Selected to represent Bryan, Texas.
Retreat & Co. is proud to be a member of the Southern Living Custom Builder Network, an invitation-only group of builders selected to represent the standard of homebuilding Southern Living has celebrated for generations.
For more than 30 years, Southern Living has chosen members based on the things we believe matter most: exceptional craftsmanship, a strong reputation within their communities, financial stability, thoughtful customer service, and a commitment to building homes meant to endure.
Retreat & Co. was selected as the exclusive Southern Living Custom Builder for Bryan, Texas.
For us, that distinction means more than placing a familiar name beside ours.
It is recognition of a shared philosophy — that a home should have a sense of place, that craftsmanship matters, and that good design should feel relevant today without losing what makes Southern homes timeless.
Why it matters
Membership in the Southern Living Custom Builder Network is not an open enrollment program. Builders are carefully evaluated before being invited, including review of their reputation, work, customer experience, and position within their local market. Southern Living also conducts reference checks and site visits as part of its selection process.
That makes our selection especially meaningful.
We get to represent Bryan — the place where we live, work, build, and continue to shape what thoughtful Southern residential design can look like here.
Southern design, reimagined.
We have always believed Southern architecture is at its best when it feels rooted rather than reproduced.
Our work takes cues from traditional forms, honest materials, gracious proportions, and the way people actually live — then interprets them through a more edited, design-forward lens.
That philosophy is one of the reasons our relationship with Southern Living feels so natural.
