Pick your materials, describe your vision, and get custom blueprints matched to your land, your climate, and your local building codes. No architect required to get started.
Free to join. No credit card. We'll reach out when your spot is ready.
Groundwork handles everything from initial concept sketches to permit-ready plans.
Pick your building material, home size, and personal touches. Hit generate and get sketch concepts of your natural home — no location required.
Enter your property's location. Groundwork pulls your parcel data and zoning rules, analyzes your climate, and tailors your design to code.
Receive a full blueprint package — permit-ready plans, materials list, cost estimate, and connections to natural building contractors in your area.
Groundwork is purpose-built for owner-builders working with natural materials — not an afterthought bolted onto a conventional tool.
Describe what you want and get multiple exterior and floor plan concepts in seconds. Start dreaming before you're ready to commit.
Drop a pin on your land and Groundwork fetches parcel boundaries, zoning designation, setback rules, and height limits — automatically.
Your design adapts to your climate zone. South-facing windows, north wall insulation, thermal mass placement — all suggested based on where you're building.
Full structural plan sets formatted for your jurisdiction, with a bill of materials and cost estimate based on current market pricing.
Upload photos or a walkthrough video of your building site. Groundwork adjusts the design to fit your slope, sun exposure, and natural features.
Connect with vetted natural building contractors in your area — sorted by material specialty, geography, and verified project experience.
Groundwork is designed around the materials that have built human shelters for thousands of years.
Exceptional insulation, low cost, widely permitted. Load-bearing or post-and-beam infill — Groundwork handles both structural systems.
R-33 to R-50+Sand, clay, and straw sculpted into monolithic walls. Extraordinary thermal mass and design freedom. Best in dry climates.
High thermal massHemp hurds mixed with lime binder. Carbon-negative, moisture-regulating, and increasingly accepted by building departments nationwide.
Carbon negativeSun-dried earth bricks with a millennia-long track record. Ideal for the American Southwest. Permitted in most arid-region jurisdictions.
Widely permittedCompressed layers of earth and lime. Stunning aesthetics, fireproof, and nearly permanent. Groundwork optimizes wall thickness for your climate.
Fireproof & durableTraditional post-and-beam structures, often paired with natural infill. Groundwork designs the frame with natural material enclosures.
Hybrid-readyJoin the waitlist and we'll notify you the moment your spot is ready. Early members get founding pricing — locked in forever.