Jamaican Homeowners Need Saving
Home construction and renovation nightmares are all too familiar in Jamaica, particularly for the middle class. Our architectural design services empower homeowners to refuse to settle for less. It’s why we prioritize comfort, modern aesthetics, and increasing your home's value - all without breaking the bank or sacrificing quality.
Homeowners Are Frustrated
We Give You Peace Of Mind
As the newspaper headlines above show - homeowners are often lured by “cheap rates”, but low quality work may end up costing you millions more to fix. In fact, at Draftsman Elite, almost 50% of our inquiries are building contractors needing help with design edits because of a 3rd-party, low quality architect they've worked with.
When you choose
You get budget-friendly luxury
By operating in a modern & efficient way, we’ve passed on some of those cost savings to you - making our services accessible to Jamaica's middle class.
Your construction won’t be delayed by us
Our designs & drawings are so detailed that we have a 100% parish council approval rate and minimal design issues for every client we've worked with so far.
We’re with you to the finish line
Whether it’s a mistake we’ve made or you’ve changed your mind on a design, we offer each client - unlimited, free design edits.
You only pay full price for full value
Clients never pay full price unless they are fully satisfied with a design that was subsequently approved by their parish council.
Turnover that’s faster than the rest
Our proprietary, 2-phased process + our investments in some of the best technology makes our design & drawings turnaround up to 80% faster than 3rd party architects.
PROJECTS WE HAVE DONE
Our Services & Rates
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL)
SPACE PLANNING
3D MODELING AND VISUALIZATION
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS (INCLUDING M.E.P DRAWINGS)
DESIGN EDITS FOR PARISH COUNCIL APPROVAL
LAND SURVEYING
INTERIOR DESIGN
HOME ADDITIONS/RENOVATIONS DESIGN
ADDITIONS, RENOVATIONS & NEW CONSTRUCTION CONSULTATIONS
Our 2-Phase Process & Rates
Our simple 2-phase process is perfect for clients seeking to do home renovations, home additions, or constructing a new home. It offers bundled rates with absolutely no extra fees - which means you don’t pay full price until we deliver full value.For commercial inquiries, please contact us for our commercial packages.
Our Clients Trust Us
Our Clients
Trust Us
Founder Story
Lemuel Shorter - CEO
Architecture is the center of my life in many ways:
My clients often praise how effortlessly I capture their visions in my designs.
I pursued mechanical engineering, with a focus on architecture at the distinguished Caribbean Maritime University.
My architect mentor with 20+ years of experience told me how he’s never seen potential like this and how he thinks God gave me a natural eye for architecture.
But over the years, I’ve been deeply troubled whenever I hear sad stories of grieving families who were affected by fake architects and incompetent contractors. It’s why we’re spreading awareness that poor workmanship often explodes construction costs and can ruin the property value of homeowners.Though returning residents make up a chunk of these injustices, many more of our hard-working citizens (nurses, teachers, police officers, etc) are robbed of their dreams every single day when home additions or home renovations end in despair.This fuels me each day to do my best in supporting Jamaican families to rise above these challenges.
