About Home Front Build
Architecture, interiors, and construction all under one roof.
Founded in 2000, Home Front Build represents a new approach to residential design and construction. We believe that the best homes emerge when architecture, interior design, and construction work in seamless harmony. Our integrated team of architects, designers, and craftspeople collaborate from concept to completion, ensuring every detail reflects our commitment to quality, innovation, and timeless design.
What We Do
Home Front Build offers a comprehensive range of residential design-build services, tailored to homeowners seeking a seamless, high-touch process.
- Custom Homes & Rebuilds
- Whole Home Remodels
- ADUs & Additions
- Interior & Exterior Design
- Landscaping & Outdoor Design
- Sustainable Design Upgrades
How We Work
The 6-Step Home Front Build Process
Understanding your vision, goals, and budget to creating a strong foundation for a thoughtful and well-aligned project.
Every project begins with an initial consultation. This meeting allows us to understand your vision, goals, and budget, creating a strong foundation for a thoughtful and well-aligned project.
Interested in meeting with our team? Schedule a custom consultation here. (CTA link)
Following the consultation, we continue the conversation to further refine your ideas and priorities. These discussions lead to a Design Proposal, which outlines the overall design approach, key concepts, and recommended next steps to move your project forward with clarity and confidence.
We explore your design aspirations in greater depth and align them with the architectural considerations of your home.
In this collaborative phase, we explore your design aspirations in greater depth and align them with the architectural and contextual considerations of your home. This stage establishes the creative and technical framework for the project.
- Measuring and drafting existing conditions
- Developing multiple design and schematic options
- Creating a comprehensive Scope of Work
- Preparing preliminary cost estimates
- Refining designs based on your feedback
- Producing schematic drawings
- Presenting a Design Development Proposal that defines the refined design direction, scope, and project parameters
We develop detailed plans and specifications that integrate aesthetics, performance, and constructability.
Here, the project takes tangible form. We develop detailed plans and specifications that integrate aesthetics, performance, and constructability bridging the gap between design intent and execution.
- Exterior elevations defining overall form and character
- Interior design concepts tailored to your lifestyle
- Material selections and detailed specifications aligned with your budget and aesthetic
- Custom cabinetry design and detailing
- Lighting design balancing function and atmosphere
- Plumbing and electrical layouts
- Structural and professional engineering as required
- Title 24 energy compliance documentation
- Preparation and submission of permit documents
Key materials and finishes are selected and our team prepares the final project budget and construction plan.
Once the design is approved, permits are submitted, and key materials and finishes are selected, our Construction Management team prepares the final project budget and construction plan.
- Job walk of the existing property with the Construction Management team
- Pre-construction meeting with our trusted trade partners
- Final budget review and approval
- Construction contract review and approval
We bring your project to life through careful coordination, craftsmanship, and clear communication.
With construction underway, we bring your project to life through careful coordination, craftsmanship, and clear communication. Our team provides ongoing oversight while keeping you informed and involved throughout the process.
- Regular progress meetings
- Electrical layout walk-through
- Cabinetry layout review
- Permit inspection coordination and updates
- Substantial completion walk-through
- Punch list coordination to ensure all work meets HFB’s quality standards
Final site clean-up, completion of any required inspections, systems testing, client walk through and review.
As construction concludes, we focus on delivering a complete, fully operational home.
This phase includes final site clean-up, completion of any required inspections, systems testing, and coordination of the Certificate of Occupancy (when applicable). We conduct a final client walk-through and review, and provide a Project Owner’s Manual that includes material and finish specifications, appliance warranties, warrantied structural work, and general maintenance and operation information.
How We Work
The 6-Step Home Front Build Process
consultation
Understanding your vision, goals, and budget to creating a strong foundation for a thoughtful and well-aligned project.
Every project begins with an initial consultation. This meeting allows us to understand your vision, goals, and budget, creating a strong foundation for a thoughtful and well-aligned project.
Interested in meeting with our team? Schedule a custom consultation here. (CTA link)
Following the consultation, we continue the conversation to further refine your ideas and priorities. These discussions lead to a Design Proposal, which outlines the overall design approach, key concepts, and recommended next steps to move your project forward with clarity and confidence.
Vision
We explore your design aspirations in greater depth and align them with the architectural considerations of your home.
In this collaborative phase, we explore your design aspirations in greater depth and align them with the architectural and contextual considerations of your home. This stage establishes the creative and technical framework for the project.
- Measuring and drafting existing conditions
- Developing multiple design and schematic options
- Creating a comprehensive Scope of Work
- Preparing preliminary cost estimates
- Refining designs based on your feedback
- Producing schematic drawings
- Presenting a Design Development Proposal that defines the refined design direction, scope, and project parameters
Design
We develop detailed plans and specifications that integrate aesthetics, performance, and constructability.
Here, the project takes tangible form. We develop detailed plans and specifications that integrate aesthetics, performance, and constructability bridging the gap between design intent and execution.
- Exterior elevations defining overall form and character
- Interior design concepts tailored to your lifestyle
- Material selections and detailed specifications aligned with your budget and aesthetic
- Custom cabinetry design and detailing
- Lighting design balancing function and atmosphere
- Plumbing and electrical layouts
- Structural and professional engineering as required
- Title 24 energy compliance documentation
- Preparation and submission of permit documents
Pre-construction
Key materials and finishes are selected and our team prepares the final project budget and construction plan.
Once the design is approved, permits are submitted, and key materials and finishes are selected, our Construction Management team prepares the final project budget and construction plan.
- Job walk of the existing property with the Construction Management team
- Pre-construction meeting with our trusted trade partners
- Final budget review and approval
- Construction contract review and approval
construction
We bring your project to life through careful coordination, craftsmanship, and clear communication.
With construction underway, we bring your project to life through careful coordination, craftsmanship, and clear communication. Our team provides ongoing oversight while keeping you informed and involved throughout the process.
- Regular progress meetings
- Electrical layout walk-through
- Cabinetry layout review
- Permit inspection coordination and updates
- Substantial completion walk-through
- Punch list coordination to ensure all work meets HFB’s quality standards
Completion
Final site clean-up, completion of any required inspections, systems testing, client walk through and review.
As construction concludes, we focus on delivering a complete, fully operational home.
This phase includes final site clean-up, completion of any required inspections, systems testing, and coordination of the Certificate of Occupancy (when applicable). We conduct a final client walk-through and review, and provide a Project Owner’s Manual that includes material and finish specifications, appliance warranties, warrantied structural work, and general maintenance and operation information.
Our choice to combine design and construction into one seamless team comes from a desire to not only meet our client’s expectations, but our own as well.
Our Philosophy
We believe the most successful homes emerge from a process rooted in listening rather than imposition.
At Home Front Build, design is not about asserting a singular vision or limiting choices to fit a predetermined outcome. Instead, we focus on understanding what our clients are drawn to emotionally, spatially, and experientially and how those instincts can be thoughtfully integrated with the character of the home.
Whether working within an existing structure or designing a new home from the ground up, we guide the process by aligning a client’s emotional responses with proportion, material integrity, and context. The result is a design that feels personal, grounded, and authentic shaped through collaboration, care, and long-term thinking.
Meet the Team
Founding Designer
Director of Design
Quality Control Manager
Jr. Architect
Senior Designer
Superintendent