Design + Build: Custom Home Builders + Architects Wilmette IL
At Scott Simpson Design + Build, we have more than 30 years of experience in the architecture and building of custom homes in Wilmette, Illinois. Our North Shore architects and builders specialize in new home construction, large-scale remodels, historic renovations and eco-conscious green building projects.
As custom home builders + architects, Wilmette IL homeowners have trusted us for years to build homes with superior craftsmanship and thoughtful design. Wilmette is a beautiful community on the North Shore of Chicago and home to our first-ever clients. These clients were so satisfied with our work, they ended up building a second home with us several years later when they became empty-nesters. Scott Simpson Design + Build also built the first certified LEED-H Platinum house in Wilmette. As custom home builders Wilmette IL residents have trusted for years, we have enjoyed working on many home building projects, including a few of our favorite dream homes in Wilmette:
Modern Luxury Condo on the Lake
Wilmette Contemporary Shingle Style
Rustic Eco-Conscious New Home in Wilmette
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Modern Architecture Pool House
LEED-Qualified Custom Home in Wilmette
Historic Beauty in Wilmette
Just 14 miles north of downtown Chicago, Wilmette is a family-focused community that, in 2020, was ranked #1 by Niche.com as the best place to raise a family in Cook County based on a variety of factors including public schools grade, percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree or higher, crime & safety grade, family amenities, walkability grade, percentage of households with children, and access to parks and other recreational activities.
After many years of designing and building new homes in Wilmette, we believe we have the right combination of experience, references, and resources to deliver on the vision for your luxury home. Opting for a united design-build service is a smart approach as it affords access to licensed architects, builders, and a dedicated project management team simultaneously.
Our design-build team works with long-standing subcontractors, suppliers, and craftspeople to maximize spending power, minimize obstacles, and pay attention to detail with each step of the process. This allows your family to enjoy the luxury of a collaborative, informed, and inspiring process all along the way.
we specialize in custom new home builds, historic preservation, and extensive, major renovation projects
have questions about designing and building a custom home? happy to help.
Phone: 847.291.2457
30+ Years of Custom Home Design + Build Expertise| Design Build Firms Near Wilmette, IL
“Thank you for the thoughtful education all the way through the design and build. I daresay your standards were even higher than ours. We are so glad you were there to keep us on track, simplify everything and even bring joy into it all! This is probably unusual to say about a contractor – but we are thrilled to have taken this journey with you and to have made new friends as well as a new house.”
~ Wilmette New Home Design and Build
“SSDB You’re spectacular! Thanks for not only being excellent designers, craftsmen, builders…but for being extraordinary people. You are simply the best!”
~ Wilmette Two-Time Client – New Home Design and Build
“Having completed 3 projects with Scott Simpson Design + Build (and nearing completion on a 4th) i cannot imagine building with any other firm.”
~ Wilmette Multiple New Home Design and Build Projects
“We would both definitely recommend the whole team. Everything SSDB said along the way came true. Everybody was in it together and they just made the process so smooth, easy and seamless – and the finished product is great.”
~ Blake Family, Wilmette Custom New Home
“Everyone we met with and spoke to had nothing but very positive, constructive things to say about Scott Simpson Design + Build. After touring several of their prior projects, speaking to clients and sitting down with the team, the decision to hire them was easily made. It was a wonderfully collaborative process.”
~ Wilmette Clients – and friends!
“The SSDB team is professional, honest and hardworking and attract and hire only those tradesmen and subcontractors that can meet their exacting standards and share their strong principals. We do not hesitate to give them the highest recommendation.”
~ Wilmette First-time Design + Build Clients
“I don’t think about the team as builders as much as friends.”
~ Schmidt Family, Wilmette
“You guys are so responsive and straight-forward about options that we actually had the luxury of adding in true personal details and my favorite surprise – the under-the-staircase wine cellar. And the Preservation Award from the village was a nice bonus.”
~ Wilmette Historical Homeowners
We would be happy to take you on a tour through some of our custom homes in Wilmette and other suburbs of Chicago’s North Shore, including Winnetka and Hubbard Woods, Lake Forest, Glenview, Highland Park, Kenilworth, Glencoe and Northbrook.
Please contact us and we’ll get something on the schedule.
Heart. It’s what truly makes us different.
1. 315 Abbotsford Road Kenilworth
2. 133 Kenilworth Avenue Kenilworth
3. 429 Sheridan Road Kenilworth
4. 243 Leicester Road Kenilworth
5. 122 Melrose Avenue Kenilworth
6. 1132 Forest Avenue Wilmette
7. 519 Forest Avenue Wilmette
8. 1040 Chestnut Avenue Wilmette
9. 1227 Greenwood Avenue Wilmette
10. 1341 Chestnut Avenue Wilmette
11. 503 Central Avenue Wilmette
12. 1141 Forest Avenue Wilmette
13. 824 Oakwood Avenue Wilmette
14. 932 Forest Avenue Wilmette
15. 1420 Sheridan Road Wilmette
16. 317 Sheridan Road Wilmette
17. 932 Forest Avenue Wilmette
18. 934 Elmwood Avenue Wilmette
19. 939 Romona Road Wilmette
20. 845 Michigan Avenue Wilmette
21. 1041 Ashland Avenue Wilmette
22. 1136 Chestnut Avenue Wilmette
23. 1203 Ashland Avenue Wilmette
24. 703 Greenwood Avenue Wilmette
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Best of Houzz Service Award
10 “Best Custom Home Builders in Chicago”
Top 4 “Best Residential General Contractors in Chicago”
Top 5 “Best Design Build Firms in Chicago”
10 Historical Preservation Awards
