Meet Our Expert Custom Home Building Team

  • David Hanson- Hanson Carlen president.

    David Hanson

  • Kimberley Hanson- Accounting

    Kimberley Hanson

  • Smiling woman with short brown hair wearing a black blazer, turquoise top, and beaded necklace against a plain background.

    Janette Hruban

  • Hanson Carlen Team- Marie

    Marie Hanson

  • Man wearing glasses and a maroon polo shirt with a logo.

    Travis Bouten

  • Smiling man wearing a maroon collared shirt with embroidered initials, against a plain background.

    Jared Groom

  • Man with glasses and beard wearing maroon shirt

    Toby Crain

  • Smiling man in a maroon shirt with embroidery, neutral background.

    Kevin Dowsett

  • Jayson Pho-Roofing

    Jayson Pho

Our office

Our architecture and business office is just off the Maple Street exit in downtown Spokane—watch for our sign as you exit I-90. We fully remodeled our building, once a ‘Rent a Wreck’ rental agency, proving how good planning and craftsmanship can transform the old and poorly designed into something beautiful. Our cabinet shop and construction yard are in Deer Park, just north of Spokane

Hanson Carlen Office

Our History

Hanson-Carlen Architecture & Construction is a family owned business that has built and remodeled custom homes in the Spokane area since 1975. We are Spokane’s oldest custom and luxury home building company.

Dewey Hanson started the business in 1975 when he moved his family here from the Midwest. Prior to 1975, he and his brother Lyle worked alongside of their father in the 1940's and 1950's, spending 25 years in custom home building.  When Dewey retired, the business was passed on to his two sons, David and Tom (retired 2019), and his son-in-law, Dana Carlen (retired 2014).

Hanson Carlen Photos from the 1950’s

Carpenter working on kitchen cabinets, holding a wooden frame, wearing a denim shirt and cap, with tools on the countertop.
Construction worker hammering wooden boards on a building frame
Construction site with workers building a wooden structure in a snowy landscape.
Two men working on a roof; one cutting wood with a circular saw, and the other standing nearby holding a tool.
A person in work overalls cutting a wooden plank with a table saw at a construction site.
Black and white photo of three men working on a roof under a sky with clouds, one man standing holding a tool, another kneeling with a cigarette, and the third bending over.
Black and white photo of a carpenter using a Skilsaw circular saw on wooden boards, outdoors with a clear sky background.
Construction workers on a house roof in progress