Tucson Architecture & Engineering

Most commercial projects still buy design and construction separately, then spend the whole job refereeing between them. When drawings miss budget, the owner pays for redesign. When details conflict in the field, the owner pays for change orders. TCG closes that gap: architectural design through 3rd Act Architecture and MEP and structural engineering through 9BA sit inside the same design-build contract as the builder, so every sheet is drawn against a live budget and a real schedule.

Designing for Tucson means designing for the Sonoran Desert: cooling-dominated HVAC sized for 110 degree design days, envelope assemblies that meet IECC climate zone requirements for hot-dry conditions, cool roof strategies, solar-ready structures exploiting one of the best irradiance profiles in the country, monsoon wind and drainage engineering, and material palettes that survive UV exposure that bleaches lesser finishes in two summers.

The financial case for integrated A&E is documented in our A&E fees and soft costs guide and architectural services value analysis: design-build delivery compresses schedules 15 to 30 percent and materially cuts change orders because constructability review happens while the drawings are still cheap to change.

TCG provides Tucson owners full design services for ground-up buildings, tenant improvements, and adaptive reuse, plus standalone preconstruction, feasibility, and bid review when you already hold drawings and want a builder's eye on them before you commit.

A&E fees typically run 5 to 12 percent of construction cost depending on building type and complexity; our soft costs guide breaks down fee structures by facility type and region. Design-build integration typically recovers the fee in avoided change orders and schedule savings.

TCG's design team works daily with City of Tucson Planning and Development Services, Pima County Development Services, and Arizona state requirements including ROC licensing and AZDHS facility rules where applicable. We design to the adopted IBC and IECC editions with Tucson amendments, and our IBC 2024 code changes guide tracks what is coming.

The same integrated team serves Phoenix and TCG markets nationwide, from Nashville to Boston to Oklahoma City, which means Tucson projects benefit from design details proven across 38 states of climate zones.