A website for a design-build firm that explains one contract, start to finish
A design-build website has to answer the question a single-scope contractor never has to: how design and construction work together under one contract, and what that means for the client's timeline and budget certainty.
What usually goes wrong for design-build firms
The site describes "design" and "build" as separate services, undermining the single-contract pitch.
There is no visual explanation of how the process differs from hiring an architect and a contractor separately.
Case studies show finished construction only, with no design phase shown.
Budget and timeline expectations are never set, leaving prospects to assume the worst about cost overruns.
The pages your site will carry
- Home
- About
- How design-build works
- Residential design-build
- Commercial design-build
- Case studies
- Budget and timeline
- Start a project
Project intake form
Captures project goals, rough budget range and timeline before the first meeting, so the design conversation starts from real numbers instead of a blank page.
Before and after, for design-build
- Before:Design and build are described as two separate services on two separate pages.After:One page frames both under a single contract, with the handoff between phases made explicit.
- Before:No visual explanation of how design-build differs from hiring separately.After:A process diagram shows the phases running together rather than sequentially with two contracts.
- Before:Case studies show only the finished building, with no design story.After:Case studies include early design decisions alongside the finished project.
- Before:Budget certainty is never addressed, leaving prospects to assume overruns.After:A dedicated page explains how a single contract sets budget expectations earlier than a two-contract process.
Three ways to run it
- FoundationThe website, fully managed, live in 7 days
- FramingEverything, plus the AI Engine, live in 10 days
- Finish OutEverything, plus the Content Engine, live in 15 days
Questions from design-build firms
How do you explain the design-build process to someone unfamiliar with it?
With a dedicated page and a process diagram, walking through how design and construction run under one contract rather than as two separate hires with two separate points of failure.
Can case studies show the design phase, not just finished photos?
Yes. Case studies are written to include early design decisions and how they shaped the final build, which is the part a design-build firm can show that a single-scope contractor cannot.
Do you cover both residential and commercial design-build?
Yes, as separate pages if your firm does both, because the buyers and the proof points for each are different.
Can the site set budget expectations without giving a specific quote?
Yes. A page can describe how the design-build process narrows budget uncertainty earlier than a traditional bid process, in general terms, without quoting a specific number for a specific project.
See it built for design-build
A live walkthrough, on your screen, of the site you would get. Plans from $127 a month, $697 build fee invoiced after launch.
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