Interior · Landscape · Architecture · Missouri
Drafting Buddies designs the inside, the outside, and the structure of a Missouri property as one coordinated project - interior layouts, outdoor living spaces, and architectural drawings built to match the zoning, setback, and code requirements of the city or county they're built in.
Drafting Buddies · Missouri Design Studio
Coordinated
Architecture · Interior · Landscape
One coordinated design, Missouri site
ARC
Architectural Design
INT
Interior Design
LND
Landscape Design
ARCH · INTERIOR · LANDSCAPE - COORDINATED SET
In-house designers & drafters
Completed projects
Typical concept turnaround
Coordinated Design
Drafting Buddies is a CAD, BIM, and design outsourcing partner built for the pace of U.S. architecture, interior design, and landscape firms. In Missouri, that means every interior layout, outdoor space, and building drawing is produced with the state's own design reality in view: a home-rule system where St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia each set their own zoning, setback, and building code rules, and where a four-season climate shapes everything from outdoor living design to window placement.
Interior, landscape, and architectural design are treated as one connected discipline rather than three separate hand-offs. A kitchen remodel, the patio outside it, and the load-bearing wall between them are drawn from the same base plan, so nothing gets designed in a vacuum - and nothing gets rejected at permit review because one discipline missed what another assumed.
Statewide coverage is listed on our Missouri drafting services page.
What's included
Twelve services across three disciplines - filter by category or browse the full set below.
01 · Architectural
Custom home, addition, and remodel design for Missouri homeowners and builders, from initial concept through a buildable floor plan. Layouts account for the lot's actual setbacks and zoning classification in its city or county, so the design that gets approved by the client is the same one that clears the local building department without a redesign.
02 · Architectural
Design services for offices, retail spaces, restaurants, and mixed-use buildings, covering layout, code-driven egress and accessibility planning, and coordination with structural and MEP drawings. Built for developers and commercial contractors managing municipal approval processes across Missouri’s largest cities and growing suburban markets.
03 · Architectural
Complete construction document packages prepared to the specific code edition and submittal checklist required by the project’s local building department, since Missouri has no single statewide standard. Includes floor plans, elevations, sections, and detail sheets ready for permit review without back-and-forth over missing information.
04 · Architectural
Converts sketches, PDFs, and existing drawings into precise CAD files and 3D models for architects and builders who need a faster path from concept to construction-ready documentation. Also supports as-built drafting for renovation projects where original drawings for an older Missouri property no longer exist.
05 · Interior
Full-home and single-room interior design for Missouri homeowners, covering layout, finishes, lighting, and furniture selection. Works from a client’s existing floor plan or as part of a new build or renovation, producing a coordinated look across every room rather than a one-off styling exercise.
06 · Interior
Interior design for offices, retail stores, restaurants, and hotels, balancing brand identity with accessibility and code requirements for public and workplace spaces. Supports corporate clients and hospitality operators across St. Louis, Kansas City, and other Missouri markets planning a new build-out or refresh.
07 · Interior
Detailed layout and finish design for kitchens and bathrooms, the two rooms with the most plumbing, electrical, and cabinetry coordination of any residential space. Plans are drawn precisely enough for a contractor to bid and build from directly, reducing costly changes mid-renovation.
08 · Interior
Furniture layout, traffic flow, and interior CAD drafting for residential and commercial spaces, ensuring a floor plan actually works before construction begins. Especially useful for open-concept renovations and office reconfigurations where existing walls and utilities constrain the design.
09 · Landscape
Front and back yard design for Missouri homes, covering plant selection suited to the state’s climate and soil, grading, and layout. Designed alongside the home’s architecture so the outdoor space reads as an extension of the house rather than an afterthought added once construction wraps.
10 · Landscape
Landscape design for office parks, retail centers, and multifamily developments, including plantings, grading, and site layout that satisfy a municipality’s landscaping and screening ordinances. Supports developers and property managers navigating the local approval requirements common across Missouri commercial permitting.
11 · Landscape
Patios, decks, pergolas, fire features, and outdoor kitchens designed to fit a property’s grading, drainage, and existing structures. Plans account for Missouri’s freeze-thaw winters and humid summers, which affect material choice and foundation depth for permanent hardscape elements.
12 · Landscape
Precise landscape construction drawings and site plans built in CAD, giving contractors exact grading, planting, and hardscape dimensions to build from. Used for both stand-alone landscape projects and as a companion set to a home’s architectural and permit drawings.
Industries served
The same coordinated design approach adapts to residential, commercial, and institutional projects of any scale.
Custom homes, renovations, and additions
Offices, storefronts, and shopping centers
Hotels, restaurants, and event venues
Clinics and medical office interiors
Workplace and office build-outs
Apartments, condos, and townhomes
Schools and campus facilities
Civic and public-sector buildings
Why choose us
Every Missouri project is handled by a team that coordinates interior, landscape, and architectural drawings from the start.
Zoning, setback, and code requirements are checked against the specific Missouri city or county governing the project, not a generic statewide assumption.
All three disciplines work from the same base plan, so indoor and outdoor design decisions stay consistent instead of conflicting.
Most initial layouts and design concepts are delivered within 48 hours of a confirmed brief.
A dedicated bench across architecture, interiors, and landscape, so capacity scales with project volume.
Designs are refined until layout, finishes, and site plan match the brief - revisions are part of the process.
A proven track record across residential and commercial design, with NDAs available for every engagement.
Tools & pipeline
The platform is matched to the discipline and the deliverable. Production runs in Revit and AutoCAD, landscape documentation in Vectorworks Landmark, and visualization in SketchUp, 3ds Max, V-Ray, Lumion and Enscape.
Local accuracy
Missouri has no single statewide building code, which makes local awareness part of getting a design right.
What governs a Missouri project
Missouri leaves building code adoption to individual cities and counties rather than a state agency, so the applicable IBC or IRC edition, and its local amendments, depend entirely on the project’s address.
St. Louis and Kansas City each enforce their own locally amended codes and separate permit review processes, and zoning and setback rules vary just as widely between neighboring suburbs.
Where a local jurisdiction hasn’t adopted a code, Missouri’s Architecture Practice Act points to Section 107 of the 2012 IBC as the default reference for licensed professionals.
Landscape and site-design ordinances - screening, buffer, and stormwater requirements in particular - are set at the municipal level and checked against the specific city or county before finalizing a site plan.
Missouri’s freeze-thaw winters and humid summers are factored into material and foundation choices for hardscape, outdoor living, and exterior architectural elements.
This is a general reference for design purposes and is not legal or code-compliance advice. Always confirm the exact code edition, zoning classification, and local amendments with the relevant Missouri building or planning department before finalizing construction documents.
Coverage
Remote delivery means the same 48-hour turnaround and jurisdiction-aware design wherever a project sits in the state. See our locations and related work in our portfolio.
Independent City
Jackson County
Greene County
Boone County
Jackson County
Jackson County
St. Charles County
Buchanan County
St. Charles County
Jackson County
Jasper County
St. Louis County
Cole County
Cape Girardeau County
Taney County
Client feedback
They designed our kitchen, the patio just outside it, and the addition tying them together as one project. Nothing felt disconnected.
Homeowner
St. Charles, MO
Our commercial interior build-out cleared the city's accessibility review on the first submission. That doesn't usually happen.
Commercial Developer
Kansas City, MO
The landscape plan actually accounted for our drainage and the county's buffer requirements. Saved us a revision cycle.
Property Manager
Springfield, MO
No. Missouri leaves building code adoption to individual cities and counties, so the applicable IBC or IRC edition and its local amendments depend on the project’s address. St. Louis and Kansas City each enforce their own amended codes and permit processes. Where a jurisdiction has not adopted a code, Missouri’s Architecture Practice Act points to Section 107 of the 2012 IBC as the default reference for licensed professionals.
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