Koffka Phakos Design

Koffka Phakos designed a remodel of our home that we absolutely adore. It is full of light, flow, and elegance. Every space is both beautiful and useful--form and function are interlinked and each superb. There are also many environmental efficiencies. We simply couldn't be more thrilled with Koffka Phakos's design.

My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Koffka Phakos Design over the past couple of years on the renovation of our single-family home. Adrian and Cynthia are absolutely amazing!! Their professionalism, creativity, patience, and keen attention to detail made the entire experience not only smooth but truly enjoyable. One of the standout qualities of Adrian and Cynthia is their ability to listen. They took the time to deeply understand our needs, preferences, and lifestyle, translating our vision into a breathtaking design that is both functional and visually stunning. They brought fresh, innovative ideas to the table, introducing solutions we hadn’t even considered, all while ensuring the design stayed true to what we wanted. The final result speaks volumes—it’s everything my husband and I dreamed of for our forever home. The space is a perfect blend of style and practicality, reflecting both our personalities and the life we’ve built together. We cannot recommend Koffka Phakos Design enough to anyone looking for a talented, thoughtful, and dedicated architectural firm. Adrian and Cynthia cared deeply about our project every step of the way, and their passion and expertise truly set them apart from other firms out there!

My wife and I worked with Koffka Phakos to renovate our home in San Marino, Ca. The house hadn't been updated since the early 1980s and the city has a design review board that can be somewhat difficult. Despite this, Adrian and Cynthia were able to work through the bureaucracy and get us to the home of our dreams. We started by talking to multiple architects and we were most comfortable with Adrian and Cynthia. They then walked us through the renovation process step-by-step and made it as painless as possible. We started with vague ideas and a few pictures of things that we liked and they were able to take that information and create a home that we never thought could fit our wants and needs as well as it does while also looking incredible. I honestly cant recommend them enough and would use them again in a heartbeat.

Cynthia and Adrian designed and oversaw the construction of our ADU. I can't say enough about how terrific they are. They were a pleasure to work with. The final product was better than I envisioned it. The process was enjoyable. They followed through on everything. I hope I have the opportunity to work with them again.

Koffka Phakos designed a beautiful renovation for our mid century home. Previously my house had an inefficient and outdated layout. Koffka Phakos's created an open concept with modern, clean lines and maximum natural light, which was exactly what we wanted. We are renovation novices and were nervous to take on an expensive renovation. Adrian guided us through the process from planning, permitting and contract bidding to window ordering (more complicated than you'd think) and paint colors. He also suggested helpful ways to save money throughout the process. We would've been lost without Koffka Phakos and highly recommend their services and expertise.

Koffka Phakos created my dream house! There is at least one time each day that I look around and cannot believe this beautiful house is mine. I chose Kaffka Phakos after seeing how they transformed three houses in my neighborhood. Everyone comments on how seamless my new second story looks - my house looks like it was built from the ground up. One of the things Kaffka Phakos excels at is making an addition completely blend in instead of adding an addition that doesn’t completely match the style of the original house.

Adrian Koffka and Cynthia Phakos designed and oversaw a complete house renovation for my wife and I this year. Their work was absolutely exceptional. The design itself is exquisite and perfectly matched the original style of the house, which is eighty-six years old and enjoys a classic style of red oak wood floors and ornate molding. They solved quite a number of difficult problems we faced with the space. Their piece de resistance is a stunning gourmet kitchen which has already proven itself to be the centerpiece of the house. To put a fine point on it their elegant and efficient sense of space is only matched by their delicate and pinpointed sense of color, as evidenced by the new paint job. They collaborate beautifully, both with each other and with us, as clients. We cannot recommend them highly enough. We have done a number of renovations over the years in various houses and they are unquestionably the best architect/designers we have worked with.

There simply are not enough superlatives to describe the experience working with the Koffka Phakos team. The quality of individual time, attention, and care that a client receives is second to none. Cynthia, Adrian and the full team make a concerted effort to listen and understand their clients' needs. They then leverage their tenured experience and abilities to translate their clients' desires into reality, taking into account how a project looks, feels, and functions. They are exceptionally collaborative in their process and multidisciplinary in their approach, offering the rare ability to deliver a cohesive, fully integrated solution. More than anything, this team truly cares and is fully vested in the quality of work, from initial conceptualization to final delivery. As a result, every consideration is acknowledged, every detail addressed. You are fortunate if you have an opportunity to work with them, I cannot recommend this team enough!

Adrian and Cynthia have been my go-to architects for the past 15 years. We started out doing small projects together, but over the years the scope of those projects grew, and they have recently designed a high end home for me that his currently under construction. They're attention to detail and their love of what they do shows up in the final product — a home that is exactly what the client needs. Koffka Phakos make sure you get everything you want — in addition to what you didn't even know you wanted or needed.

We worked with Koffka/Phakos Design firm on our whole house renovation. The principals Adrian and Cynthia listened to our ideas and concerns carefully, and respected our desire of not making radical changes to the footprint but focusing on updating and refining the existing structure. Throughout the design process, the firm provided blue prints, design ideas, materials sources, and suggested potential contractors. Adrian helped us to make several big design decisions including the colors schemes for tiles and paints. Cynthia provided very detailed and logical lighting designs. We also engaged the firm to oversee the construction process. Cynthia was involved in monitoring the major infrastructure updates and solved problems with the contractor and construction crews on site. The resulting renovation, the first and perhaps only one in our lives, brought a 40-year old house to a more contemporary state as we intended.

Adrian, Cynthia and Mark built my dream house. The project took 15 months from the design until we moved in. A complete rebuild of the house. Koffka Phakos Design helped me every step of the way. They patiently advised and educated me since this was my first time. I am very happy and I get many compliments from my neighbors and family. Thanks.

Koffka Phakos is the best! We found them while looking through Houzz and really loved their projects on here. We had purchased a 1920’s Spanish style home that not only needed an extensive renovation but we also wanted to add more room. They really listened and understood what we wanted and came up with amazing solutions. Throughout the entire project, from the initial meeting, to the design phase, to finding a contractor, and right up to the last day of work Adrian was there all along the way. We love our house, but should we decide to do any more work on this house, or another one in the future, we will definitely be working with them again. We can’t recommend them enough!