andrews+chang design

We're a Bay Area manufacturer of architectural cast stone and GFRC products and have had the pleasure of working with Andrews + Chang on two detail-oriented projects thus far. From our experience, they have proven to be professional and highly accommodating. It's clear to see that Andrews + Chang strive to form long lasting relationships with their clients AND vendors - and that tells a lot about a firm! We look forward to working together again soon!

My husband and I hired Andrews/Chang to redesign our narrow galley kitchen, which had been added as a modern extension to a Victorian home in the 1980's by a previous owner. With ceiling height amply available, but working and storage space otherwise at a premium, our design had to be compact, inventive, integrated into the unique aesthetics of an open floor plan that bridges a Victorian parlor with newer rooms, and responsive to the needs of a couple that loves to cook! We literally had to account for every inch of usable space. Even though we had lived in our home for 15 years and had thought long and hard about what changes would make our kitchen function at a higher level, Cat and Chris brought a fresh perspective to our design conundrum and introduced ideas that had never occurred to us. They respected the ideas we brought to the table and incorporated many into the final design - being patient with the endless tweaks we requested as the process moved forward. But they also created design solutions that could only be the product of a trained architect's eye and of their gifted way of looking at a space and imagining its potential. The end result is visually dazzling and imminently functional. My husband and I now have increased storage and prep space, and we can both work in the kitchen at the same time without bumping into each other! By repositioning large appliances and removing a key upper cabinet bank, Cat and Chris designed a kitchen that now feels deceptively wide and spacious, though there was barely over 7 feet width (including cabinet depth) at their disposal. Additional architectural details, such as a light shelf that transitions a change between the 12 foot ceiling height of the kitchen and the 8 foot ceilings of the adjacent den, were the icing on the cake. Based on our experience, we would happily refer anyone to Andrews/Chang.

Chris Andrews & Cat Chang are a pleasure to work with. We needed to convert a 1912 Victorian Duplex into a 4 bed/3 bath Single Family Home- quickly and on a very tight budget. Chris & Cat created a floor plan that fits our growing family's needs perfectly, with relatively simple changes and without gutting the whole place and starting from scratch. They listened to our needs and were genuinely excited about our project, despite the cost constraints. I highly recommend them!