Brick volumes and a standing-seam roof frame the entry courtyard and its tall wood door, at dusk.

Thoughtfully designed. Carefully built.

We approach a home through the details that shape everyday life: how a room flows, where the light falls, how materials meet, and how each space feels to use.

At Thurmond Design + Build, those decisions belong together. We bring a practical understanding of construction to the design, and we carry the design intent into the work.

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Selected projects

The courtyard at dusk, with a lit room behind glass and a paper lantern inside.

6325 Vanderbilt

Two-story house clad in vertical wood siding, with angled rooflines and a wood garage door.

7039 Gaston

Front of the house: dark vertical siding with a tan brick volume and a glass entry.

6145 Llano

The courtyard: a mature tree, turf, and a pool, framed by the dark-sided house.

6119 Goliad

The front from the street, with warm light in the windows.

5816 Prospect

Two dark gabled volumes behind a low white wall and a green lawn.

6151 Llano

Coming soon

6327 Llano

Early 2027

Ask us about it.

Design renderings

Rendering of the front: a light brick ground floor under a pale, gabled upper volume with deep-set windows.

Rendering of the backyard: an outdoor kitchen under a slatted pergola, glass doors along a brick wall, and an optional pool and spa.

Rendering of the kitchen: wood cabinetry, a stone island with stools, and a stone hood.

Rendering of the kitchen and a lit pantry with open shelving.

Rendering of a bar with lit shelves set into dark stone, under a long window.

Rendering of the primary bath: a stone vanity, a lit mirror, and a glass shower.

Rendering of the primary closet with lit shelving and a center island.

Final finishes may change.

Progress photos

Inside the framed house: a tall corner window looking out to trees.

Wood framing with a pitched ceiling and a tall opening to the street.

Green sheathing panels wrapping a curved wall.

Our approach

Five ideas that guide the work, each shown in one of our homes.

Start with how people live.

The way a home works deserves attention from the beginning. How you move through a room, reach a control, use a shower, or gather with others should help guide the design.
Give details a purpose.

We appreciate a distinctive detail even more when it belongs to the space. A curve, a change in texture, or a carefully placed light should contribute to the whole.
Consider what’s beneath the surface.

We nerd out on building science. The structure, the envelope, and everything behind the walls get the same attention as the finishes you see. We never cut costs on the bones of a house or on anything hidden.
Bring design and construction into the same conversation.

Understanding how something will be built helps us make better design decisions. Working through that relationship early gives an idea a clearer path into the finished home.
Choose with intention.

We start with materials. We prefer natural ones, like wood, stone, plaster, and brick, and we let them be what they are. Their grain and texture are part of the design. The result is what we call warm modern: clean and simple, but never slick or cold.

Nick and Taylor Thurmond smiling at each other against a white wall. — Nick and Taylor Thurmond

An eye for design. A mind for how it’s built.

We’re drawn to spaces with character: thoughtful proportions, interesting materials, and details that make a home feel personal.

We love to travel, and a lot of our ideas start there. We pay attention to what we see around the world, old and new.

Our approach is rooted in curiosity and involvement. We ask questions, work through the options, and pay attention to how a decision will affect the finished space. A beautiful fixture needs to sit in the right place. A curved wall needs a considered construction approach. Lighting needs to serve the room and the people moving through it.

That connection between appearance, function, and execution shapes how we work. We believe the care behind a home should be felt long after construction is finished. You feel it in the comfort of a room, the usefulness of a layout, and the details that keep feeling right.

We’re hands-on. Taylor chooses every finish, fixture, and material herself. Nick runs construction and is on site doing the work himself. We don’t hand our homes off. We build every one like we’d move in.

Taylor Thurmond, Design Principal. — **Taylor Thurmond**Design PrincipalEmail Taylor

Nick Thurmond, Construction Principal. — **Nick Thurmond**Construction PrincipalEmail Nick

We build where we live.

We’re not just builders. We’re neighbors. Our homes are in the same East Dallas neighborhoods we call home.

If you buy one of our homes, you’re buying from people who live down the street. We care how these homes hold up, because we live here too.

We want every home to be interesting and still timeless. It should fit in with the street it’s on and still push the design forward.

Follow the work as it takes shape.

Our Instagram shares the process alongside the finished spaces: design decisions, progress on site, material selections, and a closer look at the people behind the work.