Everything you’re wondering, in one place.

If you love where you live but your home isn’t working the way you need it to, it’s probably time. Most of our clients come to us frustrated by a layout, a room, or a limitation they’ve outgrown, not because they want to move, but because they don’t.

Look for a licensed, established team with in-house professionals, a portfolio of work you appreciate, references you can actually call, and clear, responsive communication from the very first conversation. How a firm treats you during your initial meeting is usually how they’ll treat you during the project.

Be cautious of anyone who asks for a large deposit just to look at your project, can’t readily show proof of insurance, communicates slowly or vaguely, or won’t put a detailed scope in writing. A trustworthy firm makes all of that easy and transparent.

You can hire them separately, but it means managing the handoff between companies that have sometimes never worked together or have separate systems and processes. A design-build firm puts design and construction on one accountable team, which is why we believe it produces fewer surprises and a smoother project. Learn more about Design Build here.

Reach out through our contact form or give us a call, and we’ll set up a first conversation to understand your home, your goals, and your budget. There’s no obligation. It’s simply an honest discussion about whether a renovation makes sense and what it could involve.

We handle full-home renovations, kitchen and bath remodels, additions and second-story expansions, layout reconfigurations, exterior and outdoor living projects, and interior design. We’re especially well suited for complex, whole-home projects that need real architectural problem-solving

Both. We have created many chef’s kitchens and spa-like bathrooms, but our architect-led approach is especially valuable on larger, whole-home renovations and additions where layout, structure, and systems all have to come together.

Our focus is renovation, but we do occasionally build custom homes, usually for longtime clients, or when we uncover during discovery that a new build makes more sense than renovating. If that’s a possibility for your property, we’ll talk it through honestly.

We serve Austin and the surrounding areas. Our decades of experience with the city’s neighborhoods, housing stock, and permitting are a big part of what we bring to every project. Contact us directly to see if we work in your area.

Design-build is a project delivery method where one firm handles both the design and the construction of your renovation, instead of you hiring a designer and a builder separately. It puts everyone on one team, accountable to you from the first sketch to the final walkthrough. Learn more about Design Build here.

Design and construction inform each other constantly. When they live on one team, budgets are realistic from the start, issues get caught on paper instead of mid-build, and no one can point fingers when something needs solving. One team owns the outcome.

“Design-build” is a crowded label in Austin, and not every firm that claims it truly staffs it. We’ve kept licensed architects, in-house interior designers, and our own construction crew working side-by-side for decades. When we say one team, we mean people who have built homes together for years.

Your project is supported by a small, dedicated team that typically includes an architect, an estimator, an interior designer, a 3D visualizer, a construction superintendent, a project consultant, and you. We work with our clients. The same people stay with your project from design through construction, so you’re never re-explaining your home to someone new.

It moves through Discovery, Concept, Final Design, Construction, and Warranty. Our process is to design with construction in mind, then construct with design in mind. Preconstruction runs in focused five- to six-week—sometimes less for smaller projects—sprints, so you see progress and give input along the way. See the full walkthrough on our Process page.

It depends heavily on scope, size, and the condition of your home, so honest numbers require some design information first. Rather than a vague guess up front, our process tests budgets early in Discovery so you get real figures before you commit to a direction.

Because we’d rather give you the real number up front than surprise you later. Our early estimates reflect the true cost of quality work, priced as the design is drawn, so you avoid the “death by a thousand cuts” of piles of change orders and overruns that come from a plan no one checked against a budget. Our pricing stays competitive for the level of delivery, and honest from the start.

Plan for design fees (architecture, interior design, structural engineering), outside consultants (surveyor, arborist, and similar), furnishings and window treatments, low-voltage systems like security and A/V, landscaping, any pool work, moving and storage, and financing. We’ll help you see the full picture early so nothing is a surprise.

Payments are tied to project milestones rather than collected all at once up front, so what you pay tracks with the progress on your home.

Our estimators are involved from the earliest discussions, so cost is part of the conversation the whole way through—not a reveal at the end. By Final Design, you have a fixed cost and a firm schedule, and because design and construction are coordinated in-house, there are far fewer change orders once the work begins.

It varies with scope, but as a starting point: a whole-house expansion or renovation including design, permitting, and construction runs around 18 months; a ground-floor primary suite or a second-level addition about a year; an all-new kitchen or primary bath roughly six months each; and a custom new home about two years.

Sometimes, and we’ll talk about it up front. Certain projects like whole-house renovations, second-story additions, or doing all your bathrooms at once usually require you to relocate. Many others let you stay put, with some disruption and a bit of “camping out” along the way.

Renovation is genuinely disruptive, and we won’t pretend otherwise. We work to make it worthwhile rather than miserable. Renovations can create a lot of dust and airborne particulates, even with purifying systems. Access to certain areas of the house may be cut off, and the construction process could affect items stored in the house and the quality of day-to-day life. We plan the sequence to protect your livable spaces, keep the jobsite managed, and communicate constantly so you always know what’s happening and what’s next.

Where the project allows, we can phase and sequence work around school calendars, family routines, and quieter hours, and we’ll set those expectations during planning. Some project types are better started over the summer, and we’ll flag that when it applies.

Often, yes. For clients who work from home, we plan phased construction and protected, functional spaces so you can keep living and working there through much of the project, and our regular check-ins and project-management updates help you plan around noisier stretches. In the end it’s really about your tolerance level for the disruption.

Yes. The rules are numerous, and they change often. We build permitting into our design process to minimize delays and surprises, so we have the permit in hand when it’s time to start construction.

We handle it. Managing Austin’s permitting and regulatory requirements is part of our process, and our decades of local experience help us anticipate issues before they become delays.

Yes. We have deep experience navigating Austin’s historic district and Neighborhood Conservation Combining District rules, and we guide clients through the added review and approval steps so an older home can be updated without running afoul of local preservation requirements.

Older homes often hide surprises behind the walls, such as dated wiring, plumbing, insulation, or past work that wasn’t done right, alongside real character worth preserving. Our architectural background and in-house construction team let us modernize the systems and layout while respecting the home’s original spirit, style, and scale.

We treat the original architecture, proportions, and details as something to honor, not erase. Whether it’s a 1920s bungalow, a Craftsman, or a mid-century home, we blend period-appropriate character with modern function so the finished work reads as a natural new chapter that blends your style and the character of the home you fell in love with.

Yes. During a renovation, we can modernize HVAC, upgrade insulation and windows, and improve air sealing. Through remodeling, an older home becomes more comfortable and efficient at the same time it’s being transformed.

We can coordinate with Austin Energy Green Building and help you take advantage of available energy-efficiency programs and incentives as part of your renovation.

Yes. A renovation is the ideal time to add low-voltage and smart-home pre-wiring for automation, A/V, and security, and to install solar-ready electrical infrastructure while the walls are already open, so you’re set up for whatever you add later.

We can. Our interior design and construction teams can guide you toward low-VOC finishes, healthier indoor-air choices, and durable, responsibly made materials, balancing sustainability with the look and longevity you want.

Yes. We have staff specifically certified for this type of design. We incorporate universal-design features like wider doorways, zero-step entries, and accessible fixtures, and we design additions, suites, and garage apartments (ADUs) that make multigenerational living comfortable so your home works for every stage of life.