Modern by conviction
We build modern because we believe in it. Every project is held to one coherent vision from concept to completion.
Build Beyond Basic
Design-based home building and remodeling in the Quad Cities.
Red Box Design is a design-build company turning intent into fully custom projects. One accountable team carries every project from first concept through final walkthrough.
RedBox Design is an exclusively modern design-build company that has been pushing the envelope for over two decades. Every project is shaped by a single team that owns design, planning, and construction in-house, so the result is a clearer process, fewer handoffs, and a finished project that yields a better client experience.
Three disciplines, one accountable team
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Custom home builds
Ground-up homes designed and built to a defined vision and a defined budget. Each build is a singular project rather than a repeated floor plan, with the architectural intent held through every phase.
Custom homes → 02Remodeling
Kitchens, baths, basements, and whole-home remodels, pushing the envelope with materials to re-infuse an existing structure with new life. Same team, same modern conviction, applied to the house you already have.
Remodels → 03Specialty projects
Stairs, furniture, doors, and more. Contemporary pieces that use unconventional materials, designed and fabricated in our own facility by the team that drew them.
Specialty projects →The numbers behind the process
0+ Years building modern in the Quad Cities
0% Design and build kept in-house
0 Accountable team from concept to completion
The difference
Unconventional by design
Red Box Design is an exclusively modern design-build firm that has pushed the envelope for over two decades. We build things you will not see anywhere else in the Quad Cities: fully custom homes and remodels shaped by a single accountable team.
Custom details that add value
Our signatures are real and deliberate: weathered corten-style metal, stainless steel, wood-and-epoxy islands, curved wood ceilings. Details like these raise both the style of a home and the value it commands.
Two decades of pushing the envelope
For over twenty years we have challenged the idea of traditional Midwest style, refining what a modern home can be. That experience lets us take real design risks and deliver them.
Sustainability
Upcycled by design, built to last
Modern does not have to mean wasteful. We repurpose and upcycle reclaimed and weathered materials, giving old steel, wood, and salvage a second life as the signature of a new home.
- Reclaimed and repurposed materials. Weathered corten-style metal, salvaged wood, and reclaimed elements become defining features rather than landfill.
- Less waste, more character. Upcycling cuts the waste a conventional build sends to the dumpster and gives every home a texture and a story you cannot buy new.
- Eco-friendly and built to endure. Durable, energy-conscious choices make a home lighter on the planet today and cheaper to own over its life.
Projects built to a higher standard
The Red Box Design way
One team, one accountable process
Design, planning, and construction happen under one roof at Red Box Design. That removes the gaps where projects lose time, money, and intent. The people who draw the home are the people who build it.
Our approach Start here
Bring us the lot, the house, or the idea
Holding a lot, living in a home that needs to change, or sketching something no one else in the Quad Cities will build? The first step is a conversation with the team that will design and build it.