DESIGN-BUILD STUDIO — AUSTIN, TX
Homes, reconsidered.
We design and build considered renovations for Austin's older homes — one team, one contract, from the first sketch to the final walkthrough.
01 — The studio
Most renovations fail in the gap between the person who draws the plan and the people who build it. We closed that gap in 2011. Our designers and our builders sit at the same table — so what you approve is what gets built, at the price we agreed.
- years
- 14
- homes
- 130+
- team
- 1
- warranty
- 2-year
02 — Selected work
Recent houses
03 — Before & after
The same room. A different life.
Travis Heights, 1938 bungalow. Kitchen and great room, 5 months.
04 — How we work
One team. One price. One timeline.
Design and build, together.
Your designer and your site lead plan the project side by side from day one, so nothing is drawn that can't be built on budget.
A fixed price before we start.
After design, you get a line-by-line fixed price. It changes only if you change the scope.
A weekly word, every week.
Every Friday you get photos, progress against schedule and next week's plan — in writing.
05 — Scope Builder
What would your project cost?
Choose your rooms, size and finish level. You'll get an honest investment range in under a minute — the same way we'd estimate it at a first meeting.
- Kitchen
- Refined
- Standard
ESTIMATED INVESTMENT
$150,000 – $220,000
Illustrative estimate for a concept website. A real figure comes after a site visit and a fixed-price proposal.
06 — Material
We sweat the last inch.
Hardware that ages, stone that's honed not polished, joinery you can run a hand along. We choose materials for how they'll look in fifteen years, not on move-in day.
WHITE OAK, RIFT-SAWN
UNLACQUERED BRASS, HONED MARBLE
07 — Clients
“They told us the real number on the first visit and then hit it. In twelve years of owning houses, that has never happened to us.”
Claire & Daniel “Theo's Friday emails were the best part of my week. I always knew exactly where we stood.”
Priya “It doesn't feel renovated. It feels like the house finally became what it was meant to be.”
The Okafor family
Let's walk your house together.
A first consultation is free. We'll listen, look, and tell you honestly what your project might take.
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