From Concept to Completion: How a Turnkey Design Project Actually Works

A turnkey design project is one in which a single team designs, manufactures and installs the work — handing the client a finished space, not a stack of contractor contacts. Here is how a project actually moves through the studio.

1. Discovery

A complimentary consultation. We listen — to the brief, the lifestyle, the budget and what success looks like. Often the most valuable hour of the entire project.

2. Design

Spatial concept, moodboards, material direction. We are deciding the character of the space, not just the layout.

3. Technical drawings

Every joinery unit, kitchen, built-in and detail drawn to manufacturing standard. This is the document that protects the price.

4. Manufacturing

Production runs in our own workshop. Kitchens, joinery, furniture — built by the same studio that designed them.

5. Installation

On site, run by the studio. Trades coordinated, finishes inspected, snags caught before handover.

6. Handover

The space is styled, photographed and walked through with the client. Aftercare and warranty documentation follows.

A well-run turnkey project removes the most painful part of building or renovating: managing the people building it. That is the entire point.