Los Angeles County
Building in San Marino.
San Marino has large lots, a consistent architectural character and one of the more demanding review processes in the region. It runs its own building department and its own design review.
Projects here are usually substantial, and the drawings need to be substantially better than the minimum before anything is submitted.
Permits and inspections
City of San Marino Building Department
What matters when you build here.
Design review is the schedule
On a new build or a major addition, the review process is often the longest single item in the programme. It is not adversarial, but it does expect a resolved design rather than a set that will be worked out during construction.
Scale and setbacks
Lot coverage, height and setback rules shape what is possible more than the size of the parcel suggests. Testing a concept against them at sketch stage saves a great deal of redrawing.
No published project in San Marino yet.
We work across Los Angeles County and the nearest published projects are a short drive away. Rather than show you someone else’s house and imply it is ours, here is everything we have documented.
What we build in San Marino.
Fire rebuild
Ground-up reconstruction on a cleared lot, from debris and survey through final inspection.
New construction
Custom homes built from the ground up on an empty or cleared lot.
ADU
Accessory dwelling units: detached, attached, or converted from space you already have.
Whole-home remodel
Reworking a whole house (structure, systems and finishes) rather than one room.
Kitchen & bath
The two rooms with the most going on behind the walls, done properly.
Foundations & framing
The structure everything else depends on, including on difficult ground.