Architects, Architecture Firms, & Building Designers Near San Francisco

“The project that EBCON Co. did for me wrapped up about a week ago. I thought they did an excellent job. The project was to design and build an ensuite addition to my house for my disabled sister, who will be moving in with me in a couple of months. I hired EBCON for the project as they had done my home remodel when I moved into my current house 10 years ago. I was very happy with that project and pleased that several of their key personnel and subcontractors were the same as for my previous project. The current project consisted of a bedroom/studio, bath, hallway/study, walk-through clothes closet, lots of storage space, and small outdoor patio with wheelchair ramp. As my sister is an artist and art teacher, we asked for a design that provided high walls for hanging her paintings and extra space in the bedroom/studio for her to paint and potentially teach a few students. The design process went very well. The designer worked constructively with us and made numerous trips to tile, stone, and carpet stores with us to select materials. We greatly appreciated the detailed plan skeches she generated, some of which showed my sister’s paintings up on the walls in her bedroom/studio! Challenges, including access to the addition through existing bedrooms and integrating the design with the existing house, were solved well. ADA guidelines for accessibility were strictly followed for the design and materials. We – and all our family and friends - love the design and how it has turned out. The construction work was very high quality – EBCON has very high standards for the work done on their projects, including for the smallest details. The EBCON team and the sub-contractors they brought in were great to work with through all the stages, including design, construction, and completion. In addition to weekly on-site progress meetings (which included the project manager, superintendent, designer, and often the head of the company), I was kept informed on a daily basis about what was happening and the timing for next steps. EBCON staff were always on site while work was being done, and they were always reachable for conversations. Overall we are very happy with the project. I would definitely use EBCON again were I to have another project, and I recommend them without reservation to anyone planning a large or small home construction or renovation project.”

“A few years ago my wife and I moved into an Eichler home in SF that had never been remodeled since it was built in the 1960s. Erik and Bay 9 Architects helped us bring the house up to date while respecting the mid-century modern architecture of the original home. We fully remodeled the kitchen and all the bathrooms. In addition, the living and bedrooms were refreshed so the whole home now has a contemporary and upscale look and feel. Erik was always accessible during the process and he worked well with my wife, who is a talented interior designer.”

“We happened to meet Thayer at a party where we discussed his architectural style and were intrigued that he also designed furniture. So, when we needed a solution for a purpose-built vacation rental house to be designed for a very small lot in Yountville, CA, we felt that his attention to small detail would serve us well. The house we envisaged needed to be within our town’s 1,000 sq ft floor area ratio constraint, sensitive to the needs of marketing to vacation renters, and most importantly insure privacy for our back yard which shares a fence. At our first meeting, we tossed around ideas for the project, budget, and timetable. Thayer was sensitive to our ideas and our needs. At the follow-up meeting, we were very pleasantly surprised by how innovatively Thayer and his team were able to integrate our ideas into a house design that was architecturally attractive, infinitely practical, and complied with our budget constraints. Thayer was also able to develop an instant rapport with our small town’s design review board, his very professional presentation to the board was received very well, and our project was easily approved at the first hearing. Over the years, we have been interested to observe our guests’ reactions when checking in for the first time to the house. We are frequently asked for the name of the Architect. One of our early guests called it, “A jewel box.” That says it all. We have referred Thayer Hopkins Architects to our friends without reservation.”