A custom desert contemporary home at twilight, its stacked-stone piers and lit glass walls standing behind a saguaro and desert garden

The Details of Excellence

Custom homes, remodels and outdoor living built into the Sonoran Desert of Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana and the Catalina Foothills.

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Tucson, Arizona

Truly superior homes are built by people of high character.

Lathrem Homebuilders is not a typical construction company. Decades of experience across every phase of the build, paired with a genuine appreciation for a wide range of design styles, let us deliver results that hold up to close inspection. We treat every project as if it were our own, and we stand behind everything we say and do.

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An elevated infinity pool with a fire bowl burning at its edge, set against a covered portal and a pink desert sunset

Featured project

Stone Canyon Residence

A stone-and-stucco residence set into the granite of Stone Canyon, opening through a deep columned portal onto the terrace that steps down to the pool. The house is built into the boulders rather than cut out of them, and the portal does what the desert asks of it: shade through the afternoon, then a room that is still worth sitting in once the sun drops behind the ridge.

DisciplineCustom home & outdoor living
FeaturesColumned portal, elevated pool & spa
SettingStone Canyon, Oro Valley

Selected work

A portfolio built one detail at a time.

Low contemporary desert home with saguaro and mountains behind Southwest ContemporaryCustom home
Timber ramada and spa with the mountains beyond Patio & SpaOutdoor living
Kitchen island beneath a full-width window onto the mountains Kitchen & Mountain ViewInterior
Old-world estate at sunset beneath a rock outcrop Old-World EstateCustom home
Fire bowl burning at the edge of the pool terrace Fire Bowl & PoolOutdoor living
Master bath with a soaking tub and twin vanities Master BathInterior
Entry courtyard with seating and planted pots Entry CourtyardOutdoor living
Evening pool terrace with a mountain view Evening TerraceOutdoor living
Great room with a stone hearth wall and desert outlook Split-Face Masonry FireplaceGreat room

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What we build

Three ways we work.

01

Custom Homes

Ground-up residences designed around the site and the way you actually live in it, from desert contemporary to territorial and old-world. We partner with your architect from the first grading plan through the final walkthrough.

02

Remodels & Additions

Kitchens, baths, whole-home renovations, guest houses and additions. The hardest part of remodeling is making new work look like it was always there. That's the part we care about most.

03

Outdoor Living & Pools

Ramadas, courtyards, outdoor kitchens, fire features, custom pools and spas. In Southern Arizona the exterior rooms get used year-round, so we build them to the same standard as the interior.

Ready to build something that lasts?

Tell us about the site, the scope and the timeline. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right builder for it.