Thinking of Redesigning the Façade of Your Long Beach Home? Here Are Some Things to Think About
Trends come and go rather rapidly these days. Fads in clothing and hairstyles tend to only last a season or two. That popular dance move that all the teenagers were doing just a few months ago became suddenly uncool once all their parents started mimicking it. One area in which trends tend to hang on […]
How to Keep Fees Under Control on Your Long Beach Home Remodel
When it comes to home remodels, most of our clients come to our Long Beach architecture firm with a general idea and a budget in mind. For example, they want to add a new master suite to their existing home, and they have X amount of dollars for the whole project. We occasionally work with […]
A Long Beach Architect’s Take on Existing Unpermitted Work
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 […]
3 Interior Design Trends to Consider for Your Long Beach Home Remodel
Interior design trends are always changing. Our Long Beach architecture firm works hard to stay on top of the latest trends in home interiors, and we work with several very talented interior designers to make sure our clients get the exact look and feel they are hoping for in their home remodel.
New Portfolio Gives Insight into All the Things Our Long Beach Architecture Firm Can Do
On our website, we take a lot of time to discuss our process and the overall philosophy of our Long Beach architecture firm. We think it’s important for potential clients to understand how we work, what types of clients and projects are a good fit to work with our architecture firm, and what they can […]
How We Came to Be Considered Among the Best Architects in Long Beach
Long Beach is a huge city with many architects and architecture firms. In fact, when you Google phrases like “Long Beach architect” or “architecture firms in Long Beach,” you get dozens of results. When we first started M. Grisafe Architects, we wondered how we’d ever stand out in the crowd and make a name for […]
What We Wish Homeowners Knew Before Calling a Long Beach Architect
We get a lot of calls at our Long Beach architecture firm from homeowners looking to do a home addition or a home remodel. Many of the people we talk to have done some amount of research before they call us. They’ve talked to a general contractor or someone they know who has recently completed […]
Hiring a Long Beach Architect Who’s Familiar with Building Codes Could Save You Big Money
Building codes—both residential and commercial—are constantly changing. New regulations are always being added, and the interpretation of existing regulations can change as well.
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 […]