People are our reference point.
Datum Design Build brings designers and builders together as one team, giving you and your project the care and attention it deserves. Because the same team designs and builds your project, nothing gets lost between architect and contractor. The people who hear your vision are the people who hand you the keys.
- 15
- years of experience
- 20+
- projects designed and built
- $140M+
- in completed work
- 3 states
- licensed architect in MN, CA, and ND
Experience of Datum's leadership team, including projects completed at previous firms.
Why Datum
In surveying and architecture, a datum is the fixed reference point that every other measurement comes from. The finished floor, the top of wall and the bottom of footing are all measured from it.
That's how we work. Design and construction run from one shared reference point: one team, one set of decisions, one line everyone builds to. And every one of those decisions is measured against the people who will live, learn, and work in what we build.
What we build
Senior care
Assisted living and memory care that protects residents' dignity and works for the staff who care for them.
Daycare
Early childhood centers designed around how kids, teachers, and families actually use them.
Multifamily renovation
Deck repairs, exterior facelifts, building fixes, and common spaces that improve residents' lives.
Other
Medical, office, industrial, faith, and hospitality projects.
Who we build for
These sectors matter because people matter.
Every business owner cares about people. In senior care, childcare, and multifamily housing, though, serving others is the business itself, and often a life's mission. We share that mission. As a company and as individuals, we use our talents to support the people doing that work every day, and we love working with people who truly care about how their building feels to the people in it.
If your project falls outside these sectors but people are at its center, we'd love to talk.
“We want to be part of their story, not a forgotten bump in the road. Their success is our success.”
How we work
One team, start to finish
The people who hear your vision are the people who hand you the keys. No handoffs, and no re-explaining your project to a stranger halfway through.
A budget tied to the design
With design and construction under one roof, cost is part of every design decision from the start, not a surprise after bids come back.
Straight answers about your money
Honest budgets, a clear process, and hands-on leadership that stays accountable from first sketch to final walkthrough.
Have a project in mind?
Tell us what you're working on, even if it's early. Your first conversation is with our leadership, not a salesperson.