LEADERSHIP AND PEOPLE
Our company is defined by its people.
We are a team of experienced professionals committed to craftsmanship, collaboration, and thoughtful execution. We value strong relationships with clients, design partners, and trade professionals, and believe the best results come from shared trust and open communication. Co-founders Ryan Locke and Tony Bondhus built Principle Builders Group on a foundation of integrity, honesty, and quality. These values continue to guide our work and define our reputation for precision, creativity, and lasting client relationships.
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Experience That Brings Confidence
Since 2008, we have built architecturally ambitious homes across a range of settings, from established neighborhoods to mountain and lakefront properties. Our experience allows us to anticipate challenges, protect quality, and guide critical decisions with clarity. We’re proud to have earned multiple Greater Atlanta Home Builders OBIE Awards, including 2025 Gold and 2023 Gold and Silver, along with Georgia Business Journal Best of Georgia honors every year since 2021. While these recognitions are meaningful, the trust of our clients remains our most important measure of success.
Luxury Homes Built Around Vision, Craft, and Trust
Since 2008, our work has been defined by thoughtful collaboration and a relentless focus on quality. Led by founders Ryan Locke and Tony Bondhus, we create homes distinguished by clean architectural lines, expansive glass, structural steel elements, and light-filled spaces designed for modern living. No two homes, and no two clients, are the same. Our role is to listen carefully, lead with experience, and deliver a finished home that feels both personal and enduring.
Luxury Home Builder in Atlanta, GA
There is no substitute for experience in custom building. Since 2008, we have refined the systems, relationships, and construction knowledge needed to deliver high-end homes with consistency. Over the years, we have worked on architecturally ambitious residences that demand close coordination and strong technical understanding, especially when incorporating specialty materials, intricate details, and open, light-filled layouts.
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AWARDS
Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association (GAHBA) OBIE Awards recognizes outstanding achievement in the home building industry.
8 OBIES since 2005
2 Gold in 2005, 2 Gold in 2006, 1 Gold in 2015, 1 Gold in 2025, 1 Gold in 2022, 1 Silver in 2022
Georgia Business Journal (GBJ) Best of Georgia Homebuilders
Winner in 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025
PARTNERS
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing industry, and the public at large.
Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association
The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) is a professional trade association with the sole purpose of promoting, protecting, and preserving the building industry as a viable economic force in the Greater Atlanta area.
Home Builders Association of Georgia
The Home Builders Association of Georgia (HBAG) is part of a three-tiered federation of organizations that share a common mission: to serve the housing industry and provide expanding opportunities for all consumers to have safe, decent, and affordable housing.
The Associated General Contractors: Georgia Branch
Georgia’s leading commercial construction association offering members legislative representation, life-saving safety training, and state-of-the-art educational programs. The AGC has been servicing the nation’s contractors for more than 90 years, and the Georgia branch has been representing the needs for and serving as the voice of Georgia’s industry for more than 80 years.
EarthCraft House
EarthCraft House is a voluntary green building program of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association in partnership with Southface that serves as a blueprint for healthy, comfortable homes that reduce utility bills and protect the environment. The aim of the program is to help Atlanta’s home builders be leaders in smart growth management and environmental stewardship.
U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council Georgia State Chapter was formed in November 2008 to advance and promote sustainable and environmentally responsible planning, design, construction, and operation of Georgia’s buildings, landscapes, cities, and communities.
ENERGYSTAR
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Energy helping homeowners save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and practices. Results are already adding up. Americans, with the help of ENERGY STAR, saved enough energy in 2009 alone to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 30 million cars — all while saving nearly $17 billion on their utility bills.