# Careful Custom Build

> Custom Home — Contemporary

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- Type: Custom Home
- Style: Contemporary
- Size: 3,600+ SF
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Year: 2023

## Project overview

The Careful Custom Build embraces contemporary living with clean lines, open spaces, and a strong connection to the outdoors. At 3,600 square feet, the home maximizes every inch through thoughtful spatial planning.

Blackstone's team delivered precision-grade construction that the contemporary style demands — tight tolerances, hidden transitions, and flawless finish surfaces that make simplicity look effortless.

## What we built

1. Contemporary design with strong indoor-outdoor connection
2. Precision construction with tight tolerances
3. Thoughtful spatial planning maximizing every square foot
4. Hidden transitions and concealed hardware throughout
5. Flawless finish surfaces supporting minimalist aesthetic

## How it was built

1. Framed and wrapped, stone starting at the turret
2. The porch framing looks straight onto the water
3. Turret roof framing from below
4. Stone and slate on, copper going onto the turret
5. Finished

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Part of [Blackstone Residential](https://blackstone.build/text/residential).