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Eco-friendly
30 years in business
Published locally
9 Houzz Awards
5 Houzz Badges
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Noel Cross
148 E. Virginia Street #2
San Jose, CA 95112-5881
148 E. Virginia Street #2
San Jose, CA 95112-5881
Typical Job Costs:
$750,000 - 18 million
We are currently accepting residential projects from $750k (minimum) construction cost, and up.
We are currently accepting residential projects from $750k (minimum) construction cost, and up.
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C-018234
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Bay Area's Established Architecture Firm
Best of Houzz 2016
Best of Houzz 2016
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Noel Cross Architect has been creating homes in the Silicon Valley and San Francisco Bay Area that their clients love for over two decades. "Shelter for Your Soul" is our mission. We listen carefully to our clients' dreams and desires and provide inventive and practical solutions that are in tune with the site and environment, not to mention having lots of fun in the process!
Typical Job Costs: $750,000 - 18 million
We are currently accepting residential projects from $750k (minimum) construction cost, and up.
Services Provided
Architectural Design, Building Design, Sustainable Design, Universal Design, Innovative Design
Areas Served
Campbell, Cupertino, East Foothills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Mountain View, San Jose, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto, Los Altos
Certifications and Awards
Member AIA Silicon Valley Chapter
Board Member AIA Silicon Valley
Services Provided
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), Architectural Design, Barn Design & Construction, Building Design, Energy-Efficient Homes, New Home Construction, Passive Solar Heating & Cooling, Sustainable Design, Universal Design, Innovative Design
Areas Served
Campbell, Cupertino, East Foothills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, San Jose, Saratoga, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos
Awards
Member AIA Silicon Valley Chapter Board Member AIA Silicon Valley 2017 through 2020
21 Projects for Noel Cross+Architects

Los Gatos, CA
Los Gatos Northwestern Contemporary Custom Home
13 photosShared

Los Altos, CA
Contemporary Masterpiece
51 photos

Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto California Mediterranean
8 photos

Portola Valley, CA
Portola Valley Modern
33 photos

Los Gatos, CA
Los Gatos Modern Estate
18 photos

Los Altos Hills, CA
Los Altos Hills Winery
17 photos

Monte Sereno, CA
Monte Sereno Historical Mediterranean
35 photos

Santa Cruz, CA
Breakers Beach House
22 photos

Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto Eichler
16 photos

Menlo Park, CA
Menlo Park 2 story with basement
12 photosShared

Menlo Park, CA
Menlo Park Tuscan
5 photos

Palo Alto, CA
Craftsman in Palo Alto
15 photos
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10 Reviews for Noel Cross+Architects

Kenneth Moore
Relationship
Client
Noel Cross is the finest architect my wife and I could ever have hoped for to work with us on our whole house remodel project. From my experience with Noel I can say with great confidence that whatever a client may envision for their project, such as a new or a remodeled house, Noel will exceed his client's expectations for it. He is intelligent, creative and a fantastic problem solver. He knows everything there is to know about architectural design and the codes which apply to residential construction. I learned in many different ways that Noel exercises excellent judgement, is highly detailed in his design work and has a great sense about what works and doesn't work when it comes to design issues. Just as important, Noel is a really nice person who we enjoyed working with immensely on our project. What we also learned is that when we hired Noel, we didn't just hire him, we hired his support team who are excellent professionals in their own right. And lastly, Noel works well with others such as construction professionals and designers we used on our project. My wife and I always felt lucky to have an architect of Noel's caliber to do the architectural design work on our project and to help us monitor the work to implement the design he and we agreed on for our project. Noel is amazing in so many ways. When you work with him, you come to know you are in good hands and are working with a first rate architectural professional. One of the nicest compliments made about Noel to me was by a construction professional who said to me that Noel's architectural drawings for our project were "like a work of art". I can't say it any better than that... to explain how my wife and I feel about Noel.
December 31, 2018

Whitney Design Studios
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Colleague
We worked with Noel Cross and his office on a residential remodel a few years back while at Interior Lighting & Design. I found Noel and his staff to be extremely knowledgeable, friendly and most importantly accessible. As a professional in the design field, it was very helpful to have such open and easy communication with not only Noel but his entire staff. I would be happy to work with him again and highly recommend his firm.
July 20, 2016

Sudha Neelakantan
Relationship
Client
Noel designed our home for us back in 2005-2006, and we completed the build in 2008. Love all of the eco-friendly green design touches built into our home with every specification -- And love the look and feel of the outcome and interior spaces. Have to give a nod to Viscusi-Elson Interior design who pulled everything together. Would highly recommend that you use their firm with a good lighting design firm and interior design firm as I am sure they would recommend.
February 11, 2016Last modified:February 11, 2016

reginawork
Relationship
Client
Provided the highest quality design and construction management services for our residential remodel. They conducted meetings with us, and submitted to us sketches and ideas. They ultimately created detailed plans and drawings used throughout the permit and construction process. They worked with the contractors, subcontractors and designers to create an outstanding customized home.
Noel Cross + Architects advocated for us with engineering and design issues and in creating solutions to construction dilemmas and details. Many facets of our project required their expertise to craft solutions to specific requirements.
They did not hesitate to foster creativity when it was need most on the project.
This is a team of highly skilled professionals led by Noel Cross. We found it very easy to work with Noel and his associates particularly when there was pressure to come up with creative solutions. We highly recommend this firm.
October 30, 2014

Murray Window & Door, Inc.
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Colleague
Noel Cross+ Architects and Murray Window & Door, Inc have worked together on many custom homes for a decade or so. Noel has a great team and with his vision and their support; amazing projects have been created and built.
Noel completely understands and embraces the need for the windows and doors to be perfect. In fact, one of Noel's "habits" is the complete review of the window and door order with his legendary red pen! I always feel like I'm turning a paper in to be graded! Fortunately through years we have learned Noel's requirements and understand the attention to detail that his projects demand.
In recent years Noel's projects have become even more intense and have incorporated massive door systems to maximize the amazing views and create perfect indoor/outdoor living spaces. One such home pushed the envelope with a 40' x 13.5' pocketing system that has perfect symmetry with the steel columns. It was a endeavor but with Noel's design, a great builder; Eric Evans, and our sales/installation teams; the system is perfect and the house is spectacular.
Our sales group is always excited to see a NFC Architects plan come across because we know another very exciting project is about to come to life.
April 2, 2014

hidetoshi
Relationship
Client
Noel designed our contemporary house almost 20 years ago and he really understood about our desire to build an ecologically sound home way back then. The term "green " did not exist but he designed a home that even today does not waste energy. High recommendations for someone who sincerely understands and cares about what the "Client" wants in a home.
January 22, 2014

geek_user
Relationship
Client
Noel was our architect for our house that we built in 2010.
He was very creative and had great ideas. We loved the design he created for our house. He was very knowledgeable in working with our city's planning department and resolved their many requests. We also went with the contractor he recommended which turned out to be a good experience.
We definitely had some quirky requests and he translated them very well into his design. He had a eye for quality which we appreciated very much as well.
We have the highest recommendation for him.
June 18, 2013

Irene Au
Relationship
Client
We were drawn to Noel's aesthetic, as he designed one of the most beautiful houses in our neighborhood. We also hired Noel because he was one of the few architects we found who specialized in green home design in 2004. Designing and building a home is a very intimate, personal experience, and the home is a reflection of the energy of the people who are involved in its creation. For that reason, it was important to us to work with someone with whom we'd want to spend a lot of time and welcome into our home.
Noel pays incredible attention to detail, which is why the houses he designs are so beautiful. For example, most windows on houses might use two pieces of trim to build the decor around the exterior windows; on our house, Noel used six pieces. Noel helped us understand the cost/benefit tradeoffs so we could make informed decisions about where to invest our money. His detailed drawings also helped facilitate the construction of our house, because there was less room for "interpretation". (Also, we found that our contracter lacked an eye for design detail, so Noel was a nice counterbalance.)
To this date, we still get a lot of inquiries about our house from people who want to create a similar aesthetic. I highly recommend Noel and would definitely want to work with him again (except that I love my house so much I expect to live here forever!).
May 29, 2013Last modified:May 30, 2013

Conrado - Home Builders
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Colleague
Noel Cross is a great architect and an even better person. Our company has done nine homebuilding projects with Noel, and his designs have been spot on. He is also fun to be around, which makes the homebuilding process much easier. We have happy clients because the process was fun.
October 30, 2012Last modified:September 7, 2013

Craig L Bauman Construction
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Colleague
Noel Cross+Architects, on many occasions, has provided me and my clients top notch design and construction document services, with that little bit extra, that sets them apart from other Architectural firms. If you are looking for someone to design your home, you can't do better than Noel and his team.
Craig L Bauman Construction since 1976
October 30, 2012
Commented: Lovely door! What type of wood and stain is the door?Sapele Mahogany, stain color unknown
May 24, 2020
Commented: Nano window/door. Love it. Who makes it?Glad you love it. Not a NanaWall Door. It's Weiland lift and slide, they got bought by Andersen.
February 19, 2020
Commented: LightingProbably best to try the interior designer.
August 11, 2019
Commented: May I ask you where the entry door is from ?no. but try Belmont - they may be able to help you.
October 8, 2018
Commented: Love the look of the house!Thank you! We did the house about 10 years ago, so even if I could find the name of the paint color, it probably isn't available anymore. Sorry and Good Luck!
September 20, 2018
Commented: where can I buy the floorIt's eucalyptus, and I hear that it is no longer available. Maybe because the project was built over 12 years ago?
April 12, 2018
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