An Urban Design and Build custom home at sunset, seen from above

Design + Build · Boise, Idaho

One team from the first sketch to the last door.

Urban designs and builds across the Boise area. Custom homes, commercial space, and the land development that comes before both.

Residential · Commercial · Land General Contractor 208-949-1471

The approach

Design and build, answering to one team.

“In the field of construction the only constant is change.”

Design+build means the drawing and the building come from the same place. Urban takes an idea or a vision and brings it to life, with a single source of responsibility from the first meeting to the day you get the keys.

It also means problems get found on paper. Urban works with you to spot potential problem areas before they become a reality, which is a far cheaper place to solve them than in the field.

The arc

Ground to finished.

Most contractors join a project somewhere in the middle. Urban covers the whole span, from the entitlement paperwork on a raw parcel to the last fixture in a finished room.

A graded development site with utilities being installed, seen from above 01

Land

Site evaluation, grading, utilities, and the entitlement work that secures approvals and permits from the review agencies.

A three dimensional rendering of a mixed use development 02

Design

Interior and exterior design, renderings, and pre-construction planning, so the budget and the drawings agree before anyone breaks ground.

Poured foundation walls across a multi building site 03

Build

Construction management, scheduling, and value engineering, run by the same team that drew it.

A finished great room opening onto a landscaped yard 04

Finished

Cabinetry, countertops, flooring, fixtures, and the exterior work that makes the finished project read as one piece.

Services

Four ways Urban gets called in.

A modern custom home exterior at dusk

01

Residential Construction

New homes across a range of designs and lots. If you have been looking at what is already on the market and none of it fits, this is the other option.

  • Custom homes
  • Additions and remodels
  • Kitchens and bathrooms
  • Basements and master suites
A finished commercial lobby with concrete and wood millwork

02

Commercial Construction

Commercial clients, trade partners, and design partners working as one team, with pre-construction and scheduling handled before the first crew shows up.

  • Pre-construction services
  • Scheduling
  • Site evaluation
  • Value engineering
A rendering of a mixed use development with parking and landscaping

03

Land Development & Entitlement

Urban acts as your facilitator through the development process, guiding a parcel toward timely approvals and permits from the appropriate review agencies.

  • Site planning and grading
  • Water, sewer, and stormwater design
  • Rezoning and utility coordination
  • Parking and traffic analysis
A finished living room with a full height stone fireplace

04

Design Services

Exterior and interior design handled in house, which is what keeps the finished room looking like the drawing you signed off on.

  • Renderings
  • Cabinetry and countertops
  • Flooring, tile, and mouldings
  • Doors, windows, and fixtures
A finished primary bathroom with stone and white oak

Selected work

Projects Urban has put its name on.

The Legend, a finished great room opening to the yard

The Legend

Residential
Royal Plaza 505, a finished interior with a stone island

Royal Plaza 505

Commercial
Vessel Men's Health, a finished reception area

Vessel Men's Health

Commercial
A residential exterior at dusk

Residential Exteriors

Residential
A finished living room with a full height stone fireplace

Residential Interiors

Residential
A development parcel being graded, seen from above

Commercial & Land Development

Land

More photography from each of these projects, including the interiors and the renderings, lives in the full galleries.

How it runs

A single source of responsibility.

01

Sit down

You walk Urban through the idea, the site, and the number you have in mind.

02

Draw and price

Design and pre-construction happen together, so the drawings and the budget stay in the same conversation.

03

Build

Construction management, scheduling, and the trade partners Urban already works with.

04

Hand over

Finishes, punch list, and a project that reads the way it did on paper.

Start a project

Tell Urban what you are trying to build.

Whether it is a custom home, a commercial space, or a parcel you are trying to get through entitlement, the first conversation is the same one.

Phone 208-949-1471
Mail

P.O. Box 140206
Garden City, ID 83714