Design-Build
One team. One contract. From first sketch to final walkthrough.
Design-build is a project delivery method where a single entity handles both the design and construction of your project under one contract — replacing the old model of hiring an architect and a general contractor separately. With Ganther, architecture and construction live under one roof, giving you a unified team from concept to completion.
The Usual Trade-Offs
Most projects force a compromise.
Hire an architect and a general contractor separately and you end up with two contracts, divided accountability, and finger-pointing the moment budgets or schedules slip.
Choose a typical design-builder and you often get the opposite problem: monotonous, no-frills designs and trade work the firm self-performs and marks up — methods that benefit them more than they benefit you.
The Ganther Advantage
Single-point accountability, none of the compromises.
Ganther is a next-generation, integrated architecture and construction firm. Our architectural studio sits directly next to our construction department, so design and buildability are reconciled in real time — cost efficiencies are built in without harming the beauty of the design.
The result: inspiring architecture and competitively bid, free-market construction, delivered by one team under one contract. You got it.
Life of a Ganther Project
One team, concept to completion.
Because design and construction share the same roof, the phases overlap and inform each other — compressing the schedule and removing the gaps where cost and quality usually slip.
01
Design
Our licensed architects, LEED professionals and BIM designers shape an inspiring concept — engineered to be affordable from day one.
- Our structured D.A.V.I.D. design process, from discovery to documentation
- Building Information Modeling (BIM) using Autodesk Revit
- Sustainable, energy-optimized design with healthy indoor environments
- Cost efficiencies engineered in while the design is still on the screen
02
Pre-Construction
We plan smarter from the start, aligning the budget and schedule before costly mistakes can happen.
- Full project budgeting — soft costs and hard costs broken out in detail
- Alignment of sites, funding, permits and compliance
- A realistic, guaranteed schedule established before ground breaks
03
Construction
Professional at-risk construction management with open-book pricing and a guaranteed maximum price.
- Dedicated project manager, support team and on-site superintendent
- Competitive, free-market bidding to specialist local trade contractors
- 100% open-book costs and a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
- Guaranteed schedule using critical path method (CPM) software
04
Post-Occupancy
Support that continues well after you move in — the same team stands behind the building it designed and built.
- Owner startup and maintenance training of building and mechanical systems
- Minimum one-year Ganther Warranty on materials and workmanship
- Eleven (11) month site visit to assess performance and correct warranty items
- Priority service for issues beyond the warranty period
The Payoff
Why owners choose Ganther design-build.
- Single point of accountability. One team, one contract, no finger-pointing.
- Inspiring design that’s affordable to build. Beauty and buildability, reconciled from day one.
- True free-market pricing. Bid to the best specialist trades — never self-performed and marked up.
- Open-book transparency. See every labor, material and equipment cost.
- Budget certainty. A Guaranteed Maximum Price locked in before construction starts.
- Faster delivery. Overlapping design and construction phases compress the timeline.
- Built-in sustainability. Energy optimization and healthier indoor environments.
- A warranty that follows through. Backed by an 11-month performance check.
One team. Concept to completion.
Let’s design and build your project under one roof — and one contract.
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