--- title: "Kirk Saunders Architect — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/kirk-saunders-architect-pfvwus-pf~788566200 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~788566200.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Kirk Saunders Architect" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/16432b220fda335e_0062-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "1295 Glenneyre Street, Laguna Beach, California 92651, United States" latitude: 33.5429 longitude: -117.7813 phone: "(949) 497-5766" website: http://kirksaunders.houzz.com rating: 5 review_count: 4 best_of_houzz_awards: 1 followers: 77 last_updated: 2026-09-23 --- # Kirk Saunders Architect Original Houzz profile: [Kirk Saunders Architect](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/kirk-saunders-architect-pfvwus-pf~788566200) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Laguna Beach, CA - **Serves:** Newport Beach, San Clemente, Laguna Beach, Corona del Mar, Capistrano Beach, Newport Coast - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (4 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 1 award (2019), for Design. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - 1,000 Ideabook Saves For over 30 years in Laguna Beach, and the last 12 in Burgundy, France as well, Kirk Saunders has designed high-quality custom homes and office/retail spaces. Specializing in a style he calls “Modern Rustic,” Kirk uses “out of the box” creativity, hands-on building experience, and a reputation for integrity to craft solutions that are aesthetically pleasing, programmatically satisfying, realistically buildable, and significantly, readily approvable. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Building Design - Home Remodeling - Custom Homes - Sustainable Design - Energy-Efficient Homes - Tiny House Construction ### Areas Served - Newport Beach - San Clemente - Laguna Beach - Corona del Mar - Capistrano Beach - Newport Coast ### Typical Job Cost $500,000 - 20 million ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Kirk Saunders Architect | | Address | 1295 Glenneyre Street, Laguna Beach, California 92651, United States | | Phone | (949) 497-5766 | | Website | http://kirksaunders.houzz.com | | Followers on Houzz | 77 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Kirk Saunders Architect](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/kirk-saunders-architect-pfvwus-pf~788566200) - **Website:** http://kirksaunders.houzz.com - **Phone:** (949) 497-5766 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 1 award (2019), for Design. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 4 reviews** ### All 4 reviews **★★★★★ — Oligino Laux Construction Corp., Sept. 2017** > As general contractors we have an appreciation for fine architecture. It is always a great pleasure to be selected to build one Kirk's projects. Not only is he a talented architect but he understands construction processes, budgets and schedules. **★★★★★ — Gregg and Tatiana Ferguson, Sept. 2017** > Kirk Saunders is one of the best Architects in his field. We had seen several of his projects and knew immediately we wanted to work with him. He redesigned our dream beach house stem to stern. His plans were elegant, inspired and beautiful. Kirk gave my wife and I the style we hoped for, he listened and incorporated both of our ideas while keeping the integrity of his beautiful designs. He created additional spaces with loft areas, library ladders, porthole windows and custom built-ins. He has a beautiful design aesthetic, is a pleasure to work with, an amazing and talented architect. You can't find better and can't help wanting to keep him as a friend... as we have. **★★★★★ — Delphine Channels, Sept. 2017** > We hired Kirk to design our Laguna Beach estate home. It was the best decision we made on the whole project! Not only is he incredibly talented and skilled at design but he also has experience in construction which proved to be a huge asset to our contractor and other trades. Building a home is difficult at best; Kirk's even temperament and balanced reasoning brought clarity and good old common sense to issues that might otherwise have been serious roadblocks. Laguna is famous for being a difficult town to build in due to rigorous approval requirements. Not for Kirk! His reputation is stellar and everyone in the city loves working with him so things ran incredibly smoothly and approvals came much quicker than we were told to expect. I am happy to talk more on the subject but bottom line...choose Kirk and you wont be disappointed! **★★★★★ — Mark Christy, Sept. 2017** > Over many years, I have had the pleasure of working with Kirk on numerous jobs, both residential and commercial. I have found him to be creative and thorough, thinking outside the box when the situation calls for it. You don't get to the end of the job and think "I wish we would have..." > Plus.. he's just a decent and honest person and works collaboratively to create a project that truly captures the client's aesthetic and functional goals. ## Selected projects - [Saunders Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/saunders-residence-pj-vj~117578) - Location: Laguna Beach, CA - Photos: 18 - [1000 Flamingo-Laguna Beach](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/1000-flamingo-laguna-beach-pj-vj~2193862) - Location: Laguna Beach, CA - Photos: 12 - [17 Breakers Isle](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/17-breakers-isle-pj-vj~2197913) - Location: Dana Point, CA - Photos: 19 - [1031 Marine Drive](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/1031-marine-drive-pj-vj~2193873) - Location: Laguna Beach, CA - Photos: 28 [See all 4 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/kirk-saunders-architect-pfvwus-pf~788566200) ## Ideabooks - [Yant Railings](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/173924080/list/yant-railings) — 4 ideas - [McKown](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/166439449/list/mckown) — 2 ideas - [Wish List](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/155321935/list/wish-list) — 4 ideas - [Ganey Hood](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/142646497/list/ganey-hood) — 7 ideas - [Silva Handrail](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/130822281/list/silva-handrail) — 5 ideas - [O'Neal Ponderosa](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/125200936/list/o-neal-ponderosa) — 7 ideas - [Flavigny Handrail](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/31175604/list/flavigny-handrail) — 10 ideas - [Baldridge](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/3595315/list/baldridge) — 13 ideas - [Wish List](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/155321934/list/wish-list) — 2 ideas [See all 9 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/kirksaunders) ## Community Q&A **Q: This room feels so serene! I want this room! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!** *(in Photo Questions)* Can i get details on the wall behind the headboard? Who makes the bed? What is the material on the walls with art work? Rug info? I want this room!!!! A: Hello! Michael Fullen is the Interior Designer on this project who specified all of the interior surfaces. You can reach him at 949-715-1633. **Q: Love the look....** *(in Photo Questions)* Is the sink and counter top all in one piece? A: Yes **Q: Can you provide information on the bedside lights?** *(in Photo Questions)* Thank you A: Sorry, those were specified by the interior design, Michael Fullen. **Q: Where is that chandelier from?** *(in Photo Questions)* Any details on the chandelier? A: The Chandelier was specified by the Interior Designer - Bliss Interiors-Newport beach. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-23.*