trelast

SMALL SPACES, THOUGHTFULLY MADE

Small buildings.
Big possibilities.

A place to make. A place to stay.
A little more room to be you.

We design and build high-end outbuildings and ADUs, with a lot of curiosity and a little sawdust.

What are you imagining? ↗

SW Washington & beyond

A LITTLE ROOM FOR POSSIBILITYFIG. 01
Illustrated cedar studio with a green shed roof, roof-following picture window, glazed entry, and a timber deck.
what if we
let more light in?
good things
take a few drafts.
+A CONCEPT, NOT A COOKIE CUTTER.+

Designed with you

Built with care

Made for your everyday

01 / A SMALL BUILDING CAN BE A BIG THING

space for your kind of life ↙

Less square footage.
More you.

A quiet corner for your best work. A home for someone you love. A daily ritual, just a few steps away. Start with how you want to live. We’ll figure out the rest together.

LET’S TRY AN IDEA

IDEA NO. 01

A shorter commute.
A longer train of thought.

Somewhere to close the door, spread out your work, and find your flow. Close to home. A world of your own.

  • Light where you need it
  • Storage for your particular kind of chaos
  • A little separation from the everyday
Make room for your idea ↗
THE STUDIO / A PLACE TO MAKE
Terracotta studio with cream trim, forest-green French doors, and three clerestory windows.

Illustrations inspired by real projects.

The studio, drawing.

02 / THINKING IS PART OF BUILDING

Good questions.
Better buildings.

The first idea gets us started. The conversation gets us somewhere interesting. We keep asking, sketching, and refining until the decisions make sense for you.

01↘

Tell us the dream.

How would you use it? What’s missing now? We listen for the everyday moments that make the whole project worthwhile.

“I wish we had a place to…”
02↔

Pull on the threads.

Move the window. Rethink the layout. Talk through materials, budget, and tradeoffs. This is where a good idea becomes your idea.

“What if we tried it this way?”
03↗

Make it real.

Carry the thinking into the build. From how the door feels in your hand to how the light falls on a wall, the small things add up.

“Yes. That feels right.”

03 / A NOTE FROM THE BUILDER

Every detail
carefully considered.

Small spaces force us to make the most of every inch. To ask better questions that lead to better solutions. To make a space that feels so natural, you forget how much thought went into it.

TylerBuilder in Chief

YOUR BACKYARD. YOUR NEXT CHAPTER.

rough ideas welcome

Got a little
“what if”?

You don’t need a finished plan.
Just something you’re excited to explore.

EVERY GOOD PROJECT STARTS SOMEWHERE

Tell me your
little “what if”.

Opens your email app with a draft to Tyler. Nothing sends automatically.

Or email tyler@trelast.co directly ↗