What we do.

Temper and Grit is focused on design and fabrication services that bridg the gap between concept and build. With over 15 years of hands-on experience, we support architects, designers, contractors, and developers in realizing complex, high-end architectural details and custom elements.

We bring deep material knowledge, digital construction techniques, and production-aware thinking to every project—solving for aesthetics, performance, and constructability at once. Whether it's a one-off detail or a full fabrication package, we step in where others stall out.

From early design support to shop-ready documentation, we help teams reduce lead times, eliminate guesswork, and bring ambitious ideas to life—without the friction

  • We support design-forward, detail-oriented projects—whether that means refining a single custom element, developing a fabrication package, or resolving complex build challenges. If it needs to look great and get built right, we’re interested.

  • The earlier, the better. We add the most value when we’re involved during design development or detailing—but we can jump in at any stage to help resolve issues, streamline production, or get a stalled element moving forward.

  • Yes. We take projects through from design to delivery, coordinating fabrication and installation as needed to ensure everything lands as intended—on-site and on point.

  • Depends on the scope. That could be fabrication-ready shop drawings, 3D models, exploded diagrams, or annotated install sequences. Everything we deliver is meant to reduce ambiguity and move the project forward

  • Both. We create original concepts when needed, and we also refine and develop existing designs to make sure they’re ready for fabrication. Whether we’re leading the detail or supporting it, we bring clarity and buildability to the table.

  • We adapt to the team. For architects and designers, we help resolve details and get ahead of fabrication issues. For contractors and developers, we solve buildability, lead-time, and coordination challenges. Wherever we plug in, we’re here to keep things moving forward.

  • Our background blends architecture, design, and fabrication. We collaborate closely with all three—helping bridge the technical and creative sides of a project to ensure ideas are not only compelling, but buildable. Our role shifts depending on the team, but the goal is always the same: to move great design forward.