--- title: "Sogno Design Group — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/sogno-design-group-pfvwus-pf~562316919 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~562316919.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Sogno Design Group" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/558362a2011d1b5b_2062-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "1496 C Solano Avenue, Albany, California 94706, United States" latitude: 37.89 longitude: -122.2954 phone: "(510) 526-2720" website: http://www.sognodesigngroup.com rating: 4.9 review_count: 28 years_in_business: 22 license_verified: true best_of_houzz_awards: 19 followers: 396 last_updated: 2026-09-05 --- # Sogno Design Group > Bay Area Award Winning Architecture & Design Firm - Best of Houzz Original Houzz profile: [Sogno Design Group](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/sogno-design-group-pfvwus-pf~562316919) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Albany, CA - **Serves:** San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Alameda, Martinez, San Pablo, Hercules, El Cerrito, Albany, Orinda, Pinole, Moraga, Emeryville, El Sobrante, Piedmont, Rodeo, Tiburon, Tara Hills, North Richmond, Rollingwood, East Richmond Heights, Bayview, Montalvin, Belvedere, Belvedere Tiburon, Canyon - **Verified License:** Yes - **Houzz rating:** 4.9 out of 5 (28 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 19 awards (2015–2026), for Design, Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Pro Software User - Star Houzzer - Houzz Influencer - Recommended on Houzz - 100,000 Ideabook Saves - Best of Houzz winner - Eco-friendly - 22 years in business - Verified Hires ### Business highlights - Best of Houzz winner - Eco-friendly - 22 years in business - 1 Verified Hire Our clients come to us dissatisfied with what is. They have tastes and convictions, budgets and constraints. They live in neighborhoods as well as houses. They envision a more workable life. We have the skill to transform challenging spaces into living solutions. We’re practical, realistic, honest. We ask a million questions: How do you want to live? What do you need? Working together, we free up possibility. We capture your dream and give it dimension. The process is often as beautiful as the result. ### Services Provided - Building Design - Home Remodeling - House Plans - New Home Construction - Home Additions - Home Extensions - Kitchen Design - Sustainable Design - Kitchen Remodeling - Energy-Efficient Homes - Floor Plans - 3D Rendering - Bathroom Design - Green Building - Space Planning - Universal Design - Drafting - Historic Building Conservation - Structural Engineering - Basement Remodeling - Site Preparation - Earthquake Retrofitting - Construction Drawings - Custom Homes ### Areas Served - San Francisco - Oakland - Berkeley - Richmond - Alameda - Martinez - San Pablo - Hercules - El Cerrito - Albany - Orinda - Pinole - Moraga - Emeryville - El Sobrante - Piedmont - Rodeo - Tiburon - Tara Hills - North Richmond - Rollingwood - East Richmond Heights - Bayview - Montalvin - Belvedere - Belvedere Tiburon - Canyon ### Typical Job Cost $200000 - $3,000,000 ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Sogno Design Group | | Address | 1496 C Solano Avenue, Albany, California 94706, United States | | Phone | (510) 526-2720 | | Website | http://www.sognodesigngroup.com | | License Number | C-26358 | | Years in business | 22 | | Followers on Houzz | 396 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Sogno Design Group](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/sogno-design-group-pfvwus-pf~562316919) - **Website:** http://www.sognodesigngroup.com - **Phone:** (510) 526-2720 ## Credentials **Verified License** - Number: C-26358 - Type: Architect - Issued by: California Architects Board **Certifications & Awards** - Best of Houzz Design 2015, 2016 & 2017 - **Best of Houzz:** 19 awards (2015–2026), for Design, Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 4.9 out of 5 — 28 reviews** *Aspect averages:* - Work Quality: 50.0 - Communication: 50.0 - Value: 48.0 ### Reviews **★★★★★ — Diana Stone, Jan. 2026** > We hired Kathy Rogers of Sogno Design Group as the architect of a major renovation of our 1932 home, and the result has exceeded our expectations. Thanks to Kathy’s creative vision, wise counsel, meticulous attention to detail, and deep experience, our house has become the envy of our friends—but more importantly, we wake up every morning feeling genuinely lucky to live in this beautifully renewed home. > > From start to finish, Kathy and her entire team handled our project with extraordinary care. They communicated with us constantly, thoughtfully answered every question, and even helped us track down light fixtures and window hardware from all over the world. Throughout a year-long process of design and execution, Kathy remained endlessly patient—and maintained a great sense of humor—gently guiding us when needed to stay true to the house's style and spirit as we selected materials for both the interior and exterior. > > The result is a kitchen, bathrooms, and terrace that flow together gracefully, each unique yet perfectly cohesive, and all beautifully suited to a 1932 home. Kathy has an exceptional ability to balance respect for a house’s history with a fresh, livable, and highly personal design. > > Crucially, Kathy was not an architect who handed over drawings and disappeared. She remained deeply involved throughout construction, working closely with our contractor and us and attending weekly Zoom meetings (later followed by on-site check-ins) to ensure every detail was executed exactly as intended. > > Kathy and her associates were uniformly delightful to work with, skillful, reliable, and timely. Sogno Design made our dream come true, and we could not recommend Kathy Rogers more highly. **★★★★★ — Simone Miller, June 2023** > Kathy Rogers and her team at Sogno get our very highest recommendation. They shepherded us with ease and confidence through a project that had the potential to be disastrous because of our very steep lot and dicey driveway and we couldn’t be happier with the process and the outcome! We now have a gorgeous light and view filled attached ADU that will provide so much space, comfort and happiness for our family. Kathy is an extremely good listener and wove in her vast design knowledge and expert creative sense to elevate our wishes and desires. Her team was also wonderful about taking our ideas and making them so much better for a beautiful result. It’s an added advantage that Kathy has been working in Berkeley for so long and knows so many people in the permitting offices (and people know and trust her). Navigating the permitting process without Sogno’s support would have been really difficult. Kathy also connected us with LCI which was an excellent contractor whose staff went above and beyond for us. Our ADU completely exceeded our expectations and we really enjoyed working with everyone at Sogno and feel so grateful for all of their creativity, sense of beautiful design, expert work, patient guidance and willingness to grapple with our very complicated site. Don’t hesitate to work with them if you have the chance! **★★★★ — Sophia Alyssa, Sept. 2022** > Kathy and team at Sogno design group turned our dark, dysfunctional, 40-year+ old kitchen into a modern functional space that we now happily use daily. Accounting for our specific requests of coffee bar, entertaining space, light, and family function - the end result achieved all the wish list design items. Easy and efficient communication and process to work with and happy with the end result. > > The construction portion of the project grew - as is predictable - in scope with unexpected findings in a 100-year old house, but we navigated through electrical, heating and other structural issues that came up as the project progressed. > > Would recommend Kathy and team highly to others in the market - particularly in the messy business of renovating older homes in the SF Bay Area. **★★★★★ — davidrmartin, Aug. 2022** > Project was a complex addition to a 1930 house during the pandemic, adding a master suite on the 2nd level. Communication and execution were excellent throughout the project, and the result is outstanding. Sogno took care of a huge number of logistical and technical aspects in addition to an excellent design. The result looks like it was always part of the house. **★★★★★ — Alex and Aisha, April 2021** > We worked with Kathy on a two-phase renovation on our North Berkeley home. Kathy and co were responsive, professional, and did a good job balancing our uneducated ideas with their experience to get a cohesive plan that aligned with our vision. We've now completed construction for phase one and planning for both and we're so glad we chose to work with Kathy and Sogno! **Comment from Sogno Design Group:** > Alex and Aisha, Thanks so much for your wonderful review! You were a pleasure to work with and we can't wait to start phase two!! **★★★★★ — HU-841511554, April 2021** > We worked with Kathy and her team on a substantial kitchen/bathroom remodel and had a great experience. Our favorite things about the design were all ideas that Kathy came up with and designed beautifully. She also connected us with a fantastic contractor. I also had some pretty particular design desires that were maybe a little weird, but they did a great job harmonizing those ideas with the rest of the house. Would definitely work with the group again for any future projects. **★★★★★ — Kristy Coleman, May 2019** > We loved working with Kathy and Jeff. We hired Sogno to design our second floor home addition and they were fantastic. Kathy was very familiar with working on homes like ours - a 1920's craftsman bungalow in Rockridge. She was able to reconfigure several existing spaces in our home while designing a second floor that seamlessly fit into our existing design. At the beginning of the process, she listened to what we wanted and needed (and what we didn't) and was able to design something that perfectly fits our family's needs. Best yet, every single inch of our space was well utilized. > > Throughout the process, Kathy and Jeff provided the perfect blend of communication, professionalism and creativity. They were happy to lead the way when we needed, selecting design elements within our budget when we wanted and providing feedback when we wanted to be more involved in the process. Their experience in the area also meant they were able to refer us to other amazing professionals, like our contractors, Berkeley Craftsmen, our color consultant, etc. We are lucky that we worked with the Sogno team and could not be happier with the result. **Comment from Sogno Design Group:** > Thank you so much from writing such a great review Kristy! We so enjoyed working with you and David on your project! We are really happy to hear how much you appreciate the design and also the quality of the craftsmanship provided by the contractor and the other professionals involved. We hope you enjoy living in your new/old home for many, many years to come. **★★★★★ — Tina Boyer, Oct. 2018** > We originally contacted Sogno to help us reconfigure the square footage of our 1500sf house. We felt like the size of the house was fine and it had "good bones," but its layout was inefficient and uninspiring. After meeting with Kathy, we knew we definitely wanted to work with her. She seemed excited about the project and had a confidence and taste level that was very reassuring. > > The architectural choices Kathy and Lin made have completely transformed our cute but very patchworked/piecemealed older home into an elegant, updated space that we absolutely love. Additionally (and this part probably gets underestimated in these projects), they completely understood our style and as professional designers, they were able to give us a vocabulary for how to think and talk about the things we were intuitively drawn to. We were excited about the project throughout the renovation process, but now that we're back in the house, we've been amazed at how much our (high) expectations were exceeded. > > Home renovation projects are scary and stressful no matter what and it is so important that you really trust your whole team. Our trust in Sogno has given us a house we will love for many years to come. This was a great partnership for us. **★★★★★ — Michele Flanagin, June 2018** > We renovated our kitchen and main living level, including a guest bedroom and full bath. Kathy did a great job of understanding our needs and came up with a terrific design that made our home far more functional. This was a large, stressful project for two busy professionals, and Kathy was very easy to work with—Easy-going and funny. Our project is a testament to hiring an architect. Kathy had ideas that we would have never thought of on our own, nor would any contractor that we know. Also, Kathy sourced countertops, hardware, etc. for us to review, and generally, we didn’t need to ask for other options. We often loved her first choices (and we have well-defined tastes). We highly recommend Kathy and her team. **Comment from Sogno Design Group:** > Thank you so much for this wonderful review! It was sincerely my pleasure to work with you both on your project! It is always fun to work with clients who have a distinctive sense of style. I think we made a great team! **★★★★ — Dimple Abichandani, March 2018** > Kathy was the architect on a full remodel of the first floor of our Rockridge Craftsman home. She was a terrific listener, and her designs reflected our desires and hopes for the house. When we first met with Kathy we had a list of things that were not working for us in the house- now, not only are all of those problems solved, but our space is beautiful, functional, has amazing flow and a design that is so right, that people can't beleive it wasn't always this way. We saw Kathy's greatest strengths in the plans-- her instincts around where to put an opening, how big to make it, where to put a window, how big of a door, the lighting design, etc are all things that contributed to creating a space that we love and enjoy everyday. Kathy is a seasoned and well respected professional- she knows old homes and understands how families live today and combines these two things to transform homes in beautiful ways. **★★★★★ — Cass Morris Color and Design, Dec. 2017** > I have worked with Kathy Rogers for 7 years on many totally different types of projects from traditional to transitional to ultra-modern. > She has wonderful ideas, is very easy to work with, is a good communicator, and builds great relationships with her clients. > > Kathy has just begun another big project and I met the clients a few days ago. They told me they had interviewed 5 architects before deciding to hire Kathy. They felt she was the best at understanding their needs and had the best ideas of possibilities for their home. **Comment from Sogno Design Group:** > Thank you so much for writing this wonderful review! I have thoroughly enjoyed working with you as well. I always know I can trust you to listen to the clients’ preferences and to choose colors that will compliment the architectural features of the project. **★★★★★ — David Holcombe, Dec. 2017** > We are nearing completion of our kitchen and bathroom remodel. We decided to use the talents of Sogno design group for this project, and were not disappointed. What would normally be a gut wrenching, hair pulling experience, has become a rather pleasant affair. Kathy and her team worked with us every step of the way. They became our team, and were thoughtful of our ideas. The final design was an amalgam of our wishes, expert design, and practical input from our contractor. > > The results are stellar. Our tiny kitchen has become this jewel box, not only visually, but functionally. We now have triple the counter and storage space. Our bathroom used to be this small "Jack and Jill". Now, through expert design and use of space, it is this spa-like retreat. > > One other big advantage of working with Sogno is having access to contractors they work with. This was a hard decision because they were all great. We eventually went with James Terrell Construction. Boy, are we happy with them! I can recommend James and his team most highly. ## Selected projects - [Thousand Oaks](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/thousand-oaks-pj-vj~6877291) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 25 - [East Bay Hills Remodel & ADU](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/east-bay-hills-remodel-and-adu-pj-vj~7686178) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 36 - [The Elmwood](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-elmwood-pj-vj~7729110) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 16 - [Wildcat Canyon ADU](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/wildcat-canyon-adu-pj-vj~7542267) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 8 - [Berkeley ADU](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/berkeley-adu-pj-vj~7148734) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 13 - [Modern Craftsman](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/modern-craftsman-pj-vj~2756244) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 22 - Description: Photos By: Michele Lee Wilson - [Channing](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/channing-pj-vj~5568495) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 16 - [Lincoln](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lincoln-pj-vj~5685652) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 10 - [Edith](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/edith-pj-vj~2044140) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 6 - [Santa Rosa](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/santa-rosa-pj-vj~3122562) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 7 - [Francisco](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/francisco-pj-vj~3135520) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 8 - [The Alameda](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-alameda-pj-vj~5763443) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 11 - [Vine Street](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/vine-street-pj-vj~2473617) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 3 - [Rockridge](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/rockridge-pj-vj~1370228) - Location: Oakland, CA - Photos: 11 - [Euclid](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/euclid-pj-vj~2044152) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 11 - [Oak Grove](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/oak-grove-pj-vj~1370237) - Location: Oakland, CA - Photos: 18 - [Alvarado](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/alvarado-pj-vj~2473602) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 8 - [Beverly](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/beverly-pj-vj~1370285) - Location: Berkeley, CA - Photos: 35 - [Modern Living](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/modern-living-pj-vj~500738) - Location: Kensington, CA - Photos: 8 - [Garage Conversion](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/garage-conversion-pj-vj~1079312) - Location: Oakland, CA - Photos: 9 [See all 38 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/sogno-design-group-pfvwus-pf~562316919) ## Community Q&A **Q: what color glass tile is this?** *(in Photo Questions)* This is beautiful, could you tell me who makes the tile, please, and the color? A: @mosesmama The tile is from Ann Sacks "Jute" series in Azure **Q: Do you know what tile this is?** *(in Photo Questions)* A: Thank you for your inquiry girl\_wonder, the tile is made by Fireclay Tile and the color is Caribbean. **Q: Is this vanity still available anywhere?** *(in Photo Questions)* Desperately looking for a 48" vanity just like this A: Thank you for asking about this project. The vanity is a custom piece we designed and had fabricated. **Q: where can i find those mounted stools on this island** *(in Photo Questions)* A: The owner got the island custom made on ETSY and it included the tractor seats. I hope that helps! **Q: Grey Tiles on the wall** *(in Photo Questions)* This is perfect. Can you tell me something about the tiles on the wall (brand, series, etc.). I appreciate it! A: Thank you for your interest. The shower wall tile is "Silk Gloss" Brick Tile from Fireclay Tile **Q: LOVE THE STAIRS** *(in Photo Questions)* Can you tell me what the width of th balusters are? Thx A: Thank you for your complement on the stair railing design! The balusters are 1-3/4" x 1-3/4". --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-05.*