The Architect’s Blog

Grisafe Architecture was recently approached by a journalist from Redfin to contribute our thoughts for an article titled “19 Essential Questions to Ask a Residential Architect Before Hiring Them.” If you aren’t familiar with Redfin, it is a large, national real estate company that relies heavily on technology to help people buy, sell, and . . . Read more...

As architects, part of our job is staying on top of the latest trends in home design, and as you know, home trends are constantly changing. Some stay for a while, while others are a flash in the pan. While not all of our clients are interested in having a home designed in the very latest style, some are, so our team needs to be prepared to give . . . Read more...

When most people think of residential architectural design, they think of designing single-family homes. While this is a large part of what most residential architects do, it isn’t always the only thing they do—and it certainly isn’t the only thing we do at Grisafe Architecture. Our team takes on all types of residential projects, including . . . Read more...

Creating a successful Long Beach architecture firm can require a careful balancing act. In most cases, you want to have a large enough staff so you can be considered a full-service firm, but you also want to be small enough so clients are able to get the personalized experience they typically want from a firm. The terms “full-service” and . . . Read more...

Now that we’ve been in business for more than 20 years, we figured it was finally time we had a mission statement! It’s not that we haven’t considered writing one in the past or that we haven’t had any sort of mission in mind the whole time we’ve been in business. It’s more that we weren’t sure how to condense everything we are . . . Read more...