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Building With Padilla Homes: How Technology and Vision Merge

Building With Padilla Homes: How Technology and Vision Merge


Not every custom builder is made equally. The name is often thrown around and used in slightly different ways. To us, custom homes mean an intimate dive into the depths of what is possible in home building today. This means a true exploration of the latest in design, building techniques, materials, architectural style, and yes, technology. So why are we different? Our process is unique and intimate; when working with Padilla Homes, you work with us directly, no middlemen, no revolving door or builders, you speak to our Vice President directly throughout the process.

How to Begin?

They don’t call it a dream home for no reason. Your dream home begins with just that, a dream. We know you have some ideas about what you envision. Perhaps you have thought about this for a long time and have a lingering image of a beautiful home on a hill with large French windows, two floors, and eight-foot doors. So what is the first step?

  1. Come into our office and have a chat! Anytime you come into Padilla Homes you will be talking directly to our Vice President and head engineer Misael Navarrete. Preliminary talks will include the discussion about major features of the home like:
  • One floor or two floors
  • Square footage
  • Number of Bedrooms
  • Full bathrooms
  • Basic kitchen ideas
  • Garages

Then, what Happens?

Because we have built hundreds of homes of all shapes, sizes, and styles, we might have something similar to what you are describing. So we can pull up some of our previous floor plans and show you what they look like and even see them in 3D models. From here, we continue our conversations about your vision. We will look at plans from the Padilla database to give you ideas or to use as a foundation. With our many designs, we can use one of our existing floor plans to use as a springboard for a totally new design if necessary.

Once we have a basic floor plan chosen out, we can tweak it or develop it to better fit your needs or your particular parameters. Once we are in the design stage, we go back and forth in order to achieve the changes that you want. You have a total of three full revisions on your plan that you can change and alter.

Using Technology To Aid the Design Process

Unlike any other custom home builder in the area, we offer the full use of sophisticated 3D models so that you can experiment with your vision in full-fledged form. Alterations and customizations are made easier through our software and help you save money and time in the building of your home. Perhaps you imagined a foyer and three bedrooms but changed your mind once you saw it through the model and changed it to a new design.

An In-House Interior Designer To Help the Final Details

Padilla Homes also has an in-house interior designer that you work with one-on-one when looking to design the decorative details of the home. Our experienced designers know and work with various materials and can advise you as to what might be a good fit. Some of the things you’ll discuss with our designers include:

  • Flooring options
  • Cabinet material
  • Kitchen and bathroom counters
  • Bathroom design
  • Appliances
  • Light fixtures
  • Colors
  • Carpeting

Work Your Vision With Padilla Homes

Custom homes in El Paso have now reached another level. Our one-on-one process with professional engineers, interior designers, and foreman, your dream home can be built in 5-6 months. We build outside the box, constructing the areas most elegant and beautiful designs.

What’s The Deal With Home Performance? Here’s Why It Matters

What’s The Deal With Home Performance? Here’s Why It Matters

No industry is free from the influence of the rapidly changing technologies emerging at every turn. From every angle, technology is affecting the way we live and, in fact, how we interact with the world around us. The housing industry has not been spared and seen its fair share of innovation and growth thanks to automation and artificial intelligence. Advancements in automation and artificial intelligence have crept into our homes little by little. Today, the idea of home performance dominates the market because it is a new philosophy in approaching home building and custom builds.

Measuring Home Performance

The concept of home performance has risen to the top list of priorities for many 21st century homeowners. Today, printing out a map seems antiquated when all you have to do is type it into Google Maps and press Go. No one would want to go back to the days of stopping at gas stations and asking for directions. As smart technology improves, people feel the same way about their home. So how do we measure home performance and what does the term refer to?

Home performance is a philosophy that is contingent upon the idea that a home should be safe, healthy, comfortable, durable, and efficient. These five pillars are what drives a lot of smart home technology and many of the features that are all the rage when it comes to modern home amenities. Most of the features include some aspect that is made to save you money, time, and hassle.

Home performance is related to convenience. There is no universal metric for the convenience of course, so one way to look at home performance is in terms of energy savings. And this is precisely the heart of smart home technology, as most of these features are a way to save energy.

Designing With Technology

Custom home builders face several challenges when it comes to building a new home. People tend to have really great ideas about what they want their house to look like, but arriving at a functional floor plan that fits the vision can get difficult when dealing with sketches or paper models. We work a little differently.

Padilla Homes uses computer software that can accurately replicate the floor plan and give a 3D representation of what it might look like. So if you’re envisioning a two-story home with four bedrooms, a loft, a patio, large walk-in closets, an upstairs office or library, we can recreate it in three dimensions and show you what it might look like in real time. The creation of blueprints through technology allows for a quick and efficient way to draft out your home without wasting time, resources, or risking human error.  

Smart HVAC

Every new home needs a heating and cooling system and this plays a central role in how big your utility bills are at the end of the month. Smart thermostats can save people about 10% on heating and 15% on cooling a month or up to $145 every year according to some data. Thermostats equipped with smart technology will adapt to your lifestyle; they will learn when you are home and when you are out. New HVAC systems will also ensure a better air quality than older systems and guarantee a healthier environment for you and your family.  

Smart Security Systems

Another way that people make use of smart home technology is through the protective systems they install in their homes. As part of our Smart package, you can choose to install a security system that is fully integrated and connected with your smartphone for easy access. So, you can keep an eye on who goes by your front doors, deliveries, or suspicious activity on your property.

Sprinkler Systems & More

The possibilities of smart technologies can really go beyond your HVAC system and into other aspects of your home. For example, installing a smart sprinkler system allows you control over your watering, but it can show you when rain is forecasted and adjust accordingly. You can also have your sound systems integrated with your phone to control music or volume throughout rooms in the house.

Build Smart, Build With Integrity at Padilla Homes

Padilla Homes is a locally owned and operated custom home builder that has been working in the region’s housing industry for over thirty years. We have built hundreds of homes of different styles, sizes, and floorplans. Today, there is no limit to what we can do with technology. Whatever your vision entails, we can build it.