Making Changes as Your Project Progresses: Our Long Beach Architecture Firm’s Process
Designing a new home or remodeling your existing home should be a fun and exciting time! You, along with your Long Beach architect, are designing the home of your dreams—quite possibly the home you will live in for the rest of your life. So, while the design process can be exciting, there can also be […]
Architectural Design for a Long Beach Surgical and Rehabilitation Center
At our Long Beach architecture firm, we love the variety of the projects we get to work on. We do our share of residential remodels and new home design, but we also get to work on some exciting tenant improvement projects for our commercial clients. Recently, we were approached by two doctors who wanted to […]
Our City’s Impressive Architecture, from the Perspective of a Long Beach Architect
As an architect, it is great to live and work in a city like Long Beach with so much going for it in terms of architecture. We have everything from Spanish Colonial Revival buildings to Art Deco structures to Renaissance Revival buildings and more. When it comes to historic homes, you can see craftsman-style homes, […]
A Long Beach Architect That Takes Your Project All the Way to Completion
When you think of an architect, what comes to mind? In my years of working as a Long Beach architect, I’ve found that many people have a fairly narrow idea of what architects do. They think once the plans for their Long Beach commercial building, tenant improvement project, or home remodel are approved, that our […]
New Office Space Provides a Better Experience for Clients and Staff
Back in March, the staff of M. Grisafe Architects moved into a new office space. It was time. We were busting at the seams in our previous space, and the home office we were working out of was never intended to be a long-term solution for our Long Beach architecture firm.
Our Long Beach Architect Website Wins Multiple International Design Awards
Late last year, our Long Beach architecture firm launched a new, updated website. We are very pleased with how it turned out and believe it’s a great reflection of our work and our company’s values. We also love the way it looks and the way the information it contains is organized. Apparently, we aren’t the […]
How Much Does Your Long Beach Architecture Firm Charge, and How Long Will My Project Take?
Our Long Beach architecture firm often gets phone calls from potential clients who ask these two questions during our initial conversation. While we would love to provide them with a simple answer to these important questions, an accurate answer depends on a lot of factors. Two projects with the same square footage that seem similar […]
Mark Grisafe Interviewed About the Role of Technology in his Long Beach Architecture Firm
M. Grisafe Architects owner Mark Grisafe recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by Tech Company News, an online publication that features the latest in tech news and that interviews business leaders in the technology industry.
Thoughts on Experience, from a Long Beach Architect
When I first started out as an architect in Long Beach, several older architects made a comment to me that has stuck with me over the years. Their comment was basically: “No one trusts an architect who is under 50 years old.”
When to Replace the Aging Elements of Your Building, and When to Call a Long Beach Architect
Just like anything, buildings have a lifespan. At some point, their various elements become either outdated or inoperable. Things like floors, windows, appliances, and major systems like HVAC, plumbing, and electrical need to be replaced over time, and doing so doesn’t necessarily require calling in a Long Beach architect. But if you find that more […]