Luxury Home Builders for the Best in Houston’s Uniquely Crafted Luxury Houses
Houston Luxury Home Builders Providing Design and Construction Services for Exceptional Houses
WHY SHOULD YOU Select a Luxury HOME Builder as your Trusted Advisor?
Marwood Construction is a luxury home builder offering one-of-a-kind high-end home construction in Houston through a variety of personalized tailored services for our affluent client’s lifestyle needs.
Selecting the right luxury home builder to guide you through your dream house construction is by far the most important decision you will make building a luxury home.
With your luxury home building project commonly taking 12–24 months to complete, the demands on an owner’s time can become stressful enough without worrying about their luxury home builder not performing.
New high-end house building can be a risky business that needs thorough planning of every aspect and serious risk mitigation for the large capital outlays.
Selecting the best custom home builders is essential to reduce stress and frustrations that naturally comes with undertaking a new luxury custom home construction project.
It is in an owner’s best interest to choose a high-end builder that is a good fit for their personal needs to collaborate with. A professional that is committed to the excellence of their craft and above reproach. And most importantly aligns their interest with the owner’s interest.
We have a passion for delivering unique one-of-a-kind homes tailored to our client’s lifestyle needs.
Being one of the celebrated luxury home builders Houston, Marwood Construction offers world-class high end home construction services that meets and exceed homeowners’ expectations.
We take a customized approach to build a one-of-a-kind fine home for you. As a full-service luxury home build in Houston, we strive to exceed general standards and expectations to provide our valued clients with a once in a lifetime experience.
Marwood Construction is Your Construction Advocate
What is a Trusted Adviser?
A construction advocate is a trusted advisor that looks after the owner’s best interest throughout the entire home design and construction process.
They operate their business affairs with the owners’ projects with open communication, transparency and clarity.
Pre-Construction Personal Service Care
They See to it That Your Family’s Lifestyle Are Design Factors
To ensure the best construction result for building a luxury home, we begin by understanding your personal desires and lifestyle needs.
The luxury home design process commences with your high-end builder having multiple conversations with the owners about their family’s lifestyle and how they use their house.
Apart from the traditional questions about architectural home style and number of bedrooms, key lifestyle concerns are such things as entertainment hosting and holiday family gatherings.
By asking these telling questions about the family’s children’s needs as they mature, often leads to many unforeseen future accommodations to be planned.
We See to it That Your Personal Needs & Lifestyle Are Design Factors
We also promote open conversations about the owner’s investment budget, arranging finances is extremely important to fuel such an ambitious project. The investment budget is also the construction cost target for designing the house.
Whether you need our advice or want us to supervise your entire high-end house building project, we can provide you solutions for your new house.
Construction Personal Service Care
We are Your Construction Advocate in Difficult Times
We are known for our integrity, consistency, and genuine care for the client’s success, operating at the intersection of expertise and strategic insight to help navigate complex situations.
The true test of the integrity of a luxury home builder is when a serious problem is identified or adversity strikes a project. Although no one plans for these events, they are far more common than one would think.
We will take ownership and work toward an intelligent well thought through solution.
As one of the reputable luxury home builders Houston, we are proactive in our planning and establish effective communication with our clients during construction.
Acting as their trusted advisor and construction advocate, we prioritize client interests everywhere and over everything.
We assume full accountability so that our clients can enjoy the process of building a luxury house confidence of the best results.
Construction Personal Service Care
We are Your Construction Advocate in Difficult Times
We are known for our integrity, consistency, and genuine care for the client’s success, operating at the intersection of expertise and strategic insight to help navigate complex situations.
The true test of the integrity of a luxury home builder is when a serious problem is identified or adversity strikes a project. Although no one plans for these events, they are far more common than one would think.
We will take ownership and work toward an intelligent well thought through solution.
As one of the reputable luxury home builders Houston, we are proactive in our planning and establish effective communication with our clients during construction.
Acting as their trusted advisor and construction advocate, we prioritize client interests everywhere and over everything.
We assume full accountability so that our clients can enjoy the process of building a luxury house confidence of the best results.
HOUSTON LUXURY HOME BUILDERS OFFER THEIR EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Distinctively Different Quality/Service Minded
- Curated & Tailored Design Services
- Ageless Architectural Style and Sophistication
- Concierge Client Centered Care Services
- Bespoke Full-Service Construction Services
- Distinguished and Uncompromising Home Building Quality
As your professional luxury builder we hold ourselves to a higher standard providing tailored services and conducting ourselves as trusted advisors and construction advocate.
What Services Should You Expect from Luxury Home Builders?
During pre-construction we analyze the feasibility of your ideas and value engineer them if needed to meet your schedule of values.
As your professional building advocate, we are committed to assisting you in visualizing the needs you may not have anticipated during design, including but limited to facilitating 3D images and mock up product/color samples.
The earlier in the construction phase you can anticipate personal needs not realized during design, the less costly these discoveries will be. There is no substitution for detailed planning and preparation.
Building luxurious homes is a very complicated process that requires collaboration from all team members involved with the effort.
Be your requirements be site selection, conducting a financial feasibility study, obtaining permits, we can meet your fine house building needs for affluent home building in Houston.
During the construction phase of our clients’ fine home construction, we facilitate onsite meetings with us to review the construction in progress and discuss the painstaking details we take in our pursuit of excellence.
Shop drawings are created for all finish work requiring fabrication, such as cabinetry, counter tops, fabricated stonework, ironwork and specialty doors.
Starting from pre-construction through construction to the post-construction phase, we closely manage and supervise every task with our expertise and dedication.
Being an expert in this field, we have earned several accreditations for our high-quality craftsmanship.
Why ARE Luxury HOME Builders Different THEN OTHER Home BUILDERS?
Home builders can be classified in to 4 classifications:
Production Home Builders – Produce predesigned limited number of floor plans with multiple different front elevations called models. They typically do not allow modifications to these models. They offer cost effective home shelters.
Semi-Custom Builders – Produce predesigned number of plans but will allow some modifications. These are normally not structural changes and they discourage changes to exterior elevations like windows or roof lines. They offer upgrades to flooring, cabinets, windows, wall tiles and painting.
Custom Home Builders – By definition, custom home builders build architectural designed plans. These may be off the shelf purchased preliminary plans, but will allow buyers make any changes they would like. They will also bid architectural plans prepared by 3rd party plan designers.
Luxury Home Builders– Although commonly confused with custom home builders, luxury home builders build unique houses with rare features and amenities. It is common for these houses to have elaborate millwork details, complex mosaic tile patterns, wine cellars and other special use spaces as well as inlay floors and chief kitchen products.
Home builders can be classified in to 4 classifications:
- Production Home Builders – Produce predesigned limited number of floor plans with multiple different front elevations called models. They typically do not allow modifications to these models. They offer cost effective home shelters.
- Semi-Custom Builders – Produce predesigned number of plans but will allow some modifications. These are normally not structural changes and they discourage changes to exterior elevations like windows or roof lines. They offer upgrades to flooring, cabinets, windows, wall tiles and painting.
- Custom Home Builders – By definition, custom home builders build architectural designed plans. These may be off the shelf purchased preliminary plans, but will allow buyers make any changes they would like. They will also bid architectural plans prepared by 3rd party plan designers.
- Luxury Home Builders– Although commonly confused with custom home builders, luxury home builders build unique houses with rare features and amenities. It is common for these houses to have elaborate millwork details, complex mosaic tile patterns, wine cellars and other special use spaces as well as inlay floors and chief kitchen products.
What are the Benefits of Selecting Marwood Construction as Your Luxury Home Builder?
- Closely Supervised Quality Craftsmanship – Quality craftsmanship is demanded, not just expected. It requires close onsite supervision and clearly defined scope of work, specifications and detailed drawings.
- Consistent Communication – A close working relationship with your Master Builder concerning what to expect before hand and during site walk-throughs.
- Design Build Services – Anyone who opts for our design-build services will benefit from our single-source responsibility. In this project delivery method, we are both your designer and builder. Further, we are one of those special Houston luxury home builders that incorporates value engineering into our construction services.
- We Build in the Finest Neighborhoods – We build in River Oaks, Tanglewood, Memorial Villages, West University and Bellaire. We have built the best-of-the class houses in the finest neighborhoods of Houston.
- Tailored Customer Services – Our construction methods and processes are tailored around your specific preferences. We leverage the latest technologies to provide you with the 3-D drawings of the proposed designs. As such, you enjoy the prerogative of deciding the course of your design & construction processes.
- Contract Friendly – At Marwood Construction, we offer multiple approaches of construction contracts for project delivery methods; cost plus project management, fixed price construction management, and negotiated design-build methods. Homeowners can pick any of these options and leverage our expertise in many different formats.
However, as your trusted advocate, we help you make the best choice at every step. Talk to us about your requirements and realize what makes us different from other luxury home builders Houston.
- We Build in the Finest Neighborhoods – We build in River Oaks, Tanglewood, Memorial Villages, West University and Bellaire. We have built the best-of-the class houses in the finest neighborhoods of Houston.
- Tailored Customer Services – Our construction methods and processes are tailored around your specific preferences. We leverage the latest technologies to provide you with the 3-D drawings of the proposed designs. As such, you enjoy the prerogative of deciding the course of your design & construction processes.
- Contract Friendly – At Marwood Construction, we offer multiple approaches of construction contracts for project delivery methods; cost plus project management, fixed price construction management, and negotiated design-build methods. Homeowners can pick any of these options and leverage our expertise in many different formats.
However, as your trusted advocate, we help you make the best choice at every step. Talk to us about your requirements and realize what makes us different from other luxury home builders Houston.
What are the Required Qualifications of a Luxury Home Builder?
A seasoned professional luxury home builder will have many years of experience with many types of architectural styled homes and different structural applications.
In addition, they will have a number of certifications such as Licensing Certifications, and Master Builder accreditations.
They will be active in continued education in the project management and the construction management of their craft.
The builder will be an active member in professional associations and attend tradeshows staying up to date on new products and technology.
How Do You Select a Professional Luxury Home Builder?
Much like searching for a medical specialist, you start by putting a short list of vetted professionals. This includes talking with folks that you may know have built high houses as well as a real estate agent you may respect.
If you choose to work with an architect preparing plans prior to your luxury home builder search, you can ask them for some recommendations to speak too.
The process also includes an internet search for luxury home builders near me. Study their web site and look at their portfolio. Read their content to determine if you might be like minded with their philosophy or their content.
Once you have had a phone screen and are comfortable with their reputation, spend some time interviewing them in person. You will be working with this professional for several years. You need to be substantially comfortable that you can collaborate with them and that they will serve your best interest.
What Does it Cost to Build a Luxury House?
Calculating the cost to build a luxury house is layered with complexity. There are many cost factors that influence the total cost. The cost array for building a luxury home will range from $400/sf – $1200/sf depending on the following cost factors;
Cost Factors
- Raw Land / Lot
- Building Lot Site Conditions
- Complexity of Architectural Design
- Specialty Spaces
- Floating Stairs & Glass Railings
- Living Area to Under Roof Area
- Roof Materials
- Doors & Window Quality & Quantity
- Cabinetry & Counter Tops
- Specialty Millwork
- Chief Kitchen Appliance
- Plumbing & Electrical Fixtures
There are also differences in comparing luxury home construction cost to the cost of building a custom home. Comparing these cost factors will highlight the subtle but impactful differences between the specialty home construction market.
Custom Home v Luxury House Cost Factors
Marwood Construction Accreditations
HOUSTON LUXURY HOME BUILDING SERVICES
Houston Luxury Homes Delivery Methods
An owner building a high–end home with a luxury builder in Houston has many different options available for facilitating the delivery of their home. Marwood Construction offers 3 delivery methods for luxury home building.
Design Build Method
We provide complete design build services for our discriminating clients that want their general contractor to be fully accountable from stern to bow in the new home design and construction process.
The design build approach is when the owner directly hires the luxury home builder to facilitate both the design and high-end house building.
Design Build Luxury Homes Design Standards
1. Build for Quality –Quality is defined by many methods and standards and ultimately judged by people subjective perception. The industry has created degrees of acceptability and margin allowances to objectify minimum standards as benchmarks. These are the following common sanity test for measuring quality;
- Observation – Does it pass the eye test
- Functional value – Does it operate for its intended value so not to be serviced regularly
- Tolerance Standards – Are their established performance / tolerance standards
- Reliability Standards – Will the serviceability of the item be reliable
- Aesthetic value – Is it attractive to look at or do the flaws interrupt its appeal
2. Sustainability & Green Building
- Use of building products that are biodegradable
- Use of energy efficient products
- Onsite energy producing sources
- Use of recycled building products
- Use of water conservation techniques
3. Universal Design
- Accessibility for entering and exiting
- Flexibility of use by all ages
- Low requirements of physical effort to use comfortably
- Size and space relationship for functional use
- Simplistic design for intuitive use
- Tolerance for errors for unintended use or accidental errors
Bid to Build Method
Competitively Bid Luxury Home Design Plans & Documents
The bid to build approach to building one-of-a-kind luxury houses is the most common and traditional process used in selecting a high-end builder.
It does not mean that you will receive the best price nor does it guarantee that you will get the best high-end house builder.
There are 4 specific elements required to create a verifiable competitive bid to build for new Houston high-end houses;
Detailed Home Design Plans and Supporting Documents
- This is a critical requirement. If there are errors in the plan or holes in the specifications and documents, this can cause large swings when comparing bids
The supporting documents are detailed engineered plans for the foundation and frame structure. They include the other documents required for permitting like lot survey, homeowner association approvals and lender requirements for financing.
Comparable and Qualified General Contractors
This is just an important consideration. If you do not use a short list of qualified comparable general contractors, the bid comparisons become difficult to quantify. Low biding is a bid strategy commonly used by certain builders to win contract awards, knowing that there are holes in the plans and specifications that will later be used to create change orders.
Narrow and Tightly Structured Selection Allowance Schedule
Selection allowances are used when either the product selection has not been completed or the owner goes out for bid to compare apples to apples. These allowances should be clearly defined in a dollar amount and brand. If there is a large number of allowances, this can lead to misunderstandings concerning discounting practices and installation labor as a portion of the total allowance price.
Tightly Structured and Uniform Bid Format for Comparison
If the bids are not uniformly and consistently presented in a defined format, there can be line-item cost excluded or included that are not measurable due to the owner’s inability to identify the scope of work or associated cost.
Project Management Services Method
Construction Management Home Construction Advisory Services
There are significant advantages to the construction management approach over both the design build and bid to build approach.
They require the owner to either share in the risk of the overall total construction cost or incur an additional expense as a facilitator to the other delivery methods when using construction management as a quality control / assurance method supplemental to design build or competitive bidding methods.
BENEFITS
- An objective construction advocate in your corner
- Greater Owner control of the building process
- Complete process transparency for the owner
- Highest level of accountability
- Seamless and uniform communication amongst all parties
- Immediate response to problems or inquiries
- Efficiency realized by expert controlling the entire process
We appreciate the complexity and challenges in selecting the right master builder to assist you in building your high-end house.
When you are ready to build a luxury house, we would be honored to discuss your family’s needs and how we could be of value to you.
We want the opportunity assist you with your affluent property.
GALLERY
LUXURY HOUSE PLAN DESIGN FOR BUILDING LUXURY HOMES IN HOUSTON
Our Process
Offering Unique Luxury Home Design Complimented by Unparalleled Quality for Your Prosperous Lifestyle
Marwood Construction is proud and honored to support our distinguished clients with the design and construction of their new luxury homes in Houston.
We recognize that the high-end house services we provide in assisting our clients to realize a once in a lifetime dream is a privilege. It is with this mindset that we enter into a collaboration with the owners to create their luxury house.
Marwood Construction has earned the Graduate Master Builder (GMB) designation from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). This designation requires that graduates meet prescribed educational requirements and verify a tenure of seasoned experience as a master home builder. This is the highest designation that the NAHB offers qualifying professionals.
The NAHB goes to great lengths to qualify its graduates assuring home building clients have a greater confidence in hiring a Graduate Master Builder – GMB designee because it defines the professional benchmark for business achievement and conduct that should be used to measure builders.
Through our systematic process we determine your high-end home design requirements, lifestyle activities and budgetary needs to assist in pairing you carefully with the best design team that fits your interest.
The purpose of this consultation is to provide our clients with a road map in navigating the design and construction of your luxury house.
The luxury home design and building process is complicated and a very personal experience.
Our high-end home construction approach guides the owner through the landmines inherent to the process, allowing them the needed time to research and make the required decisions in realizing their luxury home plan design and building goals.
Marwood Construction provides our discerning clients alternatives typically not available when designing and building their dream luxury house.
We understand that providing only one contracting method of having your new modern luxury house designed and built does not satisfy all the clients’ needs.
Marwood Construction offers their discriminating clients different construction services options to satisfy their financial and service needs for building a luxury house.
We also understand the overwhelming complexities associated with finding the perfect lot, selecting a luxury home designer that captures your imagination and a trusted high-end builder that will compassionately guide you and your family through the financial and emotional process effectively and efficiently.
Our Commitment
Marwood Construction strives for excellence by demanding more of ourselves than our clients do. We want your business and we want you to tell others about us.
Our professional team is committed to vigilantly advising our luxury house building clients while serving their needs above all. Our goal for this collaborating effort is to provide you our best effort in planning, budgeting, scheduling and executing both your luxury home design and the construction of your new modern luxury home.
We take the management of your resources and the role as trusted adviser with great respect for the imposed responsibility and honor.
We will always make a genuine effort to listen and openly communicate with our clients during and after the home design and the building of your high-end house.
Through our design build collaboration, we promise to supply you a quality product without breaking the bank. We are committed to delivering our clients unique and rewarding customer experience.
We are committed to excellence for your project and will create luxury home designs you will be very proud of and serve your needs for a lifetime.
Our Vision
We at Marwood Construction want to assist our clients in realizing their luxury house needs and goals by providing the most satisfying journey we can facilitate.
This includes unparalleled customer service in shaping and creating your mind’s eye modern luxury home, keeping you fully apprised of relevant information and efficiently building an exceptional master crafted finished product.
We have no desire to be the largest high-end house builders, but rather the best for our clients.
Building Luxury Homes in Houston's Finest
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