Interior · Landscape · Architecture · New Jersey
DraftingBuddies is a US-focused design and drafting outsourcing studio bringing interior design, landscape architecture, and architectural design together for New Jersey homeowners, architects, developers, and contractors. Instead of coordinating three separate vendors, you get one team carrying your project from concept through construction documents - with every space plan, planting plan, and elevation checked against NJ Uniform Construction Code and local zoning requirements from day one.
Design Package
UCC-checked
Interior + Exterior + Site
Princeton, NJ · Coordinated drawing set
INT
Interior Design
LND
Landscape Architecture
ARC
Architectural Design
NJ UCC · ZONING SETBACKS · ONE APPROVABLE DESIGN
In-house designers & drafters
Projects delivered nationwide
Interior, landscape & architecture
NJ counties served remotely
Services
We offer interior design, landscape architecture, and architectural design as standalone design services or as a single coordinated package - the right fit for a full renovation, a new custom build, or a targeted single-room or backyard project.
Interior Design
Space planning, finishes, cabinetry, and lighting layouts for homes, offices, and retail spaces across New Jersey.
Landscape Architecture
Planting plans, hardscape, grading, and outdoor living design for residential and commercial NJ properties.
Architectural Design
Concept through construction documents for new builds, additions, and renovations across New Jersey.
Sub-Services, In Detail
Every service below can be ordered independently or bundled into a single coordinated design package for your New Jersey property.
INT-01 · Interior Design
Our interior space planning service maps furniture layout, traffic flow, and functional zoning before a single finish is chosen, so a room works for how it will actually be used. Working from existing floor plans or new architectural drawings, we test layout options for residential living spaces, offices, and retail floors across New Jersey, flagging clearances, sightlines, and code-related egress considerations along the way. Clients receive scaled floor plans and layout options they can compare side by side before committing to furniture or built-ins.
INT-02 · Interior Design
Kitchens and bathrooms carry the highest design and plumbing complexity in any home, and our interior design team handles cabinetry layout, appliance and fixture placement, material selection, and lighting plans specific to these rooms. New Jersey homeowners and contractors use this service for full renovations or new construction, with drawings coordinated against plumbing and electrical rough-in locations so the finished design is buildable, not just decorative. Multiple layout and finish options are presented before final documentation.
INT-03 · Interior Design
Office, retail, and hospitality interiors need to balance brand identity with functional space planning, and our commercial interior design service covers both - workstation layouts, reception and lobby design, retail floor planning, and finish palettes matched to a brand's identity. New Jersey businesses use this service for new build-outs, lease renovations, and franchise rollouts where consistent design standards apply across multiple locations. Deliverables include layout plans, finish schedules, and reflected ceiling plans.
INT-04 · Interior Design
Renovating an existing New Jersey home or commercial space starts with accurate as-built documentation, and our team produces the interior drafting drawings - demolition plans, new layout plans, elevations, and finish schedules - that a contractor needs to price and build the work correctly. This service is commonly paired with architectural documentation when a renovation involves structural changes, ensuring interior and structural drawings stay aligned throughout construction.
LND-01 · Landscape Design
Our residential landscape design service plans plant selection, bed layout, and seasonal color across a property's front and back yard, balancing what looks good with what will actually thrive in New Jersey's climate and soil conditions. Plans cover foundation planting, privacy screening, and specimen tree placement, delivered as scaled planting plans a landscape contractor can price and install directly. This service pairs well with hardscape design for homeowners planning a full outdoor renovation rather than planting alone.
LND-02 · Landscape Design
Patios, walkways, retaining walls, and outdoor kitchens make up the hardscape layer of a landscape design, and our team details material selection, layout, and grading for these features so they integrate cleanly with the planting plan and existing site drainage. New Jersey homeowners use this service to plan backyard renovations, pool surrounds, and outdoor entertaining areas, with construction-ready drawings that specify paver patterns, wall heights, and step layouts for a contractor to build from directly.
LND-03 · Landscape Design
Commercial properties in New Jersey - office parks, retail centers, and multifamily developments - need landscape plans that satisfy municipal site-plan review while still supporting a usable, attractive property. Our commercial landscape design service covers parking-lot buffer planting, stormwater-conscious grading, ADA-accessible pathways, and amenity space design, all documented to the level of detail a NJ planning board or civil engineer typically requires for site plan approval alongside architectural submissions.
LND-04 · Landscape Design
Poor grading and drainage planning are the most common source of post-construction landscape failures, so we produce grading plans, drainage routing, and irrigation zone layouts alongside the planting design rather than as an afterthought. This service is especially relevant for New Jersey properties with heavy seasonal rainfall or clay soils, where standing water and erosion can undermine an otherwise well-designed landscape. Drawings coordinate directly with your civil engineer's stormwater plan where one exists.
ARC-01 · Architectural Design
Designing a custom home in New Jersey starts with a concept that fits your lot, budget, and the local zoning envelope, and our architectural design service carries that concept through schematic design, design development, and full construction documents. We coordinate floor plans, elevations, sections, and details against NJ Uniform Construction Code requirements and municipal zoning setbacks at every stage, so the design you fall in love with at concept is still buildable and approvable by the time it reaches permit review.
ARC-02 · Architectural Design
Additions and major renovations carry unique design constraints - matching existing structure, respecting current zoning nonconformities, and integrating new framing with old - and our team specializes in resolving these for New Jersey homeowners and contractors. We produce existing-conditions documentation, proposed design drawings, and structural coordination notes needed for permit submission, keeping the addition visually and structurally consistent with the original home rather than looking bolted on.
ARC-03 · Architectural Design
Commercial and mixed-use projects in New Jersey involve more stakeholders and stricter code review than residential work, and our architectural design service is built to keep pace - covering programming, code analysis, egress planning, and construction documentation for office, retail, and multifamily buildings. We work directly with your civil engineer, MEP consultants, and landscape team so the architectural drawing set stays coordinated across every discipline through permit submission and construction.
ARC-04 · Architectural Design
Once a design is approved conceptually, our team produces the full architectural documentation package - floor plans, elevations, sections, and details - needed for pricing and permit submission, paired with photorealistic 3D visualization so clients and boards can see the design before construction starts. This combined service is popular with New Jersey architects and developers who need both buildable drawings and marketing-ready imagery from a single coordinated source.
Software & Tools
We work directly in the same tools your New Jersey architects, interior designers, and landscape consultants already use, so files move between teams without conversion errors. Core production happens in Revit and AutoCAD, with visualization in SketchUp, 3ds Max, and Lumion.
Industries We Serve
From single-family renovations in Bergen County to mixed-use developments in Jersey City, our design team adapts scope and detail to each project type - including residential and commercial work.
Custom homes, additions & whole-house renovations.
Unit interiors, common areas & site landscaping.
Workplace interiors & base-building design.
Storefront interiors & franchise design standards.
Hotel interiors & guest amenity landscaping.
Coordinated architecture, interiors & site design.
Overflow drafting & design-development support.
Construction-ready planting & hardscape plans.
Project Types
Kitchen, bathroom, or living space redesign with layout and finish selection.
Planting, patio, pool surround, and outdoor kitchen design as one package.
Existing-conditions documentation through permit-ready construction drawings.
Concept design through full architectural, interior & landscape documentation.
Office, retail, or restaurant interior fit-out with base-building coordination.
Coordinated architecture, unit interiors, and site landscape across a full site.
Deliverables
Scaled interior space plans and furniture layouts.
Landscape planting, grading & hardscape drawings.
Elevations, sections & permit-ready drawing sets.
Photorealistic interior, exterior & landscape visuals.
Quality Control
Designs are checked for buildability, not just appearance, before they ever reach your desk.
Setbacks, coverage limits, and egress requirements are verified against NJ UCC and local ordinances.
Interior, landscape, and architectural drawings are checked against each other for conflicts before delivery.
Final drawing sets are proofed for dimensions, labeling, and completeness prior to delivery.
Our Process
Discuss scope, site, budget, and desired disciplines.
Existing conditions and any prior drawings are assessed.
Initial layout, planting, or massing options presented.
Selected concept refined with materials and detail.
Construction-ready drawings and schedules produced.
Final files delivered with contractor Q&A support.
Why Choose Us
Interior, landscape, and architectural design coordinated on the same drawing set.
No freelancer hand-offs - a dedicated team works your project start to finish.
Experience across residential, commercial, and mixed-use design work.
Designs are developed with NJ UCC and municipal zoning constraints in mind from concept.
Revit, AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Vectorworks Landmark, so files move without conversion loss.
A clear quote before work begins, with no surprise revision billing within scope.
Local Expertise
A beautiful design that can't get permitted isn't finished. We develop interior, landscape, and architectural work with New Jersey's regulatory framework built in from the concept stage - not patched on at permit review - so setbacks, coverage limits, and egress requirements are already accounted for by the time drawings reach your municipal reviewer.
UCC
NJ Uniform Construction Code (UCC) subcode awareness built into interior, landscape, and architectural drawings from concept.
ZONING
Municipal zoning setback and impervious coverage limits are checked against the local ordinance before design is locked.
CODE CYCLES
NJ Division of Codes & Standards adopted code cycles are referenced so documentation matches what reviewers currently enforce.
SITE PLAN
Site-plan and planning board documentation standards are followed so landscape and architectural sets can move together into municipal review.
COORDINATION
Coordination with licensed NJ architects and engineers of record, so permit-ready drawings are ready for their review and seal.
Pair this design package with permit-ready documentation, CAD drafting, and Revit BIM when your New Jersey project also needs a full construction set.
Cities We Serve
All design work is delivered remotely as digital files, so distance from our studio never affects turnaround. Statewide coverage is listed on our New Jersey drafting services page.
Essex Co.
Hudson Co.
Passaic Co.
Union Co.
Middlesex Co.
Mercer Co.
Mercer Co.
Hudson Co.
Camden Co.
Morris Co.
Middlesex Co.
Ocean Co.
Portfolio
Representative project types from our 2,000+ delivered projects. Full case studies with client-approved images are shared on request during your quote call - or browse our portfolio.
Interior Design · Space Planning
Landscape Design · Planting & Hardscape
Architectural Design · Construction Documents
Testimonials
“Having interior, landscape, and architecture come from one team meant our finishes and site plan actually matched at the end.”
Homeowner
Custom home build, Princeton
“The planting and grading plan solved a drainage issue our last landscaper never addressed.”
Property Owner
Backyard renovation, Cherry Hill
“Our addition drawings sailed through municipal review because the setbacks were already accounted for in the design.”
General Contractor
Home addition, Morristown
Design Services New Jersey
Yes. We coordinate all three disciplines on the same drawing set and timeline, so interior finishes, exterior architecture, and site landscaping are designed to work as one project rather than three disconnected scopes.
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Tell us about your interior, landscape, or architectural project and we'll return a fixed quote and timeline - most consultations are scheduled within 48 hours.