Custom Homes and Renovations, Designed and Built in Tucson
One team from first concept through to final walkthrough, so your drawings, budget and build all stay under the same roof.
- Licensed
- ROC 320770
- Founded
- July 2018
- Built in
- Tucson, AZ
Detail Construction & Design was founded in July 2018 by Brendan Guthrie, a University of Arizona architecture graduate who began his career at Kevin B Howard Architects. There, he coordinated projects at the intersection of design and construction. That experience shaped the firm's design-build approach.
Great projects happen when design and construction work together. That belief runs through every remodel and custom home we build. We work with homeowners who value the outcome as much as the process, and with architects who need a build partner that respects design intent.
Our focus is architectural-grade remodels and site-specific custom homes in Tucson and the surrounding communities.
- Founded
- Tucson, 2018
- License
- Arizona ROC 320770
Our services.
Custom Remodels
Architectural-grade remodels of homes worth keeping.
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Custom New Construction
Site-specific custom homes, built to the drawings.
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Commercial Construction
Tenant improvements for independent operators.
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For Architects
A build partner who respects design intent.
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How we work.
The full approach- 01
Priorities before drawings
Every project starts with a conversation about priorities rather than a plan. What matters most to you, how you want the home to feel, what isn't working today, and what would make the biggest difference to everyday life.
- 02
Design that stays tied to the budget
The lesson that shaped this company came from letting a design get ahead of a budget. Brendan was proud of the drawings; the client took them to a builder who could deliver a simpler version for less. Since then, design decisions get tested against the budget while they are still being made.
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Drawings, in-house or yours
Detail carries architectural drafting in-house, so a project can go from an idea to a documented set without leaving the building. Where an architect is already engaged, we build to their drawings and hold the design intent intact.
Great homes aren't created by one dramatic feature. They're created by hundreds of thoughtful decisions working together with purpose.
Brendan Guthrie, Owner
An architect who builds
An architecture degree from the University of Arizona, then Kevin B Howard Architects, coordinating projects and turning drawing sets into built work.
Design under the same roof
Architectural drafting in-house for clients who arrive with a site and no plans, and a clear boundary when an architect is already engaged.
Materials that age well
Burnt adobe, cold-rolled steel and Douglas Fir. Materials that only get better with time, used where the design calls for them.
Built on referrals
A reputation built almost entirely on referral, including one family now designing their third home with Detail.
I've always been able to see spaces differently.
Even as a kid, I'd walk into a room and immediately start seeing it differently. I could picture the space from every angle and imagine how it could work better. Long before I knew what architecture was, I was redesigning rooms in my head.
The part of this work I love most isn't construction. It's the moment a client looks at a design and says, “we never would have thought of that.”
Frequently asked questions.
Tell us about the project.
The first conversation is about priorities, not drawings. What matters most, what isn't working, and what would make the biggest difference.
Arizona ROC 320770 · Licensed, bonded and insured
Tucson, Arizona