Sutton Suzuki Architects

This top architecture firm offers personal service and makes you feel totally comfortable despite your wildest ideas of design or spatial changes you might have in mind. They have been in business for a long time and are completely trust worthy- and they love what they do. One of the partners, Elizabeth Suzuki came to my home and took a look at a bathroom/closet issue we have. She came up with two imaginative designs to solve our space issue for the closet and to add a second sink in the bathroom. They have not pressured me to implement these changes yet but when I do, I will be using Sutton Suzuki Architects. I highly recommend this outstanding firm.

Excellent design, management, and project delivery. Elizabeth and Ron, the principals, stay involved in projects all the way through. They have a great "stable" of consultants also.

I am an interior designer in the San Francisco Bay Area and I have had the honor to work closely with Sutton Suzuki Architects on numerous projects for more than 20 years. Their work is BRILLIANT as are they. It is exciting to get to work with Ron Sutton, Elizabeth Suzuki and their very accomplished staff. They listen carefully to their clients and then create spaces that are somehow always a perfect reflection of the style and needs of that client. They are superb at placing the structure on just the right spot the site with the best views and light. Their exteriors are always beautifully integrated with the surroundings and their interior spaces and adjacencies always work. Their ability to visualize volume is exceptional and thus their projects have magnificent scale. On a more practical level, they know everything about working with local engineers, builders, and design review boards. They are highly regarded by all who have worked with them or seen their work. I can genuinely say that if you work with with Sutton Suzuki your home will be extraordinary and you will learn and delight in the process. Cynthia Wright, C Wright Design

I have had the pleasure of working with Ron Sutton and Elizabeth Suzuki since they started their firm on projects ranging in size from commercial developments to single-family homes. The designs from the office are always thoughtful and excellently executed. Their vision and level of professionalism match the best firms I’ve had the opportunity to work with. Their design solutions are consistently imaginative, innovative and aesthetically pleasing. They are great team members and establish a collaborative culture for their projects based on their strong communication skills. I have recommend them on several occasion and continue to do so without reservation.

We have worked with Sutton-Suzuki on many projects over the last ten plus years. Not only do they design beautiful, unique and quite striking projects, but from a contractor’s point of view, they also prepare very detailed and workable drawings to a level we don’t often see. This is key to a successful and efficient project as they have worked out so many of the difficult details prior to ground breaking. They are also very collaborative during the construction phase, bringing project architects that are smart, educated, knowledgeable and good problem solvers as well as cooperative. Working with them on any project big or small has been a very positive and rewarding experience. I can highly recommend them for your projects.

I wish I had met Elizabeth before we bought our house. We hired a designer that came to us recommended by a friend. We asked him to help us evaluate a property to see if what we wanted to do was within our timeline and budget. He and his contractor assured us it was so we bought the house excited as could be. After 3 months, rounds of designs and reviews, we found his proposed design direction was completely contrary to the local zoning set backs and would be nearly impossible to permit. Needless to say were at square one with our house project. I turned to Angie's List because I literally could not find someone happy with their designer or architect. Sutton Suzuki Architects was on a short list of 5 star architects in our area so we thought we call. Elizabeth was very responsive in getting back to us. After one phone call and a bit of research on her part she gave us more information about the house, our project timeline and budget than our previous designer did after 3 months. We are going to end up selling this beautiful house that we probably never would have bought if Elizabeth had been there to advise us. If the next house we buy needs any work whatsoever we will be calling Elizabeth. She was knowledgeable and forthcoming and we are looking forward to the opportunity to works with her.

I have worked with Sutton Suzuki Architects over many years and on many projects, ranging in size from kitchen remodels to single family homes and beyond (most recently the Tiburon Residence). I can honestly say that Sutton Suzuki will provide you the highest level of professionalism, and breadth of experience and talent, that you could hope to find in any one place. You can expect imaginative, innovative and aesthetically pleasing solutions to the requirements of your project. You will find them to be a consistently thoughtful, responsive and supportive working partner. They know their business inside out, top to bottom, from start to finish. And deliver. All this may sound like hyperbole but, for the Tiburon Residence, I personally observed Ron Sutton, the lead architect, working very closely and collaboratively with the client -- and a myriad of consultants -- at all points in the design and construction process; shepherding the project through city design review and building department approvals; handling the bidding and contractor selection and, finally, managing all the highly technical stages of construction which, in the end, has rewarded the client with ownership of a functional, one-of-a-kind, truly gorgeous, premiere, Marin County home.

Sutton Suzuki provided advice regarding the construction of a neighbor's new home and its impact upon my property. Ron Sutton provided excellent, knowledgeable, and attentive service. Ron Sutton is an outstanding professional, whom I would recommend without qualification.

Sutton Suzuki is a great! I worked with them for four years and saw a lot of innovative designs come out of that firm. The designers are top notch and the production staff NEVER misses a deadline. The staff is friendly and fun and truly enjoys enriching the lives of their clients through well thought out and well executed architecture.

I am a RE developer/interior designer who has worked with Sutton Suzuki for many years on various projects. I am confident to say that they are one of the biggest design talents in the Bay Area, and I have worked with many others. Their attention to detail and creativity is superior.Always professional and always concerned with the clients needs and requirements. With this firm you get much more for your budget!!