Bringing home ownership within reach.
Everyone deserves an equity stake in their community. That’s why at Inversion Design Build we create homes that you can afford right now and will be around for many generations to come.
Inversion is an architect-led design/build firm based in Yakima, Washington. We specialize in sustainable, resilient and affordable homes. We work with homeowners and local organizations to build “missing middle” houses that weave themselves into their natural surroundings and historic context.
Greg Rapp, Yakima Habitat for Humanity
“Nathan came up with a great plan to fit our needs and ease our minds for the build. His communication is outstanding and we are very pleased with the end result!”
Financial equity, Social equity, Environmental equity, Neighborhood equity.
When residents of a neighborhood own their home, they have a financial stake in the wellbeing of their neighborhood and see real dividends when it prospers. We believe neighborhoods work best when the people who live there benefit financially as well as socially when the community develops.
A home is a layer cake of equity.
What We Do
Everyone deserves a home that fits their needs and imbues beauty into each day. But needs change: families grow, children leave, grandparents move in, relatives visit, friends become family and grandkids want sleepovers. We design our homes to grow and adapt with these changes, rooted in communities that offer families what they need to thrive.
Advocate
Develop
As design professionals we believe it is our duty to make great places and to encourage others to do so as well. We work hard to amplify the voices of all stakeholders in the design process, especially those who are often silenced, dismissed, or overlooked. In February 2022, we volunteered to facilitate a design charette with Justice Housing Yakima, to bring in the voices of those experiencing homelessness and make sure their needs were heard early on as JHY plans their new permanent supportive housing facility.
Inversion Homes are built off-site, in our climate controlled facility as a series of panels. The panels and roof structure are then set up in a matter of days, no need for cranes or months of disruptive construction. Our designs can easily be made accessible with ADA compliant layouts as your needs dictate. We install materials and surfaces that are easily cleanable, and free of harmful chemicals and VOCs. We build our homes above energy code standards to make sure our homeowners can spend money where they want to and not on heating bills.
Design
Build
With a decade of affordable housing development experience under our belts, we see the need for more housing options in Yakima and Kittitas Counties. We develop homes that are affordable now, and will be around for many years to come. We also build in ways to encourage low income households to step up into homeownership with programs like our Design Equity Partnership and right-sized (less expensive) homes that have room to grow and expand later.