With design-build, the same company designs and builds the project under one contract, so budget realities get built into the design from the start. Hiring an architect separately means paying for a full design before finding out from contractor bids whether it's actually affordable to build.

Often yes — it depends on whether the wall is load-bearing. Non-structural walls are usually straightforward to remove; load-bearing walls require an engineered beam to carry the load, which adds cost and needs permit review, but is frequently still achievable.

If you're removing or relocating walls, or moving electrical/plumbing, yes. Purely cosmetic changes (paint, flooring, cabinetry swaps without moving plumbing) may fall under Florida's minor-work exemption for jobs under $7,500 that don't touch structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical systems.

We evaluate the framing, span direction, and what the wall is supporting above (roof structure, a second floor, or another wall) — for anything ambiguous, a structural engineer confirms it before we finalize the design or price.

Yes — that's a core part of the design-build process. We produce 3D renderings and finalize material and fixture selections during design, before demolition begins, specifically so there aren't major surprises mid-construction.

Instead of a finished design going out to multiple contractors for competing bids, pricing develops alongside the design itself, so budget conflicts get resolved during design rather than discovered afterward when bids come back over budget.

Yes — this is one of the most common project sizes for design-build. It doesn't require a whole-home commitment; it works well for a defined, connected set of rooms.

Design and selections typically run 6-10 weeks, permitting 4-8 weeks (often overlapping with design), and construction commonly runs 8-16 weeks depending on scope — faster overall than a comparable design-bid-build project because there's no re-pricing cycle after design completes.