Once the lot was chosen for the 2009 HGTV Dream Home, it was time to design it. The design process began with a drive through Sonoma to get a sense of authentic Sonoma homes. It wasn't long before the design started taking shape. First, HGTV Dream Home planner Jack Thomasson described his vision to developer Steve Ledson, who made a few sketches. The rough drawings were taken to draftsman Norm Oliver, who has been friends with Ledson for more than 30 years. Oliver created the documents that guided builder Bruce Lee as he and his crew began building the house.rnLocated within an established community, the HGTV Dream Home needed to blend in, which was the primary driver of the home's design. "We found a house actually located really close to the square. We studied the pitches, the angles, the dimensions, the proportions. And we used that house to help us design a house that was inspired by historical Sonoma, but that was also in keeping with what we'd want in an HGTV Dream Home," Thomasson says.
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