Lincoln, Nebraska

Design-Build Firm
In Lincoln, NE

One team for the design and the build. The people who draw your home are the people who price it, permit it, and build it.

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What Design-Build
Gives You

On the traditional route you hire a designer, then put the drawings out to bid. Design-build puts both jobs on one team, so cost comes up while the plan is still easy to change.

One contract, one teamAlec Calzada leads architectural design and Colten Roth is our licensed contractor. We have run the firm together since 2021.
Cost while the plan can still changeThe people drawing the plan are the people who will price it, so you learn what the house costs before the design is finished.
Site, zoning, and code firstSite analysis and zoning and code research happen before the floor plan, so the house fits the lot.
Permit questions answered at the sourceWhen the city sends back plan review comments, the person answering them is the person who drew the plan.
The drawings and the site agreeThe answer to a field question goes straight into the drawings the crew builds from.
Open-book billingWe build cost-plus with a standard markup, and you see every invoice we receive as the work moves along.

2021
Designing and building since: #71724-25
Nebraska contractor license: 400 to 10,000
Square feet we design

Our work

Drawn by us, and where we could, built by us too.

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Questions

Before You Book

Something else on your mind? Ask us directly.

A design-build firm designs the project and builds it under one team. You have one company to talk to for the drawings, the price, the permit, and the construction.

On the traditional route, you hire a designer first, get a full set of drawings, then put them out to bid. Prices arrive after the design is finished, which is the worst time to learn the house costs more than you planned. With design-build, the people who draw the plan also price it, so cost comes up while the design is still easy to change.

It changes when you learn the price more than what the price is. We build cost-plus with a standard markup, and you see every invoice we receive.

Yes. Design is its own service, and a full set you can take to another builder is a normal outcome.

Yes. Bring us a permitted set from another designer and we will price it, schedule it, and run it.

Custom homes, backyard homes, additions, whole-house remodels, and historic restorations, in Lincoln and Seward and across Lancaster County.

How we work

Our Process

Four steps, one team. You meet the people who draw your home and the people who build it on day one.

Step 1: Discovery & Site Visit
We start on your lot or in your house. We walk it with you, talk through how you live, what the budget looks like, and what the zoning allows, so the first sketch is grounded in the real site.
Step 2: Design & Permits
Our designers draw the home, from concept plans to construction documents, and we carry the permit set through the city ourselves. You see every revision before it moves forward.
Step 3: Pricing & Pre-Construction
With the drawings set, we price the build line by line, lock the schedule, and walk you through selections. Because we design and build, the people who drew the plans price them, and you see every invoice once work starts.
Step 4: Build & Handover
Our crew builds what we drew. You get one point of contact, regular walkthroughs, and a clean handover with the documents, warranties, and a home that matches the plans.