Residential design-build · The Research Triangle

Crafting spaces where memories find their shape.

Thoughtful residential design and construction, brought together through one considered process.

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Renovations · Additions · Custom homes · Kitchens · Bathrooms · Outdoor living

Serving Chapel Hill, Cary, Durham, and Apex

Dining room in deep charcoal with a candle-lit crystal chandelier above a long table set with black chairs

See it clearly
before we build it.

A beautiful home starts with fewer unknowns. We model,
coordinate, and resolve the work early so the vision stays
coherent from first idea through construction.

Imagine
Design
Visualize
Plan
Build
Enjoy

Detailed architectural 3D model used to plan the home

The same opening measured and built on site during construction

Architectural
design expertise
Detailed 3D modeling
and visualization
BIM and
constructability
coordination
Fewer avoidable
surprises in
the field

White kitchen with marble backsplash, dark range hood, and walnut flooring — Kitchens

Custom floor-to-ceiling pantry cabinetry with open pull-out shelves — Whole-home renovations

Finished bathroom with reclaimed-wood beams, a glass shower, and a round steel soaking tub beneath woodland windows — Bathrooms

Sunlit kitchen addition under construction, framed by a broad plaster arch — Additions

Layered custom home nestled into a wooded hillside — Custom homes

Three-dimensional outdoor living design with a pool, pergola, and garden — Design visualization only

Homes considered as a whole,crafted detail by detail.

Explore real completed and ongoing Tekee work across the ways homeowners reshape how they live.

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Before & after

The clearest measure of the craft: the same kitchen, photographed before, during, and after its renovation.

The kitchen in its original condition, with oak cabinetry and glazed doors to a screened porch — One Tekee renovation, photographed in the same home: an existing kitchen opened to the sunroom, from original condition through construction to the finished space.

The same kitchen mid-renovation, cabinetry set and the new timber-framed opening to the sunroom still exposed — One Tekee renovation, photographed in the same home: an existing kitchen opened to the sunroom, from original condition through construction to the finished space.

Finished kitchen with cherry cabinetry, a granite two-tier island, and pendant lighting over seating — Kitchens

Finished living room with a reclaimed-wood accent wall, black fireplace surround, and hanging rattan chair — Whole-home renovations

Custom home exterior in cedar shingle, dark-stained wood, and stone with a timber-framed entry — Custom homes

How we work

A more considered
way to design and build.

Limited projects, direct leadership, and careful coordination keep the experience personal while directing more of the investment toward the home itself.

Paneled refrigerator integrated into cream cabinetry

Respect & Partnership

We honor your trust, time, and vision in every decision.

White oak drawers finished with marble and brass details

Boutique Craftsmanship

Limited projects and obsessive attention make every home a signature piece.

Arched opening framed during construction

Design-Build Harmony

One unified vision moves from sketch to structure.

Tekee steel beam installed in an open ceiling

Precision & Technology

Digital accuracy gives craftspeople clearer information for better execution.

Double-height living room with a black fireplace wall

Emotional Architecture

Spaces should feel alive and become the setting for family memories.

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Rooted in the Research Triangle.

One founder-led design-build partner for thoughtful residential work across four connected communities.

CHAPEL HILL
CARY
DURHAM
APEX

Architecture + design + construction under one relationship

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Nico Martinez · Founder

Meet Nico

The perspective of a designer.The discipline of a builder.

Nico Martinez brings multidisciplinary experience in architecture, construction management, BIM/VDC, coordination, and residential contracting to a close, accountable client relationship.

Bachelor of Architecture, Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia
Licensed architect in Colombia
Licensed residential contractor in North Carolina

Nearly two decades learning how sophisticated projects are designed, coordinated, and built — brought to residential construction in a more personal way.

Meet Nico

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Share what you would like to change. We will listen, ask the right questions, and help define the next step.

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