In the Bay Area, the lot is the hard thing to find. If you have one, Aro brings the finished, Olson Kundig-designed home to it: one price, one plan, 90 days on-site, and we manage everything through move-in.
The design creates a premium architectural experience with seamless indoor-outdoor flow, thoughtfully arranged spaces, and strategically framed views. A double-height entry, abundant natural light, architectural features and premium materials create timeless and sophisticated appeal.
Performance informed by data drives Aro Homes design. These homes exceed net-zero energy by minimizing consumption through high-performance envelopes and efficient HVAC and lighting systems. Sustainable materials like wood cladding, wood flooring and metal roofing reduce maintenance, extend the home's lifespan and create healthy living environments.
Our building method offers remarkable advantages over traditional construction, delivering consistent, exceptional quality in a fraction of the time. The streamlined approach reduces waste and eliminates the surprise costs common with site-built homes. This is the modern way to build.
A custom build is a long list of separate contracts and separate surprises. A Build an Aro contract is one line. It starts at $1,550,000 and covers the work below, from the first day on your lot to the day you get the keys.
Permitting fees are set by your city and vary by jurisdiction, so they are billed in addition to the contract.
The home arrives as ten volumetric modules, engineered once and built the same way every time.
We've reimagined the homebuilding process to be faster, more sustainable, and radically more predictable than traditional construction. Your part is choosing the palette. Ours is everything else.
We evaluate your property to ensure it's a fit for an Aro home, considering zoning, sunlight, topography, lot size, setbacks, easements and access.
Choose one of our curated palettes and select upgrades. The floor plan, materials and systems are already decided.
Our team handles the entire permitting process, leveraging our pre-engineered plan and local relationships to expedite approvals.
Your home is built in our climate-controlled facility during the permitting process, with site work beginning as soon as the building permit is approved.
Your home is delivered and finished on-site in a matter of weeks, completed and ready for you to move in.
A custom home is a series of hand-offs, each with its own wait. Aro removes most of them. There is no architect to hire and no plans to draw, because the plan is done. Permits go in within weeks. And the home is being built in the factory while the city reviews it, so on-site work is measured in days, not seasons.
*Under three months on-site. Traditional ranges are cumulative estimates for a Bay Area custom build. Permit review time is set by your city and varies by jurisdiction. Solid bars show the shortest case; hatched extensions show the longest.
Because the plan never changes, every layer of the home was engineered once and is built the same way every time. Here is what goes into yours, from the roof down.
A 9.27 kW solar array sits on a standing seam metal roof. The array is sized so the home produces more energy than it uses; the roof is chosen to last for decades with little maintenance.
Send us the address and we'll run a site assessment at no cost. It looks at the same seven factors on every lot, and it tells you plainly whether an Aro fits and what the permitting path looks like in your city.
Aro builds in California. We have homes in San Jose, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Campbell, Half Moon Bay and Pebble Beach, and the process is the same on any lot that clears the assessment.
3012 Vistamont Drive, San Jose
Aro Homes has a great mission that touches both high-quality, human-centered design and super efficient, streamlined delivery, and we could not be happier to partner with them.
Moving into our Aro home has been a dream come true. The luxurious design, thoughtful focus on climate, modern amenities, and seamless indoor-outdoor living make it exceptional.
Send us the property and we'll come back with a site assessment: whether an Aro fits, what permitting looks like in your city, and what the schedule would be.