Why We Build The Homes We Design

By the time we build a house, we’ve already worked through it in our heads and on paper. We know the choices that shaped it, because we made those choices with the client.

That shared history is a big part of why I believe in design-build at Den & Burrow. Being open book and cost plus matters, too. But there’s real value in being the guys who designed it, then carrying that understanding into construction.

When you hand a set of plans to a builder, you’re relying on them to interpret what you worked through during design. When we’ve been part of those conversations, we know what you want and how the design got there. I think that gives us a much better starting point for the build.

The fun is in trying an idea

Live design is fun because you can ask what happens if we change something and explore it together. People get into it. They don’t want to stop.

A laundry chute is the kind of idea that can come out of that conversation. You start wondering what would happen if you put one in, and suddenly you’re exploring a feature you hadn’t been thinking about before.

I want that understanding to carry into construction. We’ve worked through the possibilities together. When we build, we bring those conversations with us, along with the plans.