The Bay Architects was established in 1980 by James Novosel to serve residential, commercial and institutional clients in the East Bay.
As principal of the Bay Architects, James Novosel has extensive experience in planning, urban design, architectural design and environmental design research.
We have management experience on a wide range of design projects providing the expertise to coordinate and complete complex projects on schedule and within budget.
The Bay Architects offers a full range of planning and architectural design services representing the complete design cycle, including: programming, community outreach, architectural and urban design, planning, construction documents, construction administration, and facility analysis.
Our firm was established in 1974 by Max Jacobson and Murray Silverstein who had been colleagues at the Center for Environmental Structure in Berkeley and were among the authors of A Pattern Language.
Barbara Winslow joined the partnership in 1981.
Since 1995, we collaborated on many projects with the office of Helen Degenhardt Architect, and our firms merged in 2003.
Over the years, our firm has completed over 400 projects.
These projects have been published in several books and in such magazines as Progressive Architecture, Fine Homebuilding, Sunset Magazine, Restaurant Design, Custom Home and The Architectural Review.
Our website features selected projects designed by our firm, Robert Nebolon Architects, which has been based in the Bay Area since 1993.
We have worked with Robert since 2006 with our first remodel.
He was very easy to work with & really listened to what we wanted.
He just drew plans for us for our 2nd remodel & exceeded all expectations.
He is very upfront about costs & timelines.
He helped us through the permitting process as well as the daunting task of finding a contractor.
We would highly recommend Robert for any remodel!
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Koch Architects is a full service architecture and design firm with a focus on modern residential projects.
We see every project as a new opportunity to apply our skills and experience to guide clients through the process of designing, building and furnishing their project.
Weaving together client needs and aspirations, aesthetics, sustainability and budget, our goal is an inspired project that both serves and delights.
With new build and remodel projects throughout California and the western states, Koch Architects establishes relationships that facilitate interactions with community, public agencies, consultants and contractors.
Kava Massih Architects is a full service architectural firm with headquarters in Berkeley and a satellite office in San Francisco.
Since its founding, the firm has been a driving force behind a wide range of innovative architectural designs in the Bay Area.
The firm's organization is characterized by an open and collaborative spirit that extends to its clients and communities.
Our long list of repeat clients is testament to our creativity, dedication and flexibility.
We have earned a reputation as a firm capable of delivering innovative design within time and budget constraints.
Born in 1872, Julia Morgan enjoyed a long and prolific career as an architect in California - designing more than 700 buildings.
As the mastermind behind Berkeley City Club her legacy continues to live on.
Julia Morgan and her family moved from San Francisco to Oakland.
Eliza Morgan, Julia's Mother, ran the household with a strong hand - this provided young Julia with a role model that represented womanly competence and Independence.
During this time it was typical for young girls to marry after high school and join the ranks of high society.
Levitch Associates offers full design/build services from architecture through construction for residential and light commercial projects.
We are both architects and general contractors with a depth and breadth of experience in the greater Berkeley area and beyond.
Our work is inherently "green" as we are typically transforming existing spaces into ones that work better for our clients.
From our office operations through construction, we embrace sustainable practices and are a member of the California Green Business Network.
WA Design was established in 1985 by David Stark Wilson ( David's Bio ).
Since its inception, WA Design has completed a broad range of new residential and commercial projects throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
David, senior architect and the project team develop each design to extend and enhance the initial concept.
Our design services frequently include lighting design, color consultation, furniture and interior design.
While our design talent allows us to work within a given context, we employ our construction experience as a basis for fully integrated design solutions.
SESCO has been doing superior electrical since 1992 and providing photovoltaic solar installations (2004) for homeowners, commercial building owners, municipalities, general contractors, and architects.
Our services include upgrades to electrical panels, new electrical services, landscape lighting, lighting design, removing hazardous knob and tube wiring for home insurance policy compliance.
We furnish a wide range of electrical wiring/rewiring and communications/media cabling solutions.
We offer consulting, and design services for new construction and remodeling.
McKay Architecture, a boutique architecture practice, has been in business since 1990 providing architectural services to individuals, business owners, and developers.
I am now based in Wellington and Martinborough, New Zealand and am working on projects throughout New Zealand.
McKay Architecture is a registered New Zealand architecture practice.
My latest project is a restored 160-year-old villa in Greytown that has been getting national attention from Fairfax Media for its innovative reuse of original old-growth timber and period details married with 21st century design and construction technology.
Frank/Architects was founded in 1993 in Berkeley, California by Tomas Frank.
In addition to our work in the greater Bay Area, Frank/Architects has done projects throughout California, in the Czech Republic, and on the East Coast, alone or in cooperation with other architectural firms.
We carefully think through the building systems of each project, especially the structure of the building.
We take pleasure in addressing the technical challenges posed by older structures, and in developing effective ways to help them better serve the evolving needs of our clients.
Art of Building is a Berkeley, California-based company of architects, designers, and builders serving the greater San Francisco Bay area and beyond.
Founded in 1999 by U.C. Berkeley graduates Saul Pichardo and Katalin Bende.
The pair, both proteges of world renowned Christopher Alexander, use an integrated design and build process along with a unique visioning method to create residential and commercial projects that have a comforting and timeless quality.
Art of Building's work is national in scope.
Paul Burgin Architecture is a full-service, LEED-accredited architecture firm specializing in modern, sustainable design.
We are based in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz, California, but work throughout the western United States.
Our primary areas of interest are sustainable residential, commercial, and multi-unit design; accessory dwellings and prefabrication; and progressive, art-inspired projects.
We draw inspiration from structures that use readily available materials in novel ways; small spaces that amplify function; and modern architecture that is purposefully, boldly efficient in style and sustainability.
Marites and Keith married in 1991, moved to Berkeley from Ohio and began working at East Bay firms, primarily on rebuilding after the Oakland hills fire.
But in 1993, Keith worked on a series of Noah's Bagels stores with Kahn Design, launching his work in food retail design.
In 2000, Marites designed A Cote, her first restaurant (with Mark Becker Assoc) and in 2003 they officially opened Abueg Morris Architects.
We have 25+ years of architecture experience individually, and together as ABMO Architects, we we have designed over 40 food related projects (see complete list below).
In business since 1988, Cartelli Painting Company specializes in providing high quality painting services and installation of windows to home owners, real estate agents, architects, interior decorators, and general contractors.
Some of our painting projects have included Victorian houses, craftsman bungalows, apartment buildings, schools, government buildings, historical buildings, and restoration.
We use elastomeric paint (terpolymer coatings) manufactured by reputable companies such as KELLY MOORE AND BENJAMIN MOORE.
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