The Architect’s Blog

Recently, a friend of mine introduced me to his commercial real estate agent. I was grateful for the introduction, knowing he could be a good source for future work. At our meeting over lunch, the Realtor asked one of those questions that is impactful not because of it’s profundity, but because of it’s timing.  “So, has your firm set your . . . Read more...

We were honored to be involved with the Memorial Garden of Life project, a garden that sits in front of Saint Cornelius Church in the city of Long Beach, California. Earlier this year we presented the concept and discussed the project in our blog. [gallery link="file" ids="553,554,555"] We wanted to share photos of the completed garden, some . . . Read more...

[gallery link="file" ids="539,540,541"] Photos by Marc Tarlton Photography Our latest commercial tenant improvement project to open to the public is Suite Beauty Salon, a 4,300 s.f. commercial space in the City of Orange. The tenants took over an abandoned Aaron Brothers art store and were looking to create an industrial feeling space that . . . Read more...

We are pleased to share some news that makes the whole M Grisafe architecture design team proud.  Our owner, Mark Grisafe, recently received the Chai Award for outstanding voluntary service from the Alpert Jewish Community Center of Long Beach.  Mark received the award on September 7th at the center’s annual community-wide meeting brunch, . . . Read more...

Recently, the M Grisafe architecture team, along with Gallagher Construction, Minanda Landscape and Spire Structural Engineers made possible the creation of a Memorial Garden of Life, dedicated to life and to all those who grieve the loss of children and the loss of the unborn. We were honored to be involved in this meaningful project that is . . . Read more...