Urrutia Design

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Marin Architect & Designer
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URRUTIA DESIGN is a boutique residential design studio located in Sausalito, California. We offer complete design services for Interiors & Exteriors. Our offices also includes Planning, Architecture (Interior Architecture), Project Submittals for Planning Approval & Building Permits, Landscape Design, Project Management and Furniture & Accessory Fabrication. URRUTIA DESIGN has been working in the design and development business for over 20 years, focusing mainly on major residential renovations in Northern California. As a company we are passionate about our work and our commitment to our clients, always trying to maintain a proper balance between a client's design vision, our own creative vision and the overall investment and value of the property. “It’s an intimate process, this home renovating business. Getting to know our clients personally, as well as learning about what it is they hope their home becomes. There are many, many conversations and get togethers along the way. Deep discussions about design direction, wishlists, budget, necessities, guilty pleasures, etc. We forge amazing business and personal relationships, as you can imagine. And along with the comradery, always keeping an eye on the prize with attention to every design detail. AND always with room and patience for as many edits as necessary! Whatever the home, whatever the budget, the final product has to be incredibly special for the client. Comfortable, sensible, beautiful, timeless, nurturing… a place to nurture incredible moments. A place where amazing stories will be 'written.' After all, the home is the nest. It’s the hub for our lives. And in recognizing this, we always strive to create ‘life changing’ environments for our clients. With our home designs, our main goal is to actually change the lives of our clients… to change the lives of our new 'friends.'” —Jason Urrutia/Principal, URRUTIA DESIGN

Services Provided

3D Rendering, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), Architectural Design, Architectural Drawings, Attic Conversion, Barn Design & Construction, Basement Design, Basement Remodeling, Bathroom Design, Building Design, Custom Home, Deck Design, Drafting, Floor Plans, Garage Design, Green Building, Guesthouse Design & Construction, Historic Building Conservation, Home Additions, Home Extensions, Home Gym Design & Construction, Home Remodeling, Home Restoration, House Plans, Kitchen Design, Kitchen Remodeling, Landscape Plans, Laundry Room Design, Mudroom Design, New Home Construction, Outdoor Kitchen Design, Pool House Design & Construction, Prefab Houses, Project Management, Rooftop Deck Installation, Space Planning, Staircase Design, Tiny House Construction, Universal Design, Custom Homes, Interior/ Exterior Design, Planning, Furniture & Accessory Fabrication, Furniture Fabrication, Permit Submittal

Areas Served

Belvedere, Belvedere Tiburon, Bolinas, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Forest Knolls, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Larkspur, Marin City, Mill Valley, Muir Beach, Richmond, Ross, San Anselmo, San Francisco, San Quentin, San Rafael, Santa Venetia, Sausalito, Sleepy Hollow, Stinson Beach, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Tiburon, Woodacre, Oakland, Napa, Sonoma, Berkeley, Piedmont, West Marin, Yountville, St. Helena, Calistoga, Dry Creek, Healdsburg, Hillsborough, Mendocino, San Mateo, Burlingame, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside, San Bruno, Los Altos, Daly City, Pacifica

Awards

Winner of several Best of Houzz Badges including Design, Service, Houzz Community Recommendation, Houzz Influencer and 1 Million Ideabook Saves. Featured in numerous national & international publications (please visit www.urrutiadesign.com).

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6 Projects

Mill Valley, CA

49 photos

Sausalito, CA

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14 Reviews for Urrutia Design

Shaun Wood

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As a general contractor, it can be challenging bringing a designer’s vision into reality; the opposite is true for Urrutia Design. Working with Urrutia Design has always been a pleasure and every job we have worked on together has turned out great. They have well thought-out designs that are creative, realistic and unique and I can tell they keep the builder in mind when they are creating ideas. They are organized, thorough with planning, responsive and well versed with the products being used. I have several projects coming up with Urrutia and I am excited to get started.

November 26, 2018

Jill Welch

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Jason Urrutia is simply amazing to work with. I can't say enough about his expertise and ability to understand the preference and goals of his clients and turn them into reality. We are undertaking a fairly substantial remodel and have been working with Urrutia Design for a number of months. We live in a traditional home that needs updating but we don't want to lose the original tone of the house. With Jason's guidance we are going to end up with an amazing space that respects the original architecture. We know what we like, but could never do what we are doing without the guidance and expertise of Jason. If you are looking for a design firm that really truly knows their space, look no further than Urrutia Design.

November 15, 2018Last modified:September 1, 2020

Ian Sears

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Jason and Martha were recommended to us by friends who had used them to design their whole house remodel. We had done some work with a number of other architects in a previous house and found Jason and Martha a freshing change from them. From the first discussion they did a great job listening to what we wanted and helped us narrow our scope to fit to our budget. In addition they challenged a number of our preconceived wants from the project in a way that was never anything less than pleasant and educational (from our side). All of the decisions we have come to thus far feel fully informed and well debated. We have finished the initial design phase, are in the midst of strucutral, soils and mechanical engineering work and hope to head into our initial bidding process after the holiday. Once we are further along we will add to our review.

November 15, 2018

Hunter Morton

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Colleague

I have worked on about 10 projects with Urrutia Design over the past few years and each time has been a pleasure. They do what they say they are going to do and they do it when they say they will. I highly recommend them.

November 15, 2018

Elliott Baim

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Decent design (though similar to everything else he seems to have done) - but professionally A BUST. He refused to take ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR DESIGN MISTAKES. I see good reviews away but I would avoid him.

March 12, 2017

Comment from Urrutia Design:

Urrutia Design always strives to satisfy our client’s needs. Though we are in complete disagreement with this review and all circumstances that ultimately led to the client posting these negative comments, we offered on 3 separate occasions to meet in person and discuss all of their concerns. All of these offers were declined.
We are a professional company in all respects and will work with class and respect in the privacy of our office, a client’s home or in the view of the public. We feel that because the client's name is posted publicly it’s potentially disrespectful for Urrutia Design to comment about specific details regarding the client's complaints or defend ourselves any further in this public forum. Urrutia Design will not defend itself publicly at the harm of a client.
Please look at our other reviews from our many happy clients. We would be glad to put you in touch with them. We'll look forward to helping you with your project!

Michelle C

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Hiring Jason and Martha was the best decision that I made in the scope of our entire renovation, and I have Houzz to thank for it. I searched the professional listings for local interior designers and discovered that Urrutia Design was in our area and responsible for three of the inspiration photos that I'd saved to an ideabook I'd made for my project. Seriously, it felt like fate. Jason and Martha have impeccable taste and incredible ability to envision how a space should be reconfigured and redesigned. They were friendly and easy to work with, even when there were times when the budget did not allow for us to fully follow through with their design as they - and we - would have liked. They were flexible in coming up with creative solutions and helping us prioritize, and I especially appreciated the times that they sat us down, explained the motivations behind their design choices, and were straight about the negative ramifications when we were about to deviate from their designed specs. Their honest guidance and advice helped us reach a better result than I could have imagined, and I know for sure that I will be contacting Urrutia Design first and foremost for any projects in the future.

January 2, 2017Last modified:January 2, 2017

Susan Ohtake

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We adored working with Jason of Urrutia Design. We decided to renovate our entire house, top to bottom. It was a huge project (we moved out during construction). Jason made the entire process as painless as possible, helping us with every aspect and tiniest detail. His sense of style is top notch, we loved all of his choices, but he was also very open to our input and attentive to our personal needs, making it so easy (and actually fun!) to work together. He always responded quickly to any questions we have and has never left us hanging. Always there to help. There is no way we could have tackled a project of this size alone and we feel insanely lucky to have found Urrutia Design to help us create our dream home. Wonderful experience!

January 2, 2017Last modified:April 26, 2020

Shasha Richardson

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Martha and Jason have been an enormous help to us, finding the right design and approach to the remodel of our 1945 cottage/cabin in Sausalito. We needed to update an outdated kitchen, open up rooms while keeping a cozy feel, and add more storage for our family. They are highly creative in their solutions, hearing what we want and need and making sure it honors the spirit of the house. They also offered sound and reasonable advice to get us where we needed to be. We had spent about two years mulling options and they quickly sorted through what we said to come up with a design. They listened to both me and my husband, and helped us find a gorgeous, workable solution that we love! They are very down to earth and you know you are receiving customized care just for your project. They know their stuff! They are steeped and experienced in both architecture and design, and present a holistic, integrated architectural and design solution. They are SO easy to work with and competitive in their rates. They are also an enormous wealth of information in helping to source reasonably priced, and highly-skilled contractors. They are great to work with and most of all, created a design for us that we BOTH LOVE!

December 28, 2016

Adrienne Hankin

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We love our new home! Jason and Martha helped us completely redesign the structure, finishes and flow of our house, including vaulting the ceilings, moving walls and incorporating a previously-built separate addition into the main body of the house. Their attention to detail shows in every room in details of the trim, the tile patterns and color combinations. The result is a welcoming, comfortable home with a consistent design that invites the outdoors in.

December 27, 2016

Lisa Fredericks

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Martha and Jason of Urrutia design are fantastic at what they do. We reunited two apartments in our 1914 Edwardian back to one home; you would never know it had ever ben divided. Their ability to honor the roots and style of a home yet make it modern, beautiful and livable make them a unique talent. We couldn't be happier with our home and look forward to working with Urrutia on future projects!

December 23, 2016

Valeria & Derrick Carty

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We are lucky to have found Urrutia Design! Martha and Jason's friendly style and great sense of humor have made it a pleasure to work with them throughout our complete home remodel. They have listened carefully to us and have been able to turn our 'abstract' wants into concrete solutions. Their ideas and recommendations have been spot on every time and have given us the home that we imagined.

December 14, 2016

Bob & Suzanne Whelan

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Start to finish, Urrutia Design was a pleasure to work with. Jason Urrutia listened carefully to our design goals and brought thoughtful, creative and tasteful design solutions to our project. He has a keen eye for space planning and understanding what is possible in a remodel. Jason had a vision with the redesign of our home that exceeded our expectations. The results are nothing short of exceptional. The outcome is essentially a new home, with a design aesthetic that is as timeless as it is casual, comfortable and a pleasure to come home to. We would not consider embarking upon another project without Urrutia Design.

December 1, 2016Last modified:June 18, 2020

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Commented: does the bookshelf have cupboards at the bottom or just another shelfHi, and thank you for your kind words. There is no cabinet at the bttom of the shelves (just at tall baseboard). Hope that this is helpful. Best of luck with your project. --Urrutia Design

December 28, 2021

Commented: What sizes of boards did you use for the railing? I love the variationYou're both very welcome. Happy Thanksgiving as well!

November 19, 2021

Commented: Who makes this vanity? And where can I buy it?Hi Susie, Thanks for your interest in our project. The cabinet was actually a custom-made cabinet. Your local cabinet shop can easily replicate this if you like. Best of luck with your project! --U...

October 21, 2021

Commented: wall color pleaseGood monring and thank you for your interest in our project. The ceiling, wood paneling and wall color paint is "Super White" by Benjamin Moore (applied in different sheens). Here is a li...

October 16, 2021

Commented: what kind of flooringHi, and thank you for your interest in our project. The floors are solid white oak (natural in color). Hope this helps and best of luck with your project. --Urrutia Design

April 8, 2021

Commented: Beautiful house!Hi, and thank you for your interest in our project. When standing in the kitchen and looking out at the pool, you would be looking to the south (the front door faces east). Hope this helps. --Urruti...

March 16, 2021

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