The Architect’s Blog

You may be wondering why our Long Beach architecture firm is just now posting about our response to COVID-19. Up until now, we’ve just been communicating with our current clients on a case-by-case basis, assuring them that their projects are still moving forward while our staff works from home or at safe social distances from one another. However, we thought we should put something out to communicate with those who have been on the fence about starting work with a Long Beach architect during this time. Read more…

It’s becoming more and more frequent—potential clients reaching out to us who have been trying to “go it alone” with the city to get their plans approved for their new build or remodel. Here’s a recent message received by our Long Beach architecture firm: Read more…

Remodeling projects can be complicated. There are so many decisions to be made, both big and small. One of the first ones you will have to make is what type of professional you will hire to design your project: an architect or an interior designer. Read more…

Home Builder Digest, an online magazine focusing on the residential housing industry, recently released its list of The Best Residential Architects in Long Beach, California, and guess who made the list? That’s right, Grisafe Architecture is among the top 10 architects in Long Beach, according to the publication! Read more…

Let’s talk about homes and businesses that currently have existing unpermitted work. If you’re like many people in the Long Beach area, you have a space or two that has undergone small building projects that developed organically in response to a need. Whether it was converting the garage into a granny flat, adding a patio cover, or adding a rollup door to a warehouse building, there are many projects completed every year that never travel through the proper submittal process. Read more…