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Your Design Vision Shouldn't Break the Budget.
Every architect faces the same challenge: clients fall in love with your high-end material selections, then the bids come back over budget. You're forced to choose between compromising your vision or watching the project stall.
QBC specializes in value-engineered material solutions that protect your design integrity while keeping projects profitable. With direct partnerships in Italy, China, Vietnam, and across the United States, we source luxury-grade materials that deliver the same look, feel, and durability as their premium counterparts—at exceptional value.
Here's how we work together:
First, you share your material specs and budget constraints. Then, we identify value-engineered alternatives across quartz, quartzite, granite, porcelain, laminate, flooring, tile, hardware, exposed beams, decorative trusses, and purlins. Finally, we provide samples and pricing so you can present confident options to your client.
What happens without value engineering?
Projects get shelved. Design elements get stripped down. Your vision becomes a compromise, and your client relationship suffers.
What does success look like?
Your client gets the luxury aesthetic they envisioned. The project stays on budget and moves forward. Your reputation for delivering beautiful, financially responsible designs grows stronger.
Ready to protect your next project's profitability? Contact our team to explore value-engineered options for your current specs.
Need a Showroom to Show Off?
Architectural offices are great for client meetings and plan review, but they're not usually great for translating the big picture as it relates to materials. QBC has a very spacious and amazing showroom, full of all sorts of materials from carpet to quartz. We have created a free program for our architect partners to book our showroom for client presentations and material review.
Contact Sales today to schedule a showroom booking.
Ready to Get Started?
Fill out the form below, and let’s bring your project vision to life with QBC’s expert services.
The QBC Roadmap
Step 1: Share Your Vision and Budget
Submit your material specifications and budget parameters to our team. We review your design intent across all finish categories including countertops, flooring, cabinetry, tile, hardware, and structural elements.
Step 2: We Source Value-Engineered Alternatives
Our sourcing team identifies luxury-grade materials from our direct partnerships in Italy, China, Vietnam, and the United States that match your design specifications at exceptional value. We ensure every alternative maintains the look, feel, and durability your project requires.
Step 3: Review Samples and Pricing
We provide physical material samples and detailed pricing breakdowns so you can evaluate options firsthand. You'll see exactly how the value-engineered materials compare to your original selections, giving you confidence in the alternatives.
Step 4: Present to Your Client
Use our complimentary showroom for professional client presentations, or take samples to your own meeting. You'll have everything needed to show your client how their design vision stays intact while the project remains profitable.
Step 5: We Execute Your Specs
Once materials are approved, QBC handles procurement, fabrication, and installation coordination. You stay focused on design while we manage the details that bring your vision to life on time and on budget.
Ready to Stay on Budget?
Frequently Asked Questions
Value engineering is the process of finding high-quality material alternatives that match your original design specifications at a lower cost. QBC sources luxury-grade materials, including quartz, quartzite, granite, porcelain, laminate, flooring, tile, hardware, exposed beams, and decorative trusses, from direct partnerships in Italy, China, Vietnam, and the United States. These materials deliver the same look, feel, and durability as premium options but at exceptional value, allowing your design vision to stay intact while keeping the project on budget.
No. Value-engineered materials from QBC maintain the same aesthetic quality, durability, and performance as their high-end counterparts. We source from the same manufacturing regions that produce luxury materials, ensuring your clients get the upscale look and feel they expect. The difference is in cost, not quality, giving you the confidence to present beautiful, budget-friendly options without compromising your design integrity.
The process is simple and collaborative. First, you share your material specifications and budget constraints with our team. Next, we identify value-engineered alternatives that match your design intent across all material categories. Finally, we provide physical samples and detailed pricing so you can present confident options to your client. This approach protects your design vision while keeping projects profitable and moving forward.
Yes. QBC offers a free showroom booking program exclusively for architect partners. Our spacious showroom features a comprehensive range of materials, from carpet to quartz, allowing you to conduct professional client presentations and material reviews in a setting designed to showcase design possibilities. Contact our sales team to schedule your showroom booking and give your clients the full material experience.
BC provides value-engineered solutions across all major finish materials, including quartz and quartzite countertops, granite and porcelain surfaces, laminate options, flooring systems, tile installations, architectural hardware, exposed structural beams, decorative trusses, and purlins. Our direct sourcing partnerships in Italy, China, Vietnam, and the United States give us access to luxury-grade alternatives for virtually any high-end material specification in your design plans.
Booking QBC's showroom is simple and free for architect partners. Contact our sales team at least 5 business days in advance to schedule your preferred date and time. Let us know if you need specific materials staged or if you'd like our team present to answer technical questions during your presentation. Our showroom accommodates client meetings of all sizes and provides a professional environment to showcase material options, finishes, and design possibilities. You can focus on presenting your vision while we provide the space and materials to make it tangible for your clients.
QBC's showroom features a comprehensive range of materials for commercial and residential projects including quartz and granite countertop samples (including full slabs); multiple flooring options from ceramic tile to luxury vinyl and carpet; cabinetry displays in various styles and finishes; tile selections for backsplashes and bathrooms; architectural hardware. The showroom is regularly updated with new materials from our domestic and international suppliers, giving you and your clients access to both trending and timeless options. Our team can also arrange for specific samples to be available during your scheduled visit if you're presenting particular value-engineered alternatives.