Our Services
Design and Build
DESIGN + BUILD
One Team, Start to Finish
When you hire us, you are not hiring a designer, then a contractor, then a project manager. You are hiring one team that handles all of it.
That matters more than it sounds. On a conventional project, the architect draws something, hands it to a builder who has not been consulted, and the two of them negotiate over what is buildable while you sit in the middle paying for the delay. We do both jobs, so that conversation happens before anything is drawn.
How We Work
We start by meeting you, usually at your house, to understand what you want, what you need, and what you can spend.
From there we handle:
- Design concepts and planning
- Material and finish selections
- Budgeting and scheduling
- Zoning review and Committee of Adjustment applications where needed
- Permits, including tree protection, hydro disconnection, and service connections
- Construction and municipal inspections
WHY IT WORKS
Why It Works Better
01
Design decisions get tested against buildability and cost immediately, not after drawings are finished.
02
Zoning problems surface at the sketch stage, when changing course is free.
03
There is one person accountable for the schedule.
04
Nobody can blame the other trade.
IN PRACTICE
What It Looks Like in Practice
Zoning caught at the sketch stage
On an East York duplex conversion, the zoning did not allow what the owners needed. Because we identified that during design rather than after, we could shape the proposal around what the Committee of Adjustment was likely to approve. It went through in full.
A firm budget and a tight deadline
On a Toronto renovation with a firm budget and a tight deadline, we removed the ground floor load-bearing walls, reinforced with steel, and added a second-floor extension. Four months, start to finish.
