Northern Virginia Custom Home Architects + Builders

An all-in-one turnkey solution for your custom home dreams in Northern Virginia! With over 23 years of experience, AV Architects + Builders, can deliver your modern custom home from start to finish. Making the process seamless for you!

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Since 2001, AV Architects + Builders has been designing and building custom homes for clients throughout Northern Virginia. Partners in business and in life, Tony and Francisca Alonso, are the husband-and-wife team leading this boutique-sized firm.

As longtime Northern Virginia residents, we are local experts in all things residential real estate, design, and construction. Not only can we design and build your custom home, we can even find you the perfect lot to build on. We are an all-in-one solution for our clients and provide a truly turnkey service.

The architect-led design-build process is a specialized form of design-build, where the entire project is led by the firm's in-house architect. This approach guarantees a high level of customization, enabling clients to collaborate closely with the architect to bring their unique ideas to life. The architect remains deeply involved throughout the project, ensuring the development of comprehensive architectural and structural plans. By incorporating client selections into the construction plans from the very beginning, the process also delivers highly accurate bids, reducing uncertainties and change orders.

AV Architects + Builders transformed a potentially overwhelming process into a smooth and straightforward one. From the very beginning, they took their time and expertise to guide us through every stage of the design and construction process, providing a single point of contact that eliminated the usual stress of dealing with multiple parties. Working with Francisca and Tony was nothing short of a delight.

Catherine Custom Home Design-Build Client
5 years ago my husband started to look for builders that were building the kind of home we wanted, a vacation home for our daily busy lives with lots of lights, fantastic outdoor spaces and practical living spaces, and we found the perfect architects to help us in that endeavor - AV Architects and Builders. We looked for what they had built and liked their approached and style, and decided to start building from abroad so by the time we would move back to the US our home would be ready.

Andrea Custom Home Design-Build Client
Once we realized we needed to build to get what we wanted we started researching. We reached out to 10+ builders and met with 4. One was a large builder in the area who was a bit too cookie cutter for us. Another didn't understand the more contemporary style we were looking for, and another was fine, and I'm sure they would have built us a great house, but we just didn't connect with them.We met with Francisca at a spec home they built and one of the first things she told us is that they don't build spaces with no purpose. It's funny, because we were at a huge house in Great Falls, but it still full intimate and purposeful.

Michael Custom Home Design-Build Client
When it came time for our lender to send out their home inspector who I'm sure tours many newly built homes he said "I think this is the best built new home I have been in." The materials are premium, no builder-grade big-box store lumber, fixtures, HVAC or anything. We love the design. We love the uniqueness of our home. Most new homes only differ by the numbers on the mailbox. You cannot tell one from another. We wanted something unique, something special and I feel that is exactly what we got.

Rob Custom Home Design-Build Client
What did not take long to decide was the architect and builder we wanted to use. After seeing several homes designed and built by AV Architects + Builders, we were confident they could deliver our dream home. What could have been an extraordinarily difficult process – essentially building a brand-new home from the inside out – was made easy by Francisca, Tony, and their entire team. Being both the architect and builder, the design and construction flowed seamlessly.

Veronica Modern Renovation Client
AV Architects + Builders transformed a potentially overwhelming process into a smooth and straightforward one. From the very beginning, they took their time and expertise to guide us through every stage of the design and construction process, providing a single point of contact that eliminated the usual stress of dealing with multiple parties. Working with Francisca and Tony was nothing short of a delight.

Catherine Custom Home Design-Build Client
5 years ago my husband started to look for builders that were building the kind of home we wanted, a vacation home for our daily busy lives with lots of lights, fantastic outdoor spaces and practical living spaces, and we found the perfect architects to help us in that endeavor - AV Architects and Builders. We looked for what they had built and liked their approached and style, and decided to start building from abroad so by the time we would move back to the US our home would be ready.

Andrea Custom Home Design-Build Client
Once we realized we needed to build to get what we wanted we started researching. We reached out to 10+ builders and met with 4. One was a large builder in the area who was a bit too cookie cutter for us. Another didn't understand the more contemporary style we were looking for, and another was fine, and I'm sure they would have built us a great house, but we just didn't connect with them.We met with Francisca at a spec home they built and one of the first things she told us is that they don't build spaces with no purpose. It's funny, because we were at a huge house in Great Falls, but it still full intimate and purposeful.

Michael Custom Home Design-Build Client
When it came time for our lender to send out their home inspector who I'm sure tours many newly built homes he said "I think this is the best built new home I have been in." The materials are premium, no builder-grade big-box store lumber, fixtures, HVAC or anything. We love the design. We love the uniqueness of our home. Most new homes only differ by the numbers on the mailbox. You cannot tell one from another. We wanted something unique, something special and I feel that is exactly what we got.

Rob Custom Home Design-Build Client
What did not take long to decide was the architect and builder we wanted to use. After seeing several homes designed and built by AV Architects + Builders, we were confident they could deliver our dream home. What could have been an extraordinarily difficult process – essentially building a brand-new home from the inside out – was made easy by Francisca, Tony, and their entire team. Being both the architect and builder, the design and construction flowed seamlessly.

Veronica Modern Renovation Client
AV Architects + Builders transformed a potentially overwhelming process into a smooth and straightforward one. From the very beginning, they took their time and expertise to guide us through every stage of the design and construction process, providing a single point of contact that eliminated the usual stress of dealing with multiple parties. Working with Francisca and Tony was nothing short of a delight.

Catherine Custom Home Design-Build Client