The contractor your
project actually needs.
Commercial construction, interiors, and building technology under one contract. One point of accountability from scope to commissioning.
250+
Conference Rooms Integrated
3M+
Square Feet Designed
15+
Years Experience
High-Rise
Certified & Experienced
Full scope. One contract.
Construction, interiors, and building technology — coordinated and delivered by one team. No scope gaps, no finger-pointing.
Tenant Improvements
Full commercial build-outs from demo through finish.
Details →Building Automation
Loxone, KNX, HVAC controls, and energy management.
Details →Conference Rooms
AV, video conferencing, and room control.
Details →Enterprise Networking
High-density Wi-Fi and commercial IT infrastructure.
Details →Fire Alarm & Life Safety
Code compliance, coordination, and delivery.
Details →Drywall & Framing
Metal stud framing and commercial drywall.
Details →Access Control
Credential-based systems integrated with security.
Details →Commercial Audio
Distributed audio for any commercial environment.
Details →Digital Signage
Content-managed displays for lobbies and retail.
Details →Lighting Control
Scene-based lighting for commercial environments.
Details →Structured Cabling
Cat6A, fiber, and low-voltage infrastructure.
Details →Selective Demolition
Coordinated demo that protects what stays.
Details →We work where the stakes are high.
Corporate Offices
Tenant improvements, conference rooms, lighting control, and enterprise networking for offices that work.
- Conference rooms & AV
- Lighting & shading control
- Access control
- Enterprise networking
Hospitality
Guest experience depends on seamless, invisible systems. We build the infrastructure behind it.
- Guest room automation
- Lobby AV & signage
- Property-wide Wi-Fi
- Building controls
Retail
Shopping environments built to attract, engage, and convert — with the systems that make them run.
- Digital signage
- Distributed audio
- Lighting control
- Structured cabling
High-Rise
Vertical logistics, life-safety compliance, and multi-floor trade coordination at scale.
- Fire alarm & life safety
- Building automation
- Structured cabling
- IT infrastructure
Medical & Healthcare
Life-safety compliance and technical coordination for clinical and administrative environments.
- Security integration
- Structured cabling
- Building automation
- Access control
House of Worship
Acoustics, audio, video, and lighting that serve the mission of the space.
- Sanctuary audio
- Video production
- Lighting control
- Broadcast infrastructure
Multi-Family
Common areas, amenity spaces, and resident connectivity built for occupancy from day one.
- Common area AV
- Access control
- Managed Wi-Fi
- Building automation
Developers & Owners
Technology that holds value, attracts tenants, and reduces long-term cost.
- Technology specifications
- Pre-wire planning
- Tenant readiness
- Ongoing management
Most firms learn construction
from one seat.
We've held them all.
Ascendesign was built by people who have been the subcontractor, the designer, the builder, the general contractor — and the developer signing the note. That range isn't a résumé line. It's the reason our drawings get built the way they were drawn, our schedules survive contact with the field, and our budgets hold when the unexpected shows up.
Because we've already been on the other end of every conversation your project is going to have.
We are a design-build firm that solves problems other firms hand back to the owner.
We think like a design partner,
not an installer.
Architects and interior designers keep hiring us because we speak their language, submit complete drawings, and never show up with surprises. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Free Downloads for Design Teams
We Coordinate Before Drywall
Every low-voltage system is coordinated with the structural, electrical, and mechanical trades before rough-in — not after. That means your walls close on schedule.
We Provide Reflected Ceiling Plans
We submit coordinated reflected ceiling plans showing speaker locations, lighting zones, camera positions, and device placement — exactly what designers need.
We Produce Device Elevations
Detailed device elevations show touch panel locations, outlet heights, rack placements, and millwork cutouts — submitted early enough to inform your finish schedule.
We Coordinate With Millwork
AV equipment, touch panels, and rack furniture are coordinated with your millwork shop drawings before fabrication starts. No field surprises.
We Reduce RFIs
Because our drawings are detailed and our coordination happens early, we generate far fewer RFIs than typical low-voltage contractors — saving time for everyone.
We Simplify Commissioning
Our systems are pre-programmed and tested before site commissioning. We walk every room with the owner and leave with a signed punch list — not a punchlist that takes months.
200 Russell Street
A 9-story former utility headquarters, reactivated floor by floor.
200 Russell Street is a former NIPSCO regional headquarters — a high-rise commercial building where every system, from fire alarm to HVAC to lighting, was upgraded and integrated under one design-build scope. That included a full high-end fire alarm replacement, coordinated through licensed subcontractors we specified and managed.
What We Did
Fire Alarm & Life Safety
Full replacement with a Simplex 4100ES-class system — new SLC loop architecture (12 active loops), IDNAC/NAC notification zone configuration, and stairwell pressurization fan control via relay integration. Specified and managed by us, installed by licensed fire alarm subcontractors.
Building Automation
Dual-Miniserver Loxone architecture spanning boiler staging, duct isolation dampers, and lobby lighting, with KNX room controller integration planned across all 10 floors.
Mechanical Integration
Yaskawa VFD integration (60HP supply, 30HP return fans) via Modbus RTU, tied directly into the automation platform for real-time control and monitoring.
Coordination
Every low-voltage and controls scope coordinated before drywall closed — the same standard we hold every project to.
Planning a Commercial Project?
Let's review your drawings before bidding.
Whether you're an architect, interior designer, developer, or general contractor — we can coordinate your low-voltage scope from the earliest design phase and deliver a complete technology package.
Email your plan set to [email protected] or attach them to the form below — we'll review and follow up within 24 hours.
Not ready for a consultation? Start with the checklist.
Get our Technology Coordination Checklist — the questions we ask before a single wall goes up.
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Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana
Website
ascendesign.ai
Response Time
We respond within 24 hours. Most inquiries get a same-day reply.