An architectural
practice for the outdoor room.
StoneCraft is a design-build studio for stonework, fire, water and shelter — a single discipline practised at the level of the finest residences in Indianapolis.
We are not in the landscaping business.
StoneCraft is an architectural construction studio. Our discipline is hardscape — the floor plan of how a home is lived in outdoors — and we treat it with the same care a serious architect brings to the interior. Engineered foundations. Drainage solved before the first stone is set. Material palettes that age into the property rather than away from it.
We work for clients who notice the joint pattern, the shadow line, the reveal at the wall base — and we build for them accordingly. The result is outdoor architecture that reads as part of the house, never added to it.
"A patio is poured concrete with a finish. A terrace is architecture — engineered base, screeded bedding, set by hand to a quarter-inch tolerance."
Seven disciplines. One architectural vocabulary.
Each StoneCraft project draws from the same vocabulary of stone, structure and detail — adapted to the home, the site and the way the owners actually live.
Stone is chosen for how it ages, not how it samples.
We work from a curated library of natural stone, porcelain, granite, clay, architectural concrete, oak, Corten steel and composite decking — selected for longevity, climate compatibility and the way each material weathers over twenty winters in central Indiana.
The Carmel Pavilion — a backyard reimagined as the home's most-used room.
A young family in Carmel asked us for "somewhere we'd actually want to be." Eleven weeks later they had a 1,400 square foot pavilion with a stone kitchen, sunken fire lounge, dining terrace and architectural shade structure — all set on engineered base systems designed to outlast the home itself.
Every grade was solved before the first paver was set. Drainage runs invisibly beneath the terrace. Bronze low-voltage lighting was specified at the design stage, not added afterward.
- Investment
- $185k
- Timeline
- 11 weeks
- Footprint
- 1,400 sf
- Disciplines
- 5
Five disciplined steps from first conversation to handover.
Site Reading
We walk the property at the hour you'll live in it — light, grade, drainage, sightlines, prevailing wind.
Architecture
Hand drawings become engineered construction documents and a complete material palette.
Proposal
A transparent fixed-price proposal — material specifications, tolerances, schedule and assumptions.
Construction
Our own crews build to commercial spec. Daily site discipline. A single point of accountability.
Handover
Final walkthrough, care manual, photography. The first of many summers in your new architecture.
StoneCraft turned our backyard into the most important room of our house. The detail is on the level of our architect.
The project came in on the day they promised, on the dollar they quoted. The work itself is extraordinary.
We've worked with three contractors over the years. None compare to the StoneCraft team.
Common questions, answered honestly.
What does a typical project cost?+
Most StoneCraft projects sit between $75,000 and $250,000. Focused installations begin at $35,000; fully integrated outdoor living environments routinely exceed $500,000.
How long does a project take from first call to completion?+
Architecture typically takes 3–5 weeks. Construction ranges from 3 weeks for a focused installation to 14+ weeks for a fully integrated environment. We book 8–16 weeks in advance.
Are you licensed and insured?+
Yes. StoneCraft is fully licensed in Indiana, carries $2M general liability and full workers' compensation coverage, and pulls every permit required for the work.
Do you offer a warranty?+
Every project carries a multi-year written workmanship warranty on top of manufacturer material warranties. We also return for a one-year settlement walkthrough.
Do you work with our architect or landscape designer?+
Routinely. We collaborate with architects, interior designers and landscape designers as the construction discipline on integrated residential projects.
Tell us about the outdoor life you want to live.
Every StoneCraft project begins with a private on-site consultation — a designer, your property, and an honest conversation about what is possible.
The next great room
of your home is outside.
Reserve a private consultation. We'll bring the architecture; you bring the property.
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