Casa del Patio
Desert Contemporary4,904 sq ft5 bed4.5 bathGilbert, AZ
Sample design generated by the engineYour home, drawn from a conversation.
Tell Genie how you want to live. It designs a custom home for your lot and your city's building rules — and you see the plan before you pay anything.
Single-story homes for any Arizona city, town or county.
No design software neededAnswer questions in plain language.
Preview before you payFloor plan, site plan and exterior, free.
Revise in your own wordsTell Genie what to change and see it redrawn.
How it works
From the first question to files your builder and engineer can work from.
Tell Genie about your home
Where you're building, how big, how you live, the style and colors you love.
Genie designs it
A layout fitted to your lot and setbacks, checked against your city's building code.
Review it free
Explore the floor plan, site plan and exterior. Ask for changes until it feels right.
Unlock your package
Full plan set, Chief Architect files and engineering-ready sheets for your professionals.
Nine styles, drawn your way
Pick a direction, then make it yours with your own colors and materials.
Desert ContemporaryFlat roofs, stucco and stone, deep shade.
Modern FarmhouseBoard-and-batten, steep metal roofs, big porches.
Spanish ColonialClay tile, arched entries, warm white walls.
TuscanHipped tile roofs, earthy stucco, stone base.
CraftsmanLap siding, tapered columns, handcrafted trim.
Mid-Century ModernLow gables, long overhangs, walls of glass.
Classic RanchEasy single-story living under a hipped roof.
Pueblo RevivalSoft adobe forms, vigas, rich earth tones.
Modern PrairieLow hips, wide eaves, strong horizontals.
Example designs
Six homes generated by the same engine that will design yours. Your design is drawn from your own answers and lot.
Pay only for the home you design
The concept is free. When you're ready, unlock the full package at a price set by its square footage.
$1,170
2,600 sq ft of living space × $0.45 per sq ft
Minimum $499. Price is set by the conditioned square footage of the design you unlock, shown before checkout. Sales tax calculated at checkout where applicable.
Start my free designFree concept
No card needed
- Guided design questions
- Floor plan with room sizes
- Site plan on your lot
- Front exterior elevation
- Code-check summary for your city
- Concept preview PDF
Design package
Priced by square foot
- Complete 13-sheet plan set (PDF)
- Chief Architect DXF with every layer
- Four exterior elevations + elevation DXF
- Electrical, low-voltage and lighting plan
- HVAC, mechanical and ventilation plan
- Plumbing, gas piping and fixture schedules
- Foundation, roof framing and braced-wall plans
- Door and window schedules
- 3 revisions after purchase
- Engineer stamp or permit approval — not included; your engineer seals the final set
Questions people ask
Where can I build with these plans?
Anywhere in Arizona to start: all 15 counties and 91 cities and towns. Genie looks up your jurisdiction from the address, applies its adopted code editions where we have researched them, and tells you plainly when something still needs to be confirmed with the building department.
Are the plans permit-ready?
Not on their own. You get a detailed pre-engineering package — floor plan, elevations, site plan, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, gas, foundation, roof framing and bracing — organized the way building departments ask for it. A licensed engineer still prepares structural calculations and seals what your city requires, and a soils report and energy compliance report are usually needed too.
Can I open the files in Chief Architect?
Yes. You get a DXF drawn at full scale in inches with 40+ named layers (walls, doors, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, structure). Import it with File › Import › Import Drawing, then convert the wall centerlines to Chief walls. Chief's native .plan format can't be produced by outside software.
What does Genie check?
Bedroom egress windows, room sizes, hallway widths, smoke and CO alarm locations, garage-to-house separation, setbacks and lot coverage, glazing area, braced-wall limits and truss spans. Each result cites the code section. Anything we can't verify from the drawing is flagged for your engineer.
Can I change the design?
As much as you like before you buy: tell Genie what you'd change in plain words and it redraws. Every version is kept so you can compare. After purchase, your package includes revisions.
Who owns the files?
You get a license to build one home from your design and to share the files with your builder, engineer and building department. See the licensing page for details.
Start with a wish list.
It takes about ten minutes. You can save and come back any time.