Nashville's Award-Winning Commercial Architects & Builders
Design Build Partners designs and builds commercial spaces across Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and Kentucky. One team handles architecture, permitting, and construction under a single contract, so your project moves faster and costs less to manage than hiring separate firms.
Voted Best Commercial Architects in the Nashville Scene Readers' Poll for multiple consecutive years. Winner of Best Architectural Design for the Royal Range facility in Nashville, TN. Specialists in medical, healthcare, veterinary, and restaurant construction.
Call 615-275-5133 for a free consultation, or submit an inquiry online.
What Does a Commercial Design-Build Firm Do?
A commercial design-build firm handles architecture and construction under one contract, from initial concept through final walkthrough. Design Build Partners pairs in-house architects with an experienced construction team to plan, permit, and build commercial spaces in Nashville and Middle Tennessee. This single-contract model removes the handoff delays and cost overruns common with separate design and construction firms.
The firm designs and builds medical offices, healthcare facilities, veterinary clinics, and restaurants, along with general commercial buildouts and ground-up construction across the region.
Why Business Owners Choose a Design-Build Approach
A design-build firm gives business owners one point of contact, one timeline, and one budget, instead of managing separate architects and contractors. This lowers risk and speeds up delivery.
- Faster project timelines: design and construction phases overlap instead of running in sequence.
- Fewer cost surprises: architects and builders align on budget from day one.
- Single point of accountability: one firm owns the outcome, from blueprint to final inspection.
- Local code expertise: deep familiarity with Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and Kentucky permitting requirements.
- Industry-specific design experience: medical, veterinary, and restaurant layouts built around workflow, not guesswork.
- Reduced stress: business owners keep running their business while the design-build team manages the project.
How the Design-Build Process Works
The design-build process runs through six stages: consultation, site assessment, architectural design, permitting, construction, and final walkthrough. Most commercial projects move from first call to open doors in a fraction of the time required by traditional design-bid-build methods.
- Free Consultation: Discuss project goals, budget range, timeline, and site options with the design-build team.
- Site Assessment: Evaluate the property or existing space for zoning, structural conditions, and code requirements.
- Architectural Design: In-house architects draft floor plans and elevations tailored to the business type, whether medical, veterinary, restaurant, or general commercial use.
- Permitting: The team submits plans and manages approvals with local Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and Kentucky building departments.
- Construction: The build team executes the approved design, with regular progress updates and on-site quality checks.
- Final Walkthrough: A joint inspection confirms the finished space meets design specifications before handoff.
Why Choose Design Build Partners
Design Build Partners holds recognition from the Nashville Scene Readers' Poll as Best Commercial Architects for several years in a row, and brings direct construction experience in medical, healthcare, veterinary, and restaurant projects across Middle Tennessee and Kentucky.
The firm has completed commercial architecture and construction projects across Nashville, Brentwood, and the surrounding Middle Tennessee and Kentucky markets, with direct experience in healthcare, veterinary, and hospitality build types.
In-house architects and builders work from the same set of plans, reducing design errors and construction delays. The team understands the workflow requirements of medical offices, veterinary clinics, and restaurants, and designs around them from the first sketch.
Design Build Partners won Best Architectural Design for the Royal Range facility in Nashville, TN, and has been voted Best Commercial Architects in the Nashville Scene Readers' Poll for multiple consecutive years.
- Licensed architects and general contractors on staff
- Compliance with local, state, and ADA building codes
- On-site safety protocols during all construction phases
- Transparent contracts with defined scope and budget
- Free consultation before any commitment
Case Study: Royal Range Facility
The Royal Range project in Nashville, TN, earned Design Build Partners a Best Architectural Design award. The project combined functional commercial space planning with a design that met the client's brand and operational needs, and stands as a reference point for the firm's commercial architecture capabilities.
Commercial Architecture and Construction Services
Design Build Partners covers the full range of commercial architecture and construction needs, from early-stage planning through occupancy.
- Commercial Architecture: floor plans, elevations, and building design for new and renovated spaces.
- Tenant Improvement Construction: buildout of leased commercial space to fit a specific business use.
- Ground-Up Commercial Construction: new construction from site work through occupancy.
- Medical Office Design and Construction: exam rooms, imaging space, and code-compliant layouts.
- Veterinary Clinic Design and Construction: exam rooms, surgical suites, kennels, and client-facing areas.
- Restaurant Design-Build: kitchen layout, ventilation, dining space, and health code compliance.
- ADA Compliance: accessibility planning built into every project design.
- Permitting and Code Navigation: handling approvals with Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and Kentucky jurisdictions.
- Site Selection Support: guidance on property conditions before committing to a location.
Common Customer Concerns
- How long will construction take once permits are approved?
- Will the design meet health department or ADA requirements?
- How does design-build pricing compare to hiring a separate architect and contractor?
- Can an existing building be renovated instead of building new?
- What happens if site conditions change during construction?
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between design-build and traditional construction?
Design-build combines architecture and construction under one contract and one team, while traditional construction requires hiring a separate architect and general contractor. Design-build typically finishes faster and reduces miscommunication between design and construction phases.
Does Design Build Partners work outside Nashville?
Yes. The firm serves Nashville, Brentwood, and the broader Middle Tennessee region, along with parts of Kentucky.
What types of commercial buildings does the firm specialize in?
Medical offices, healthcare facilities, veterinary clinics, and restaurants, along with general commercial buildouts and ground-up construction.
How long does a commercial buildout take?
Most tenant improvement projects take three to six months from design through completion, depending on permitting timelines and project size. Ground-up construction takes longer.
Is the initial consultation free?
Yes. Design Build Partners offers a free consultation to review project goals, budget, and timeline before any commitment.
Does the firm handle permitting?
Yes. The team manages plan submission and approval with local building departments across Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Commercial Architects and Builders Serving Nashville and Beyond
Design Build Partners serves business owners across Nashville, Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro, and the wider Middle Tennessee area, along with commercial clients in Kentucky. The team brings local code knowledge to every jurisdiction it works in, which shortens the permitting timeline on each project.
- Nashville, TN
- Brentwood, TN
- Franklin, TN
- Murfreesboro, TN
- Middle Tennessee region
- Kentucky
Start Your Commercial Design-Build Project
Design Build Partners offers a free consultation for medical, healthcare, veterinary, restaurant, and general commercial projects across Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and Kentucky.
(615) 275-5133
Call 615-275-5133 to speak with the design-build team, or submit an inquiry online to get started.
