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Design-Build

Design and build, one accountable team

The traditional architect-then-builder model creates gaps where budgets and schedules die. Design-build closes them — we design what we price, and we build what we design.

How Design-Build Works

Cost and design evolve together

In the traditional model you pay an architect for a complete design, then discover what it costs. If it’s over budget, you pay again to redesign. With design-build, every design decision carries a live price tag — so the plan you approve is a plan we can build for the number you approved.

  • One contract — design and construction, single point of responsibility
  • Live pricing — cost check at every design milestone
  • Faster start — permitting prep overlaps design finalization
  • No finger-pointing — designer and builder are the same team

Compare approaches in our blog: design-build vs hiring a general contractor.

Craftsman custom home designed and built by ABM Construction
Milestones

The design-build path

01
Program meeting

How you live, what you need, what you’ll invest.

02
Concept + budget range

Sketches with a realistic cost band — iterate freely here.

03
Design development + fixed price

Selections, engineering, and a fixed construction price.

04
Permits

We submit and manage approvals with your city or county.

05
Build

Construction under the same team that designed your home.

Prefer one team?

Design-build starts with a free call — 425-341-5430

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