Limaçon Design is a design consultancy company specializing in the custom design, construction and analysis of traditional masonry, both for New Masonry Works and for Historic Structures Conservation. We partner with architects, engineers, conservators, contractors and traditional trades workers to insure the highest quality of masonry design and material specifications for vernacular and traditional masonry work. This includes features built with earth, fired brick and stone (be it dry-laid, or using traditional mortars such as raw or stabilized earth, rapid-setting gypsum, fat/aerial lime, hydraulic lime, natural cement, and natural binders or bio-polymers). 

LD’s insured scope of practice principally includes: Technical design and shop drawings; Conditions Assessments and reports; Analyses of vaulted structures; Field testing of soils; Mortar development and testing; Specification writing; Mockups; Hands-on training for masons; Quality control; as well as Site surveys, mapping and documentation. Please request a rates quotation, based on the scope and extents of work for your project.