Cutting Edge Design Build Architecture

Putting architecture front and center in our design-build process.

What does it mean that our construction firm is “architect-led”? It means that we bring our design expertise to everything we do. We don’t just design buildings. We design building processes, we design collaborations between stakeholders, and we design systems that result in great buildings.

Normally, building processes are marked by divisions between parties: owner vs builder, architect vs contractor, subcontractor vs construction manager, etc. These divisions result in miscommunications, excesses, mistakes, delays, and more. The design-build approach brings all these divided parties into one room, so that the work can be efficient, streamlined, collaborative and economical.

Design-Build with Architecture at the Forefront

But not all design-build firms are the same. Ours is architect-led. Stem was founded by an architecture firm that is passionate about the ways that smarter buildings enrich human experience, nourish communities and sustain the environment. At our design build firm, architecture is what takes the priority, organizing the entire design build process around architectural vision and efficiency. With architects in the lead, our buildings aren’t just well built, they are innovative.