Design studio
Your work is better than your website.
Koster Studio rebuilds websites for companies that win on craft - by hand, around the work you’re actually proud of. One studio, a handful of clients a year.
The problem
You spent years becoming the best at what you do. A stranger gives you thirty seconds to prove it.
The craft, the standards, the projects you’d put your name on - all of it sits behind a homepage built from a template someone bought a decade ago. Six typefaces, a stock hero, a headline that reads “Building Dreams Into Reality.” It’s the first thing a serious client sees, and it undersells everything behind it.
The work is extraordinary. The website is quietly costing you the room.
See the difference
Both of these are the same company’s homepage. Only one looks like it.
WELCOME TO
HOLLIS & VANE
HOLLIS & VANE
Building Dreams Into Reality Since 2004
LEARN MORE ►OUR RECENT PROJECTS
Twenty years of custom homes on the island, shown the way they’re built.
Drag the divider - the current site against the redesign.
No templates. No stock library. No forty-client agency queue. Just your work, built by hand to be the best thing a client sees all day.
Selected work
Three companies. The same work, shown properly.
Concept redesigns - illustrative firms, to show the approach.
See all work →
How it works
Three steps. It really is a sequence.
- 01
I tell you what’s wrong
I go through your current site, your socials, and your best projects, and write down exactly what’s working against you. You get that list whether or not we go further.
- 02
I rebuild it around your best work
A new site, built by hand - your real photography, your words, no template. You see every page before anyone else does, and nothing goes live until it’s right.
- 03
It launches, and it stays fast
It loads in under two seconds on a phone, and it’s yours. When you finish a project, adding it to the site takes minutes, not a support ticket.
Who this is for
Companies that already do work worth showing, and know their site isn’t showing it.
Established studios, builders, and firms doing premium work - the kind that wins on craft, not on price. Most of your business comes through reputation and referral, and your website is the one place a stranger meets you cold.
Projects start at $2,000. If you’re shopping three-hundred-dollar template sites, I’m not the right call - and I’ll happily point you to who is.
Questions
Before you get in touch.
How much does a new website cost?
Projects start at $2,000. That builds a hand-made site around your real work - photography, your words, and a build fast enough to show a prospect on their phone. Bigger portfolios and extra pages are quoted up front, with no surprises.
How long does it take to build?
Most builds run three to five weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on how much photography and copy is ready. You see every page before it goes live, and nothing ships until it’s right.
Do I own the website when it’s finished?
Yes. The site, the code, and the images are yours to keep - no monthly platform fee and no lock-in. You can host it anywhere you like.
Do you work with builders outside your area?
Yes. I work with custom home builders and design-build firms across the United States, remotely. The whole process runs over a few calls and shared files.
What do I need to have ready?
Your best project photos and a sense of the work you’re proud of. If the photography isn’t there yet, I’ll tell you exactly what to shoot - strong images are most of the job.
Will the site actually rank and load fast?
Every build targets 95+ on Google PageSpeed and is structured for search from the first line - clean markup, fast images, and the technical SEO handled. Fast, findable sites are the entire point.
Start a project
Tell me about the work you’re proud of.
Send the link to your current site and one project you wish more people saw. I read every message myself and reply within two business days.
Justin Koster
You’ll work with me directly - never an account manager.