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Studio Profile
Coastal Design Center is staffed by qualified designers that have years of experience in residential design. The designers varying strengths and expertise make them the perfect design team. We want all of our potential customers to know that when they have a question on the planbook or custom design that they will speak to the designers, not an operator. Some of the people you will encounter are listed below.

The Design Team

Bill Drechsler, Project Manger
Bill Graduated from a small midwestern college (Ohio State) with a professional Bachelor degree in architecture. Bill spent most of his career working in different areas of architecture & construction. Now he keeps the guys at Coastal Design Center on their toes doing project management. When he is not in the office Bill is found racing his sailboat on the Neuse River.

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Sherri Garner, Designer
Sherri Garner has been with Coastal Design Center since 2000, She excels in designing homes that meet and exceed her clients’ expectations.  Sherri is a hands-on designer, specializing in one-on-one consultations that utilize her ability to create spaces that are uniquely suited to her client’s vision and needs. 

Sherri is a professional member of the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD, www.aibd.com) who found her niche in home design after a formal education in Architectural Technology and employment in custom home manufacturing.  Sherri enhances her professional training with continuing education and regular attendance at AIBD events.

Her return home to Eastern North Carolina in 2000 allows Sherri time at the beach with her daughter or on the soccer fields managing her son’s team or working in the green house with her husband at Garner Farms in Newport.

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Kathy LaPointe, Designer
Since joining Coastal Design Center in 1998, Kathy LaPointe’s goal has been to provide clients with superior service and excellence in design.  Kathy views her job designing custom homes as a partnership with her clients, helping them create their dream home.  With her extensive experience, Kathy also specializes in additions and renovations in order to provide all clients the opportunity to live in their dream home.

Kathy is a professional member of the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD, www.aibd.com) who graduated from Coastal Community College with an A.A.S. in Architectural Technology and enjoys enriching her skills as a veteran custom homes designer with each new project at Coastal Design Center.  Kathy enhances her professional training with continuing education and regular attendance at AIBD events.

Kathy can be found relaxing with her family at home or at the beach when she’s not designing innovative dream homes during the week.

The Design Associates
Coastal Design Center is made up of dedicated draftsmen that help the design team with the finished product. All of the associates are trained in the latest software and design

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