Architects, Architecture Firms, & Building Designers Near Lakeside

“We absolutely love our patio! Frank our project manager was great to work with and took really good care of us! Felix and all the guys who came everyday were all so nice and a pleasure to work with! We’ve gotten tons of compliments on our patio and 4k aluminum pergola! Its nice to know that we dont ever need to worry about maintenance. I would definitely recommend working with Modern Yardz! ”

“We had an excellent experience working with Jeanne Liem on the design of our ADU and home remodel project. From our first meetings, it was clear that she is extremely thoughtful, detail-oriented, and passionate about her work. She took the time to really understand what we wanted for our home and consistently came up with creative and clever design ideas. One thing that really stood out was how responsive and communicative she was throughout the entire process. Any time we had questions or concerns, she responded quickly and always made us feel supported and informed. Since this was our first time taking on a major remodel and ADU project, there were a lot of things we didn’t know going in, but Jeanne was incredibly patient and guided us through every step. She did an amazing job explaining the process, helping us understand our options, and making sure we felt comfortable with each decision along the way. The permitting process in particular can be stressful and confusing, but Jeanne truly held our hands through it and helped keep everything moving forward. Having someone so experienced and organized made a huge difference for us. Beyond her technical skills and design talent, Jeanne was simply great to work with. She brought a calm, professional, and collaborative approach to the project that made the entire experience much smoother and more enjoyable than we expected. We would highly recommend Jeanne Liem to anyone looking for an architect for a remodel, ADU, or custom home project. She combines creativity, attention to detail, professionalism, and excellent communication, and we are very grateful we had her guiding us through this process.”

“We were becoming totally frustrated in our search for an architect and a general contractor to guide an extensive remodel of our home. What we needed and seemingly could not find was an honest estimate of costs, an architect who could help us design our project and drive the permit process, and a contractor to build the project. Finally we happened upon STEL Builders. Cory, a walking advertisement for why you need to contract with STEL, jumped on our project and quickly gave us a realistic idea of costs. He introduced us to Frank, who is an awesome person and STEL’s in-house architect. Frank gave us three options of drawings to choose from. Each option met our basic requirements and also outlined possible upgrades. Based on our budget, we committed to a plan. Within two months we had permits and construction began. We were assigned a dedicated project manager with whom we met weekly to assess progress in demo and ultimately new construction. Even before demo began, we met our design angel in Ivette. She guided us through selection of fixtures, cabinetry, tile, wall coverings, flooring; all the aspects of a remodel that keeps novices like us up at night. Her calm demeanor combined with her creative ideas made this an amazingly pleasurable experience! Ivette led us to our dream design outcome, and all within the budget we worked out with savant Cory in the beginning. STEL has great relationships with all the best subcontractors & receives priority on their projects, keeping the downtime in construction to a minimum. Midway through construction, our project manager left STEL. They hired a super pro replacement in Roberto. His many years of experience enabled us to stay on track for completion and enhanced the quality of the final product. Roberto is already a tremendous asset to STEL! And all along, even as he continued to take on new projects, Cory stayed in touch and treated us as if we were his only client. No question or inquiry we had was too small or insignificant for him to address nearly as quickly as it was expressed. We moved back into our home after six months and felt like every dream we had dreamt for our forever home had come true. The outcome has exceeded our very high expectations. In Cory’s introduction, he touted STEL as a small, family oriented and local Design & Build Company. He was right about that. However, we think he understated how committed to these values Seth Larson and STEL Builders really are. They get it! For people like us, this is the largest and last big expenditure we’ll ever make. They treated us with respect, congeniality, honesty and integrity. Our lives and our home from now on are forever enhanced from having met and worked with Cory, Frank, Ivette and Roberto. Thank you Seth Larson for the team you’ve built. Thank you STEL Builders, our new extended family!”