Interior · Landscape · Architecture · Kansas
Drafting Buddies designs the building, the interior and the site as one coordinated project for homeowners, architects, builders and developers across Kansas. Because Kansas is a home-rule state with no single statewide building code, every design is checked against the specific IBC/IRC edition, zoning and setback rules your city or county has actually adopted - so your plans are ready for approval, not a redesign.
Design Set · KS-01
Coordinated
Architecture · Interior · Landscape
One coordinated design, Kansas site
Architecture
Building design
Interior
Interior design
Landscape
Site design
In-house designers & drafters
Projects completed nationwide
Standard turnaround
Sub-Services
Whether you need one discipline or the full package, our architecture, interior and landscape teams work from the same project brief so nothing gets designed in isolation.
01 · Architecture
We design custom homes, additions, ADUs and renovations from concept through a buildable floor plan, with elevations, roof form and massing set to your site and budget. Every design accounts for the setback, height and zoning rules your specific Kansas city or county enforces, so the concept your client falls in love with is the one that actually clears design review.
02 · Architecture
We design office buildings, retail spaces, restaurants, mixed-use and multifamily projects with layouts built around occupancy type, tenant needs and code-driven egress requirements. From early massing through tenant improvement design, our team works directly with your Kansas project's use group and construction type to keep the design buildable and code-aligned.
03 · Architecture
We produce complete construction document sets - dimensioned floor plans, elevations, sections, wall types, schedules and details - formatted for submittal to your project's specific Kansas building department. Because adopted code editions vary by jurisdiction across Kansas, we confirm your city or county's current requirements before finalizing the set, reducing plan-review comment cycles.
04 · Architecture
We convert sketches, existing drawings or design intent into precise CAD drawings and 3D architectural models in Revit or AutoCAD. This gives your Kansas project a clean, coordinated base file that supports permit drawings, renderings and future revisions without redrawing the building from scratch each time.
05 · Interior
We design kitchens, bathrooms, living spaces and whole-home interiors with layout, material and lighting plans tailored to how your Kansas client actually lives. Space planning, furniture layout and finish selection are handled together, so the interior design supports the architectural plan rather than being bolted on after construction begins.
06 · Interior
We design offices, retail stores, restaurants and hotel interiors with space planning that reflects real workflow, brand identity and code-required egress and accessibility. Our team coordinates finish schedules and layout plans that support both a strong client experience and a smooth build-out on Kansas commercial and hospitality projects.
07 · Interior
We design detailed kitchen and bathroom layouts with cabinetry, fixture placement, appliance clearances and finish selections built to scale. These plans are precise enough to hand directly to a Kansas contractor or cabinet supplier for pricing and installation, cutting down on field measurement errors and change orders.
08 · Interior
We produce dimensioned interior CAD drawings, furniture layout plans and space-planning studies for residential and commercial interiors. These drawings give contractors, cabinet makers and furniture vendors an exact reference, keeping your Kansas project's interior build-out consistent with the approved design intent.
09 · Landscape
We design front and back yards, gardens, planting beds and outdoor living areas around your site's existing grade, sun exposure and drainage. Plans balance aesthetics with Kansas's clay-heavy soils and seasonal extremes, giving homeowners a landscape design that's realistic to install and maintain, not just attractive on paper.
10 · Landscape
We design site landscaping for office parks, retail centers, multifamily developments and institutional properties, coordinating plantings, walkways and site drainage with the building and parking layout. Designs support municipal landscape-ordinance and screening requirements that vary by Kansas jurisdiction, keeping the site plan review-ready.
11 · Landscape
We design patios, decks, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, pergolas and retaining walls as part of a coordinated outdoor living plan. Layouts account for grading, drainage and structural requirements so hardscape elements are buildable and durable through Kansas's freeze-thaw cycles, not just visually appealing in a rendering.
12 · Landscape
We produce detailed landscape CAD drawings, planting plans and irrigation layouts with plant schedules, spacing and installation notes. These drawings give Kansas landscapers and contractors a precise reference for bidding and installation, keeping the finished landscape consistent with the approved design.
Industries We Serve
Our architecture, interior and landscape teams have worked across residential, commercial and institutional projects, bringing sector-specific design conventions to every Kansas engagement.
Custom homes, additions, ADUs and whole-home renovations.
Offices, retail spaces, restaurants and mixed-use buildings.
Hotels, restaurants and hospitality interiors and sites.
Apartments, multifamily developments and shared amenities.
Workplace layouts, tenant improvements and office build-outs.
Clinics, medical offices and healthcare interiors.
Schools, campuses and institutional facilities.
Civic buildings and municipal projects.
Why Drafting Buddies
Architecture, interior and landscape are designed together by the same project team, so decisions in one discipline don't conflict with another later in the process.
Because Kansas has no single statewide code, we confirm the exact IBC/IRC edition, zoning and setback rules your city or county enforces before design work begins.
A dedicated bench across architecture, interiors and landscape means we can scale on tight deadlines without outsourcing to a third party.
We've designed residential, commercial and institutional projects across the US, bringing that cross-sector experience to every Kansas engagement.
Most single-scope design packages are delivered within 48 hours of a confirmed brief, with clear scheduling for larger multi-discipline projects.
You work with a single point of contact throughout the project, with revision rounds built into every engagement - no black-box handoffs.
Software We Use
Production runs in Revit and AutoCAD, with visualization in SketchUp, Lumion, Enscape and V-Ray.
Kansas Code Landscape
Kansas is one of the few states with no mandatory statewide building code. Cities and counties each adopt their own edition of the IBC and IRC, on their own timeline, with their own zoning and setback amendments. A design built to generic assumptions can pass review in one Kansas jurisdiction and get rejected in the next. We design against the code your specific address is actually under.
No statewide building code
Kansas operates under home rule - the IBC and IRC only apply where a city or county council has formally adopted them by ordinance.
Locally adopted IBC / IRC editions
Major Kansas cities including Wichita, Overland Park and Kansas City currently enforce 2018-cycle IBC/IRC with local amendments; adoption years vary by jurisdiction.
Zoning & setback variation
Lot coverage, setback and height limits are set at the city or county level, so a design compliant in one Kansas community may need revision in another.
Kansas Fire Prevention Code
The only code mandatory statewide is the Kansas Fire Prevention Code, enforced by the State Fire Marshal; local jurisdictions may make it more stringent, not less.
Landscape & site ordinances
Screening, planting and hardscape requirements for commercial sites vary by municipality, so site landscape plans are checked against your project’s specific jurisdiction.
Where We Work
We deliver architectural, interior and landscape design remotely to project teams anywhere in the state - these are among the Kansas cities we work in most. See every market we cover on our locations page.
Sedgwick County
Johnson County
Wyandotte County
Shawnee County
Johnson County
Douglas County
Riley County
Saline County
Johnson County
Johnson County
Reno County
Johnson County
Client Feedback
★★★★★
“They designed the house, the kitchen and the backyard as one plan instead of three separate projects. Everything actually fits together.”
Homeowner
Overland Park, KS
★★★★★
“Our permit reviewer in Wichita had almost no comments - they clearly knew our city's setback rules going in.”
Builder
Wichita, KS
★★★★★
“48-hour turnaround on the kitchen layout let us get pricing from our contractor the same week.”
Homeowner
Kansas City, KS
Get Started
Send us your site, brief or existing drawings and we'll come back with a fixed quote and phase-by-phase timeline - checked against the code and zoning your Kansas project actually falls under.