thereof) on the building, a particular theme necessary to communicate or even a level of trend to demonstrate. Whatever is the appropriate approach is for each particular project, the selection of all exterior material with proper saturation, clarity, tone and value along with the texture, pattern and syncopation of color all capture and define these essential project considerations contributing to the overall feel of the neighborhood. Dolan Design generates comprehensive color & material palettes; assembles scheme boards demonstrating these combinations and creates colored-coded elevations provided to illustrate where these colors & material are to appear on the building(s). These presentation boards ultimately communicate how the designed color and material contribute to the character of the entire community. Understanding the importance of appropriate contrast and texture for the architecture while simultaneously meeting the needs of the client helps Dolan Design create original and distinctive projects. Peggy Dolan Design's expert exterior color recommendations take into account the needs of the builder, the homeowner and the character of the community; this is paramount to our business philosophy.