How One Mexican Dish Gave Me New Insight Into a Potential Architecture Client
“What do you want for lunch?” he asked as we entered the bar of his restaurant. Seems like a simple question, but when the person asking is the president of a successful restaurant chain, it is more complicated. I was meeting with him to discuss working on an expansion to his popular chain of local […]
M. Grisafe Architects Team Growing and Embracing New Technology
We’d like to publicly welcome Rachel Fuller to the team at M. Grisafe Architects (read the official press release). Rachel is a recent graduate of Mt. San Antonio College’s interior design program, earning two Associates of Science degrees, one in Interior Design and the other in Interior Design Kitchen and Bath. Mt. San Antonio’s interior […]
Complex Tenant Improvement in Long Beach Completed with Rewarding Results
It’s always very rewarding when we get to be involved in projects that benefit the community in a positive way. Several months ago, we featured the opening of Suite Beauty Salon in the city of Orange that we had just completed. This well-crafted salon is unique in that it gives stylists an opportunity to try […]
M. Grisafe Architect Presents Case Study to City of Long Beach
In our last blog post, we talked about how we were going to be presenting a case study to the City of Long Beach about the process of obtaining permits and dealing with various departments within the City. (Read the press release). As we previously indicated, our design and construction team happened to be working […]
Working with the City of Long Beach to Improve Processes
We’ve always worked really hard at M. Grisafe Architects to maintain great relationships with the cities in which we work, including Long Beach, Signal Hill, Orange, Irvine, and the surrounding cities. We are knowledgeable and mindful of building codes and regulations and always keep safety in mind when we design. This goes a long way […]
Treating Clients as Members of our Team Creates Inspiring Outcomes
At M. Grisafe Architects, it is our aim to be relational, not transactional, in the way we do business. What does that mean exactly? To us, that means we treat our clients as a member of our team, rather than just consumers. We love involving our clients throughout the design process. When clients are willing […]
Benefiting the Community and Connecting With the Right Clients
In my last blog post, I talked about developing a defined identity and a clear vision for our company in 2015. Since that last post, Businessing Magazine, a national online publication dedicated to small business owners and entrepreneurs, interviewed me for an article about the process of discovering and communicating your business identity, and the […]
Memorial Garden of Life Project at Saint Cornelius Church in Long Beach
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. We wanted to share photos of the completed garden, some insights […]
Commercial Tenant Improvement Project: Suite Beauty Salon
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 had the warmth of a spa. With […]
Beauty in Architecture and in Giving, Mark Grisafe Receives Chai Volunteer Award from Long Beach AJCC
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, attended by […]