DSA Architects

Daniel Smith and Associates Architects (DSA) in Berkeley, CA is an award-winning green design firm in Berkeley, California. Our mission at DSA architects is to create environmentally friendly buildings that are durable, healthy and beautiful. Many of our projects are net-zero or net-positive energy designs and received LEED awards for innovative and sustainable architecture. DSA Architects creates innovative design of houses, schools, churches, multifamily housing, as well as retail, office and mixed-use buildings. We have provided site planning for retreat centers, monasteries, co-housing communities, camps, and businesses. DSA Architects offers a wide range of architectural services, from consulting to comprehensive design. We work closely with our clients to develop their vision and bring it to life, meeting needs and budgets with outstanding solutions. To that end, we look at life-cycle assessment, building in phases, and alternate scenarios. We approach a remodel or renovation with as much interest and creativity as a custom home. Our focus is on sustainable design and the development of new strategies to reduce the environmental impact of our built environment. Experience with alternative technologies such as grey water systems and geothermal heating has contributed to our resource efficient approach to design. Recently, innovation with passive and active design strategies and collaboration with leaders in emerging building science technology have enabled DSA to bring Zero Energy buildings into reality. We apply integrated sustainable design principles not only because of the ecological benefits, but as a means of creating healthy and beautiful environments.