AStarting from the ground
Custom homes
New homes designed and built around how you live, from the first sketch to the front door.
- Custom luxury residences
- Healthy home builds
- Design direction and selections
- Permitting and procurement
The Free Form Collective
Designed.
Developed.
Built.
We design and build custom luxury homes that look the part—and live up to it. That means beautiful spaces with healthier living at their core, and the same thoughtful approach behind the projects we help developers and contractors deliver.
The firm
We design, build, and advise on homes across South Florida. Our team brings together thoughtful design and more than fifteen years of construction experience, guiding your project from the first sketch to the front door. One team, with the vision to shape your home and the expertise to bring it to life.
15+Years in construction, as a collective
GCLicensed general contractor, in house
1Team from design through handover
Who we work with
However you want to build, we're built for it.
- 01 Private clients Custom luxury homes, designed and built by one team under one contract.
- 02 Health-conscious households Homes built for clean air, dry walls and the lowest-toxicity materials available.
- 03 Homeowners rebuilding Full gut renovations, additions and complete rebuilds.
- 04 Developers & general contractors Global material sourcing, vetted trades and quality control.
- 05 Owner-builders & investors Consulting and advisory, scoped to exactly what you need.
Where we build
Rooted in South Florida. Built for its sun, its salt air and its humidity.
Custom homes · Renovations · Additions · Rebuilds
One team. One contract. Our build.
Whether you are starting with an empty lot or a house you already own, the project runs through the same team: general contractor, designers and builders under one roof, with no handoff between the people who plan the home and the people who build it. We work cost-plus, so you see the real cost of the work, and you see our fee.
BStarting from the house you have
Renovations, additions & rebuilds
We take homes down to the structure and build them back the right way, to the same standards as our new construction.
- Full gut renovations
- Additions and expansions
- Tear-downs and rebuilds
- Healthy home renovations
- 01
Design & plan
We shape the brief with you, direct the design team and check every plan against your budget.
- 02
Price & prepare
We write the scopes, price the work with our subcontractors, lock the budget and run permits and selections.
- 03
Source & build
We coordinate materials, run our trades, supervise the site and keep decisions ahead of the work.
- 04
Finish & hand over
We close out the punch list and final details, then hand you the keys to a home we built ourselves.
Open walls are the least expensive time to fix what is behind them. On a renovation we use that window to correct moisture, wiring, plumbing and air quality along with the finishes.
Healthy Home builds
A home should feel as good as it looks. What you see, is just as important as what you don't.
The healthy home has gone from a nice extra to a necessity.
Americans spend roughly 90 percent of their time indoors, according to the EPA. More families now want to know what is in their air, their water and their walls. In South Florida's heat and humidity, a house that ignores moisture and materials does not stay healthy for long.
The demand is here. The builders are not. That is the void we fill.
Most contractors were never trained to build this way, and most wellness consultants do not build. We are one team that understands the building science and holds the license to build it, from the first drawing to the final air test.
Six standards, written into every trade's scope
- 1
Air first, vapor second, humidity always.
Nothing gets closed up until the air barrier at that location is continuous and verified.
- 2
Nothing is covered without a test and a photograph.
Blower door before drywall, duct leakage before insulation, flood test before tile, moisture readings before enclosure. You receive the readings and an as-built photo set.
- 3
The least-toxic option wins every tie.
Water-based over solvent, mineral over petrochemical, mechanical fastening over adhesive. Formaldehyde-free binders, no MDF or particleboard, no vinyl or PFAS finishes.
- 4
EMF is designed down, not ignored.
Shielded metal-clad wiring, no shared neutrals, verified grounding and bedroom kill switches, with panels, meters and routers kept away from where you sleep. Data is hardwired, so Wi-Fi becomes a choice instead of a requirement.
- 5
The site is run like a clean room.
HEPA-only cleanup, negative-pressure containment for interior cutting, and materials elevated and inspected on arrival.
- 6
The climate inside is engineered.
Filtered fresh air through an ERV or a ventilating dehumidifier, whole-home dehumidification, variable-speed cooling and MERV 13 filtration, sized by calculation to hold indoor humidity near 50 percent all year.
Select a number to see the measures for that part of the house.
The measures, system by system
1Envelope & moisture
Fluid-applied air and vapor barriers, continuous mineral-wool insulation in place of foam, paperless gypsum wherever a wall could see water, and conditioned attics so ductwork never sits in hot, humid air.
2Air, humidity & filtration
Variable-speed systems sized by load calculation rather than square footage, sealed sheet-metal ducts, whole-house ventilating dehumidification with filtered fresh air, and MERV 13 media filtration. Testing is done by an independent third party. The installer does not grade their own work.
3Water
Whole-house sediment and carbon filtration, pressure regulation, automatic leak-detection shutoff at the main, sensors under appliances and vanities, and supply lines pressure-tested before the walls close.
4Electrical & EMF
Metal-clad cable, no shared neutrals, verified grounding, bedroom kill switches, hardwired data to every desk and screen, and flicker-free lighting with clean dimming.
5Bathrooms & wet rooms
Waterproofing treated as one system from a single manufacturer, a 48-hour flood test on every wet floor before tile, and humidity-sensing exhaust in every bathroom.
6Materials & finishes
Mineral silicate and zero-VOC paints, no-added-formaldehyde plywood cabinet boxes, solid wood, porcelain and natural stone. A safety data sheet is on file for every product before it ships.
7Testing & handover
Blower-door tests at three milestones, duct-leakage and airflow testing, moisture logs, an indoor-air baseline for humidity, CO₂, particulates and VOCs, and photographs of every wall before it was closed.
Assemblies and products are specified project by project with the design team, the energy calculation and the local building code.
For developers & general contractors
Supply chain, labor, quality control. We work on all three.
We build our own spec homes, so we run into the same problems you do. What we have built to solve them on our projects is available to yours.
Where we source
Fort LauderdaletoDominican RepublicBrazilPortugalItalyTurkeyChina
Direct from the manufacturer to your site
Supply chain
Source the world.
We have connections to global supply chains and source building materials directly from manufacturers around the world. We compare specification, price, lead time, logistics, warranty and installation requirements, and we manage the import side so buying abroad stops being a risk.
Windows & doors · Cabinetry & millwork · Flooring · Natural stone · Plumbing fixtures · Lighting · Hardware · Appliances · Specialty architectural products
Labor
Trades we use ourselves.
The subcontractors we refer are the ones we hire on our own spec projects. They are skilled, vetted and proven on our jobs before we put our name next to theirs.
If you need professionals in a particular division or trade, we can make the introduction.
Quality control
Checked before it is covered.
Written scopes of work for every trade, site observations, progress documentation, scope checks and punch lists. Problems are found while they are still inexpensive to fix.
Bring us in for a single phase or for the full build.
Consulting & advisory
Clarity before commitment.
For owner-builders, contractors, investors and developers. The decisions that make or break a build happen before the first shovel hits the ground. We make sure you are ready for them, and we stay in your corner once the work begins.
Construction consulting
A sharper set of eyes. Focused expertise for a specific decision or a defined preconstruction scope.
Owner representation
Your advocate on site. Ongoing guidance and oversight while your contractor manages the build.
- 01
Plan the project
Budgets, scopes, plan and specification reviews, constructability, value engineering, sequencing and permit coordination.
- 02
Compare the bids
Bid solicitation, scope leveling, contractor interviews, allowance and exclusion checks, negotiations and change-order review.
- 03
Track every dollar
Budget-versus-actual reporting, contingency management, invoice and pay-application review, and cost-to-complete forecasts.
- 04
Source the world
Domestic and international procurement, with specifications, lead times and logistics compared side by side.
- 05
Stay close to the work
Site observations, progress documentation, schedule monitoring, team meetings, punch lists and owner reporting.
The best change order is the one you never have to sign.
Our work
Built, and being built.
About
Built by builders.
We learned this business from the inside. Now that knowledge works for you.
Where it started
We began as a construction consulting practice working exclusively with contractors and developers, the people who live with budgets, schedules and trade coordination every day.
Then the homeowners called
Private-client demand led us to expand into design-build, guiding custom homes from the first design conversation through completion.
Licensed, in house
We hold an in-house licensed general contractor. The people advising you are the same people who know how to build it.
Skin in the game
We develop and build our own spec homes. Our advice stays grounded in decisions we make on our own projects, with our own money on the line.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Home
The Free Form Collective
Let's talk
What are you planning?
A second set of experienced eyes. An advocate in your corner. Or a home built, or rebuilt, from the ground up.
Tell us where you are in the process. We will map the right scope and the next step.
- Based in
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida