domusstudio architecture

Domusstudio is a top notch architecture firm and deserves all five stars. We have collaborated with many of their project architects on a variety of projects as the landscape architects. They excel at managing the design process, organizing the collaborative efforts between professionals, designing wonderfullu unique spaces, and carrying projects through to the very last detail. We would highly recommend Domusstudio to anyone looking for the very best.

We hired David Keitel of domusstudio in 2010 for the design of our new home in La Jolla. We purchased an existing home in the Shores that needed to be demolished. We interviewed 3 firms and based our decision on firms that specialized in contemporary design, recommendations/ reviews and value. David was very easy to work with and was there from the very beginning of helping us find an attorney to assist in the historic clearance of the home that was on the site, to going to each and every community planning meeting until we received our permit. This was a challenging process during David handled all the presentations. David and domusstudio where very receptive to our idea's and clearly understood our vision for our home. We brought in a consultant to gain Gold Status for the LEED certification process. With the help of David and his firm we where able to get to Platinum LEED certified. David helped us find a great builder and handled the interior design 100%. With his help we finished on time, under budget and with a number of great awards for our design. David is one of the most caring people I have ever worked with. He was always available and easy to get ahold of. He and his firm made our project perfect plus he got it published in a number of great magazine's including Dwell.

A Five Star recommendation for sure!! A great experience and worth every penny! Domusstudios' Lew, John and team took all my pictures, ideas, needs and wants, and then designed my dream home the way I wanted, but even better! Their experience, creativity, and professionalism took a lot of stress out of building our custom beach house. These guys really know what they're doing! They have the highest tech skills, and they take the responsibility and time to get all the details right before construction starts! .... Meaning minimal change$ , meeting budgets & timelines. Our builder said it was the best set of plans he'd ever worked with! Domusstudio's architects have a solid reputation in the community for designing so many amazing and award winning projects, yet the team is down-to-earth, available and easy to communicate with at all points of the design, permitting & construction process. I trust this firm, consider them friends, and would hire them again!

I cannot say enough good things about domusstudio architecture. We had a very unique site, and they more than fulfilled our expectations. We initially met with Lew Dominy, but John Pyjar was the lead architect on our project. Both of them really listened to how we lived our lives before bringing their designs to us. When we started the project, our children were quite young, and they brought some great ideas for how the house would accommodate their changing needs as they became teenagers. We were thrilled with the initial design and had very few changes as the process went on. We had many complex issues through the permitting process, such as Coastal Commission, endangered species in our canyon, and a possible Native American burial ground. The team at domusstudio shepherded us through it all. I honestly don't know if we could have gotten the house built without them. The house was designed during a time when there was a lot of building in the City of San Diego, and our team kept our plans moving through the permitting process. While working on design for the house, one of the architects, David Keitel, was in charge of helping us select interior finishes, including designing the kitchen. He was absolutely fantastic. It made the millions of decisions on details so much easier because we had someone we trusted to edit down the selection for us. We ended up with not only a beautiful home, but one that is so livable. After almost 8 years since completion, we still love all the little things that the architects included in the plans.