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Modus Build — Est. Pasadena, CA
Architecture + Construction, one roof
We build the houses that are hard to build.
What we do
Architect-led design-build. One team carries your project from the first feasibility study through the last punch-list item — no handoff between firms, no finger-pointing in the field.
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Work
01 — Projects
Greater Los Angeles. Custom homes and major renovations the easy firms turn down.
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02 — Approach
Why one team beats two firms passing drawings back and forth.
One crew, start to finish. The architect who drew it is the builder who stands behind it.
Most projects lose money and time in the gap between the architect and the contractor — the redrawn detail, the value-engineered compromise, the "that's not what we priced." We close that gap by removing it.
Our principal is a licensed California architect. The same studio that protects the design intent also runs the budget, the schedule, the ordering, and the field. You get design literacy and construction discipline from the same people, on the same number.
It is a harder way to run a practice. It is a far better way to get a building you'll live in for thirty years.
What we
carry
03 — Services
Seven disciplines, one accountable team. No subcontracted relationships you can't reach.
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Custom Homes
Ground-up residences designed and built by the same studio.
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Major Renovations
Whole-house transformations on existing structures and tight sites.
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Pre-construction
Budgets, schedules, and constructability before the first cut.
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Design Coordination
Holding the architecture true through every trade and decision.
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Interiors Coordination
Finishes, millwork, and fixtures resolved with the architecture.
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Outdoor Living
Courtyards, decks, and landscape built as part of the house.
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Fire Rebuilds / Resilience
Rebuilding to last — hardened, code-current, ready for the next season.
How it
runs
04 — Process
Four stages. The same team in each. Managed without drama.
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Feasibility
Site, zoning, budget, and what's actually possible — before you commit.
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Pre-construction
Drawings, pricing, and schedule lock together. No surprises priced in later.
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Build
Ordering, sequencing, and field — run by the people who drew it.
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Closeout
Punch list, documents, and a clean handover. We finish what we start.
What we
hold to
05 — Principles
Three things we don't compromise on, project to project.
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Design literacy
We know what an architect is trying to protect — and we build to it, not around it. The intent survives the field.
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Construction discipline
Budget, schedule, ordering, and field — managed without drama. The number you start with is the number we hold.
P-03
Material honesty
Good materials, used honestly. No decorative noise, no covering up. What you see is how it's built.
06 — Start a project
Built by
Built by
people who
give a damn.
Email
studio@modus.build
Phone
+1 (626) 399-9036
Instagram
@modus.build
Studio
90 S Roosevelt Ave #110
Pasadena, CA 91107
Pasadena, CA 91107