Discovery
We come to the property and listen. What you are picturing, who is already involved, and what is driving the timing.
Our methodology
The Unison Protocol.
A ten-phase process refined over two decades. Six of those phases happen before ground is broken — which is why our projects do not discover their real cost halfway through the framing.
Most Colorado custom home budgets break before the foundation is poured.
Not from bad luck. From decisions made in the first ninety days: a site nobody engineered, a design drawn before anyone priced it, a builder brought in after the plans were already locked. We work in the opposite order.
Site & feasibility
Soil, slope, access, drainage and where the utilities actually stop. The parcel gets understood before anything is drawn.
Zoning & entitlement
County requirements, setbacks, covenants and review timelines, established early rather than discovered during permitting.
Programme & budget framing
A realistic investment range tied to what the site will carry, agreed before design begins in earnest.
Design development
Working with our in-house architects or your own design professionals, with construction reality in the room throughout.
Budget reconciliation
The full cost of the design as drawn, reconciled and signed off by you before a single subcontractor is engaged.
Preconstruction
Trades secured, long-lead items ordered, and the schedule built against the Colorado building season.
Construction
Hands-on supervision on your site. Ten projects a year is what makes that possible rather than aspirational.
Finishes & commissioning
Millwork, fixtures, systems balanced and commissioned, and the punch list closed before you take the keys.
Handover & stewardship
Documentation, warranty, and a builder who still answers the phone in year three.
Client perspectives
Not all general contractors are created equal. Our architectural firm’s experience working with Chris and the Unison team has been a delight. He is great to work with in the early design phases of a project, offering sound advice and wisdom based on his past building experience. Chris has the honesty, character and integrity to discuss hard truths with customers who at times can have desires and ideas that do not fit within a stated budget. This is important in managing project expectations.James Powers, architect
Begin a conversation
We come to you.
The parcel you are planning to build on, or the home you are planning to transform. Ninety minutes on the site is how you get a real answer rather than a brochure.