Architecture Built on Listening

Evan Cantrell founded 7Five Designs on a simple belief: that the best architecture begins not with a drawing, but with a conversation. Before a single line is sketched, Evan listens — to how a family lives, what they value, and what they hope a home will give them.

With years of experience designing custom homes throughout the Carolinas and surrounding regions, Evan has developed a practice rooted in personal relationships and meticulous craft. Each project is treated as a singular opportunity — never templated, never rushed.

His work draws from the classical traditions of American residential architecture while embracing the materials, light, and landscape of each specific site. The result is homes that feel inevitable — as though they could not exist anywhere else, or belong to anyone else.

Evan believes that luxury is not about scale or expense. It is about the quality of thought behind every decision — the proportion of a window, the weight of a door, the way morning light moves through a room.

One Architect. From First Sketch to Final Detail.

When you choose 7Five Designs, you work directly with Evan throughout the entire architectural process. Your project isn't handed off after the initial meetings or passed down to a junior design team. Evan remains personally involved from the earliest conversations and concept development through design, documentation, and the details that bring the home together.

It's a deliberately personal approach to architecture — one that creates continuity, accountability, and a home shaped by a single, clear design vision.