Design / Engineering / Fabrication / Seattle & Pittsburgh
Designed.
Engineered.
Built.
Temper & Grit is a Seattle-based design and fabrication studio for complex architectural metalwork. We author the connections, profiles, and material transitions that other shops leave unresolved, then we engineer, fabricate, and install the result.
Positioning
The architect draws the vision. We make it buildable.
We sit alongside the design team, filling in the gaps between intent and installation. Connections, tolerances, material solutions, then engineering, fabrication, and delivery. One studio, one accountability line, from first sketch to final bolt.
What you get
Two core forces.
01 / Design
Design the details that matter
- Detail design: custom connections, profiles, material solutions
- Parametric modeling: 1:1 digital twins with every joint resolved
- LiDAR site mapping: designing to real conditions
- Material R&D: prototyping finishes and alloys before commitment
02 / Build
Engineer and fabricate with total control
- Structural engineering, stress testing, VDC coordination
- Aerospace-precision CNC machining and plasma cutting
- Hand-applied patinas and high-performance PVD coatings
- Direct site oversight from crane to final bolt
03 / Sourcing
Material provenance, documented
- 100-mile sourcing radius for steel, hardwoods, and finishing
- Plyboo, Rubio Monocoat, Columbia Forest Products
- LEED, WELL, and Living Building Challenge documentation on request
Contact
Start here.
Email nick@temperandgrit.com or book a 30-minute call.
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