We Started This Firm Because We Believed There Was a Better Way
Architect-led. Builder-accountable. Built for you.
Longleaf Design Build exists because the traditional process, where architects design and builders build and nobody is fully accountable for the result, wasn't good enough.
We built something different.
Licensed Architect · AR96913
Certified Building Contractor · CBC1268137
Pensacola, FL · Architect-Led Design-Build
Thoughtfully Designed · Expertly Built
The Firm
One Firm. Two Licenses. One Standard of Excellence.
What that means for your project.
Most firms are one or the other — an architecture firm that hands off plans, or a construction firm that builds from someone else's drawings. We are both. Licensed in architecture and certified building contracting, we designed this firm from the ground up to close the gap between design intent and built reality.
That isn't a convenience. It's a philosophy. Every decision we make — from the first sketch to the last punch list item — is made by a team that is equally invested in how your home looks and how it gets built.
Our Credentials
The Credentials Behind the Work
Licensed Architect · AR96913 Our architecture license means your home is designed by a professional who is legally and ethically accountable for the work.
Certified Building Contractor · CBC1268137 Our certified building contractor license means we build under our own license, we don't subcontract the accountability. One firm holds both licenses. One firm is responsible for the complete result.
Pensacola, FL · Serving the Gulf Coast We are locals. We know this market, this climate, this architecture, and what it takes to build well here.
Philosophy
We Believe the Best Homes Are the Ones That Feel Inevitable.
Not designed and built. Designed to be built.
A home should feel like it couldn't have been any other way, like it grew from the land it sits on, the life lived inside it, and the people who made it. That doesn't happen by accident. It happens when design and construction are treated as a single discipline rather than two separate contracts.
That is what we practice every day. Not design-then-build. Design-to-build, where every line drawn is a line we know we can execute, and every budget conversation happens before the decisions are made, not after.
We’d like to Hear About Your Project
If you're thinking about building or renovating and you want to understand what an architect-led process actually looks like from the inside — we'd welcome the chance to show you.
Our Services
Custom New Homes
Your lot. Your vision. Designed around how you actually live — then built by the same team.
Renovations and Additions
Additions and renovations designed to feel like they were always part of the original home.
Build-Only Services
Have an architect? We build it exactly as drawn — as licensed architects ourselves.
Architecture-Only Services
Full architectural services from schematic design through construction administration — designed by an architect who also builds.