— CUSTOM RESIDENTIAL
Where the methodology was forged.
Every home in our portfolio represents an architect who brought us in at schematics — before the design was formalized, before the budget was set, before the decisions became expensive to change. This is the practice that built our reputation, and is the standard on which everything else is based.
STANDARD ENTRY POINT
Schematics
ARCHITECTURE-LED PROJECTS
100%
ON BUILDING SCIENCE
Focused
Preconstruction begins at schematic design— not at bid.
Many residential projects bring a builder in once drawings are complete — at which point budget, constructability, and sequencing become reactive conversations, endangering both budget and schedule. We enter earlier, alongside the architect, while the design is still being shaped.
That timing changes everything downstream. Material decisions get tested against real costs before they're drawn. Structural questions get resolved before they become RFIs. The architect's vision, the owner's budget, and the construction schedule stay aligned because someone is actively keeping them that way, from the first set of drawings to the final walkthrough.
Early entry shapes more than budget and sequencing — it shapes how the building performs. Integro specifies for efficiency and longevity, not price point. Having said that, top dollar does not always mean top performance, and we bring the building science expertise to make that case clearly: how assemblies will perform over decades, how materials age in Midwest climate zones, and why a multi-generational home demands a higher standard of specification than the market often assumes.
We are here to ensure that every dollar spent on your project is applied with good reason.
“Construction is more than swinging hammers. Your project gets built several times — in our thoughts, with our minds, and on paper. By the time construction starts, we’re going through the motions because we’ve built it so many times before.” — Allyson Anderson | CEO
— HOW WE ENTER
Integro joins the team. Early budget modeling, constructability review, and material strategy begin alongside the architect's first concepts.
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
Budget and design evolve together. Trade input is gathered early, and the cost implications of design decisions are understood before they're finalized.
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Drawings are reviewed for field conditions. Procurement begins on long-lead items. The path from approval to groundbreaking is mapped in detail.
PERMIT & COORDINATION
Trades are coordinated alongside a budget that was built with the design, not against it. Surprises are mitigated because the groundwork was laid months earlier.
CONSTRUCTION
A finished home that reflects the architect's original intent and the owner's budget and schedule because both were protected from the beginning.
OCCUPANCY
— SELECTED WORK
Our team believes that challenging projects are interesting projects. From ground-up custom homes to structural rescues of compromised buildings, our residential work shares a common thread: an architect's vision, executed with precision, on a budget and schedule that is accountable from schematics to occupancy.
A portfolio built on complexity.
— SCOPE
Built for the projects others pass on.
High-end residential work rarely fits neatly into a single category. Our capabilities span new construction, major renovation, historical restoration, Landmark designations, and the kind of structural and logistical complexity that most firms aren't equipped to perform.
Custom New Construction
Ground-up homes built from schematic design through occupancy, with architect coordination at every phase.
Luxury Interior Renovation
Full interior transformations that respect the building's structure while reimagining how it lives — bespoke millwork, curated material palettes, and finish execution held to the same standard as new construction.
Historical Restoration & Landmark Compliance
Where building science meets preservation — navigating landmark compliance, replicating historic fabric, and executing restorations that earn the approval of the most exacting regulatory bodies in the country.
Structural Reinforcement & Stabilization
Engineer-led correction of structural failures and settlement issues — precise, exacting work in occupied and constrained sites.
Expansion
New stories and square footage integrated into existing structures, including human-powered installation in sites with extreme access constraints.
Outdoor Living & Site Work
Decks, terraces, roof gardens, and outdoor living spaces designed and integrated from the earliest stages of the architectural plan — not added as an afterthought, but conceived as an extension of the home itself.
Bring us in
at schematics.
If you're working with an architect on a custom home or major renovation, the right time to introduce Integro is now — while the design is still taking shape and our input can still shape it with you.