Inspired Homes,
Thoughtfully Designed
Our Approach
Driven by curiosity and built on purpose, this is where bold thinking meets thoughtful execution. Let’s create something meaningful together. Remodeling, renovating, or building a home requires navigating decisions that sit at the intersection of architecture, interior design, and construction—each with its own priorities, language, and constraints. We understand and have excelled in all three.
We provide virtual guidance that helps homeowners understand not just what they’re choosing, but why it matters. The result is clarity, fewer costly mistakes, and decisions made with confidence—before anything is built.
Alexander Dahlgren-Jawad
If you’ve found me through social media, you already know that I don’t gatekeep. I’m here to teach you what I know — because an informed client makes better decisions, spends money more wisely, and ends up with a home they genuinely love. That’s the outcome I’m after. Every time.
Alexander Dahlgren-Jawad founded The Ancon Group in Dallas in 1989, building one of the region’s most respected residential design-build practices from the ground up. Over more than three decades, the firm has designed, built, and planned interiors for clients across the country — with Alexander leading every project personally.
That cross-disciplinary experience — spanning architecture, construction, and interior design — is rare in this industry, and it shows in the work. It has been recognized with over a dozen awards, including multiple NARI Contractor of the Year Awards and an Outstanding Leadership Award. The work has been featured in D Magazine, Dallas/Fort Worth House and Home, and The Dallas Morning News.
What I’ve learned over 35 years is that most people don’t need more opinions. They need the right guidance at the right moment — whether they’re planning a new build, navigating a remodel, or simply trying to make smart decisions before something gets built that can’t be undone. That’s exactly what I do. And because this is my practice, when you work with me, you get me — not a junior designer, not an assistant. The real deal.
Consultations are available virtually, wherever you are in the country.
Plan Review Services
Before anything gets built, someone should take a professional look at your plans.
Before anything gets built, someone should take a professional look at your plans.
Most homeowners building a new home never have their floor plans reviewed by an independent designer. They rely on the builder, the architect, or their own instincts to catch problems — and they discover what was missed after the concrete is poured, the walls are framed, and the changes cost ten times what they would have on paper.
That is what we do. We read plans. We catch problems. We tell you the truth before it gets expensive.
What We Review
Your Floor Plan and Your Electrical Plan. Together.
Most plan reviews look at layout. We look at both — because a room that flows well but has the television on the wrong wall, the switches in the wrong place, and no outlet where your furniture actually goes is still a room that doesn't work.
We review your complete floor plan and electrical plan for:
Traffic flow and circulation problems — the paths people actually walk, not the paths that look good on paper
Door swing conflicts — doors that open into each other, into furniture, or into the middle of a room
Furniture viability — whether the rooms are sized and shaped to actually hold the furniture a normal life requires
Window and door placement — light, views, privacy, and the walls you have left to work with
Electrical plan — outlet locations, switch positioning, ceiling fan placement, lighting layout, and the decisions that are nearly impossible to change once the ceiling is closed
Cabinetry and storage logic — whether the kitchen, laundry, and closets are designed to function or merely to photograph well
What You Receive
Your complete review is delivered as:
Marked-up PDFs of your floor plan and electrical plan with every issue clearly identified and explained
A recorded video walkthrough of our complete findings — narrated, unhurried, and yours to watch as many times as you need
A 30-minute Zoom session to walk through our recommendations together and answer any questions you have before you finalize your plans
Pricing For Plan Reviews
$0.30 per square foot of HVAC-served living area
Square footage is calculated on conditioned living space — the area served by your HVAC system. Not total area under roof, not the garage, not the covered porch. We confirm this number from your submitted plans and include it on your invoice.
To give you a general sense of scale:
—A 2,000 square foot home $600
—A 3,000 square foot home $900
— A 4,500 square foot home — $1,350
furniture Layout Addendum — an additional $0.15 per square foot
Do you know if your existing furniture is actually going to fit?
If you are bringing pieces from your current home into your new one, we will take the dimensions of every item you want to place, scale each piece to your floor plan, and show you exactly what you are working with — room by room — before you move in.
Delivered as a recorded video walkthrough of the complete layout with our recommendations.
Available as a whole-house add-on to the Plan Review only.
A 2,000 square foot home — an additional $300
A 3,000 square foot home — an additional $450
A 4,500 square foot home — an additional $675
How It Works
1. Tell us about your project
Fill out the contact form below and submit your floor plans and electrical plans as PDFs. Let us know whether you would like to add the Furniture Layout service, and tell us where you are in the process.
2. We review your plans and send your invoice
We confirm your HVAC-served square footage from your submitted plans, calculate your fee, and send you a itemized invoice by email. No math required on your end.
3. Pay your invoice via Zelle
Payment details are included on your invoice. Work begins once payment is received.
4. Receive your review
Your marked-up PDFs and recorded video walkthrough will be delivered by email within five business days of payment. Your 30-minute Zoom session will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time.
A Note on Timing
If you are building a new home, the best time for a plan review is before you sign off on your construction documents — ideally while you still have the ability to request changes from your architect or builder without cost penalties. The earlier we look, the more we can help.
That said, we have reviewed plans at every stage of the process. Even if construction has begun, it is worth knowing what you are working with.
Contact / Submission Form
Ready to get started? Fill out the form below and attach your plans. We will confirm your square footage, prepare your invoice, and be in touch within one business day.
Payment is required before our work begins. Fees are non-refundable. Payments will be made via Zelle as indicated on the Client Invoice.
Let’s Work Together
In Our Client’s Words
Ann S
I have used Alex’s architectural services for 17 years and have always been very pleased with our partnership. In addition to being a skilled architect, Alex has a keen design sense and an ability to quickly envision a new use of space. He also has great knowledge of building and resources from his experience in the business. He has very high ethical standards and is always responsive. Alex is a pleasure to work with!
Barbara L
“Alex leads at every step of the way with an impeccable eye for detail and opportunities to go for the unexpected. He is completely on top of everything, all the time. Alex is an absolute pleasure to know and to work with.”
Patricia H
“This company’s lead has exceeded our expectations for over 20 years. The lead architect and contractor extraordinaire, Alex Dalgren is a brilliant individual who listens carefully to what we like and what we do not prefer and seemingly magically comes up with the most incredible results - way beyond our expectations. He has worked on two different houses over the years - redesigning them to make them our home. He has a very rare combination of architectural design expertise and working knowledge of all subcontractor work so that the design is executed avoiding the many anticipated difficulties. His long term relationship with clients and sub-contractors is valued by all of those with whom he works. We are so grateful for his work and for the environment and experience we have because of the work he has done. A rare find to have such a trusted and talented professional who is proven over such a long time.”
Susan B
“Thank you for all that you have done over the past year. Freeing me from worry about my home has been invaluable. I really appreciate it. The house and everything in it works beautifully. I am so very pleased everything. Living here is now a most wonderful experience. I am very excited about seeing it come together. The precision of your work is clearly really superb.
The improvement you have made to our home and the way in which we live has been far greater than I ever hoped.
Thank you so very much. Having someone we can trust with every detail has made life so much simpler. You seem to know what we want and need before we do.”
Let’s bring your vision to life
