--- title: "Homer Oatman, AIA — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/homer-oatman-aia-pfvwus-pf~344000997 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~344000997.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Homer Oatman, AIA" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/19d33f800ea0641b_4415-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "412 31st Street, Newport Beach, California 92663, United States" latitude: 33.621 longitude: -117.9321 phone: "(949) 675-1755" website: http://www.oatmanarchitects.com rating: 5 review_count: 5 best_of_houzz_awards: 10 followers: 457 last_updated: 2026-09-23 --- # Homer Oatman, AIA Original Houzz profile: [Homer Oatman, AIA](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/homer-oatman-aia-pfvwus-pf~344000997) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Newport Beach, CA - **Serves:** Newport Beach - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (5 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 10 awards (2013–2025), for Design. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 50,000 Ideabook Saves Oatman Architects, Inc. is located in Newport Beach, California. We are an architectural design and planning firm specializing in luxury custom homes and boutique hospitality projects around the world. We design homes that feel like resorts and hotels that feel like home. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Building Design - Architectural Drawings - Custom Homes - Floor Plans - 3D Rendering - Drafting ### Areas Served - Newport Beach ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Homer Oatman, AIA | | Address | 412 31st Street, Newport Beach, California 92663, United States | | Phone | (949) 675-1755 | | Website | http://www.oatmanarchitects.com | | License Number | California, C-18254 | | Followers on Houzz | 457 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/OatmanArchitectsInc - LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=29914625&authType=NAME\_SEARCH&authToken=Hqcb&locale=en\_US&t ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Homer Oatman, AIA](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/homer-oatman-aia-pfvwus-pf~344000997) - **Website:** http://www.oatmanarchitects.com - **Phone:** (949) 675-1755 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 10 awards (2013–2025), for Design. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 5 reviews** ### All 5 reviews **★★★★★ — User, Sept. 2016** > Homer was highly recommended to us from a client and he did not disappoint. He was very professional and highly detailed. I can not say enough good things about him and his company. **★★★★★ — SM Design Associates (SMDA), July 2014** > Homer is an incredibly knowledgable, talented, and detail-oriented architect and his dedication to the overall success of the project and needs of his client is obvious in every part of his work as well as in the team he has assembled. I have had the pleasure of working with him on a couple of projects, one of which was a very large and complex custom home in Orange County, CA. Homer has consistently been generous with his time and extensive knowledge, guiding the client through the unknowns of a custom home. His collaborative leadership style has been key in the smooth work process and overall success of the project. I would not hesitate to recommend him and his team to anyone looking to build a custom home. **★★★★★ — archiedunham, July 2014** > Homer Oatman was the first person we hired after purchasing our beautiful seaside lot in the Strand at Dana Point, CA. Homer helped us decide on the builder ,but more importantly he designed a magnificent home for us.The views in nearly every room were maximized to allow us to view the ocean and we were able to use nearly all of our lot.The home was perfectly positioned on the property to enhance the views and the ocean breezes.The attention to detail on the exterior and inside the house was outstanding.We have built ten houses in various parts of the United States and Homer is one of the best architects that we have ever hired.He was always respectful in expressing his professional opinion and he always did his homework on the details that made our home unique but true to the architectural style we had selected.He and his equally talented wife,Laura,who is also an architect made an outstanding team that we can strongly recommend to anyone building a new home in California. **★★★★★ — User, July 2013** > We worked with Homer on a French Provincial-esque beach home in The Strand. The architecture was amazing with some interesting and unique details such as a glass bottom pool and retractable wall that descends into a subterranean "room", and his attention to schedule and detail provided the perfect backdrop for us to design the interiors. The project turned out incredible! Our client is thrilled! **★★★★★ — Riviera Bronze Mfg., April 2013** > Homer Oatman is an exceptional architect. He and his staff are incredibly personable and highly knowledgeable. Their designs are both accurate and beautiful. The attention to detail and in-depth involvement exhibited by Homer and his office foster an enjoyable and cooperative design and construction process, as well as a striking end result. We have had the pleasure of providing custom steel doors and windows on a number of Homers projects, and continue to look forward to many more with him. We would highly recommend Homer Oatman, AIA. ## Selected projects - [Newport Coast - Santa Barbara Style Home](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/newport-coast-santa-barbara-style-home-pj-vj~5415063) - Location: Newport Beach, CA - Photos: 11 - [Crystal Cove - Northern Italian Villa](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/crystal-cove-northern-italian-villa-pj-vj~5415080) - Location: Newport Beach, CA - Photos: 9 - [The Strand - Provence Beach House, Dana Point CA](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-strand-provence-beach-house-dana-point-ca-pj-vj~5414992) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 29 - Description: You see the Pacific Ocean immediately, when you enter this 12,600 sq ft, three-level vacation home. Genoise tile eaves, and doors modeled on French antiques, give the effect that a Provence home was transplanted to the California coast. A glass bottomed infinity edge spa on the main level, acts as a canopy over the circular indoor/outdoor bar at the cabana level below with another infinity edge pool and spa overlooking the sand beach. - [Nantucket Style Home in Newport Beach, CA](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/nantucket-style-home-in-newport-beach-ca-pj-vj~578717) - Location: Newport Beach, CA - Photos: 26 - Description: This stunning East Coast Hamptons shingle style home was created for a young family with two children. Every inch of this five bedroom, 6,500 sq. ft. home, proudly displays authentic detailing materials inside and out. Port hole windows, asymmetrical façade, and a gambrel roof surround this dream home for raising a family. - [Canyon Estate](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/canyon-estate-pj-vj~181582) - Location: Irvine, CA - Photos: 10 - Description: Custom home with amazing view of the hills and ocean. Contemporary design with asian touches. - [Northern Italian Villa at Crystal Cove](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/northern-italian-villa-at-crystal-cove-pj-vj~20951) - Location: Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA - Photos: 25 - [Romanesque Villa at The Strand, Dana Point](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/romanesque-villa-at-the-strand-dana-point-pj-vj~214900) - Location: The Strand at Headlands, CA - Photos: 28 - [Tuscan Farmhouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/tuscan-farmhouse-pj-vj~63314) - Location: Covenant Hills, Ladera Ranch, CA - Photos: 5 - [Santa Barbara Style Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/santa-barbara-style-residence-pj-vj~63244) - Location: Covenant Hills, Ladera Ranch, CA - Photos: 22 - [Andalusian Style Residence at Shady Canyon](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/andalusian-style-residence-at-shady-canyon-pj-vj~63298) - Location: Shady Canyon, CA - Photos: 24 - [Northern Italian Style Residence at Crystal Cove](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/northern-italian-style-residence-at-crystal-cove-pj-vj~63249) - Location: Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA - Photos: 14 - [500 E. Balboa Blvd](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/500-e-balboa-blvd-pj-vj~7046085) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 5 - Description: 500 E. Balboa Blvd. is three-story mixed-use development with commercial space on the ground level and residential condominiums on the upper two levels. It is located at the entry to the Balboa Village commercial district in Newport Beach, California. - [Crystal Cove Montecito Estate](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/crystal-cove-montecito-estate-pj-vj~7013878) - Location: Newport Beach, CA - Photos: 5 - [Monarch Bay Beach House - Dana Point](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/monarch-bay-beach-house-dana-point-pj-vj~6739645) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 4 - Description: This 4,656 square foot beach house in Dana Point was designed to have a casual contemporary feel. [See all 14 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/homer-oatman-aia-pfvwus-pf~344000997) ## Ideabooks - [Mission Partners Florida Contemporary](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/34880502/list/mission-partners-florida-contemporary) — 44 ideas [See all 1 ideabook](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/homercliftonoatmanaia) ## Community Q&A **Q: love the ceiling beams** *(in Photo Questions)* Can you provide source for beams? Thank you A: Hi Justine. The beams were sourced by the interior designer Errol Dejager. He can be contacted at the following email: contact@dejagerdesigninc.com **Q: Where is chandelier light fixture from?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: I have no idea. You may wish to contact the interior designer, Trish Steele of Churchill Design in Newport Beach, CA. - (949) 721-8577 - info@churchill-design.com - Trish selected the interior light fixtures for the project (the Watson Residence). Good luck **Q: what did you use on the countertops?** *(in Photo Questions)* What did you use on the countertops. A: Hello Carolyn. The countertops were procured by the interior designer, Ohara Davies-Gaetano. You can reach her for more information about the countertops at the following number: 949.566.0304 **Q: Layered wall above doorways** *(in Photo Questions)* The interior doorways have beautiful layers above the doorway. Was plaster poured into a mold to have those consistent lines? Thank you, Catherine A: Thank you! The plaster was hand tooled with a chisel to create the shell pattern. **Q: Gorgeous!** *(in Photo Questions)* Are you able to divulge how much this home cost to build? Were you the architect only or did you build as well? I may be looking for a mini version of this. It's stunning! A: Hi Laura, Thank you for your kind remarks regarding this project. I was the architect, not the builder. I would be happy to respond to your particular questions in detail. The best way to initiate a dialogue would be to send me an email at info@oatmanarchitects.com and I will respond.off-line. Best regards, Homer Oatman, AIA **Q: countertops material!** *(in Photo Questions)* Your kitchen is similar to mine. I am struggling to pick a countertop. What did you use here? A: Hello Stelh. The countertops were procured by the interior designer, Ohara Davies-Gaetano. You can reach her for more information about the countertops at the following number: 949.566.0304 --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-23.*