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What is Design / Build?

Design/Build is a process by which a single entity enters into a contractual relationship with a client, providing architectural design and construction services from beginning to end.

Why Design / Build?

We believe that following a project from its conception through its completion makes for the best possible experience for us and for you. We are here to guide that process with our ideas and expertise.

Design / Build Process

Approach 1

Design. Bid. Build.

This approach is typically good for larger projects without a defined scope of work, and projects that need creative design beyond finishes.

Here’s how it works:

  • First meeting
  • Submit Design proposal
  • Sign Design contract
  • Design drawings
    • Explore ideas and options
    • Meet to review drawings
    • Target client budget
  • Permit drawings
    • Include architectural, structural, energy
    • Submit drawings for permits
  • Bidding
    • Solicit bids from subcontractors
    • Assemble a full scope of work
  • Sign Construction contract
  • Construction
    • Pull necessary building permits
    • Break ground and begin weekly meetings
    • Begin design selection process
    • End with a completed project

Approach 2

Bid. Design. Build.

This approach is typically good for smaller projects with a defined scope of work and few variables.

Here’s how it works:

  • First meeting
  • Bid proposal based on defined scope of work
  • Sign Construction contract (includes design)
  • Design drawings
    • Meet to review drawings
    • Target bid proposal
  • Permit drawings
    • Include architectural, structural, energy
    • Submit drawings for permits
  • Construction
    • Pull necessary building permits
    • Break ground and begin weekly meetings
    • Begin design selection process
    • End with a completed project

Approach 3

Design. Prefab.

Prefab housing is a special dwelling type of which home modules are manufactured off-site in advance, usually in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled. Prefab home designs include architectural details inspired by a variety of styles and shapes and can now be customized to your design specifications.

Here’s how it works:

  • First meeting
  • Develop design plan modules that work with manufacturing
  • Sign with Prefab facility to accomplish design goals
  • Construction Drawings developed with manufacturer for all details
  • Permit Prefab home with local jurisdiction
  • Build foundation
  • Complete build within weeks (Yes, weeks) from start of construction.

Elevate Design Build partners with prefab housing companies for a seamless design and build process for your project. Reach out to Elevate if you are interested in going with a Prefab option and we will walk you through from start to finish.

Architectural Design

Our talented staff of designers are ready to assist you in realizing the vision you have for your home, business, or landscape. Design can be a very subjective matter, but there are still good ways and bad ways to solve problems. It is our responsibility to take your ideas and dreams, develop them into a visual format, and communicate the necessary information to the field. Design is the opportunity to get things right from the beginning, balancing the character of the architecture with your budget. If you already have a contractor or you haven’t made that decision yet, don’t hesitate to get Elevate involved in the architectural design of your project.

Residential

Elevate Design Build has been built on years of experience providing high quality residential design and construction services to our clients ranging from remodels, additions and custom homes to multifamily apartments and infill townhomes. Our greatest source of pride is to elevate the story of your life through good design and quality construction.

Commercial

Elevate Design Build has an array of experience in the design of commercial projects from small scale tenant improvements and installations to large scale public and private design proposals. Our commercial work integrates current cultural concepts and contemporary issues of design, technology, and the environment.

Landscape

Our landscape design and construction teams help to refine nature, engage people, and sustain both. Elevate brings a range of expertise in the development of enduring exterior spaces. Specializing in traditional, modern, and the integration of landscapes with the architecture, we have experience in the design and installation of pools, covered outdoor pavilions, gardens, vegetated rooftops and patios, natural and artificial putting greens, and outdoor play areas that suite the needs of our clients and fulfill a vision for their exterior environment.

Construction

If you already have an architect and a design locked in, don’t hesitate to call us. Our fully licensed and insured construction company is ready to build out your project with the care and attention to detail as if it were our own. We are accepting construction projects for both residentail and landscape construction.