Temescal Kitchen + bath

"Laura is an exceptional architect. During our remodel project, she was thoughtful, thorough, communicative, and responsive. Renovations can be hard, logistically and emotionally, and she always kept a cool head and made sure we got a beautiful, functional, and cost sensitive space in the end. Her design work elicited endless compliments and made us feel thrilled to walk into our new kitchen and bathroom every day." -Alexis

Light-filled portland kitchen

“I can't recommend Laura highly enough. She is meticulous, pragmatic, creative, solution-oriented, with an instinct for style. We did an entire gut reno on our 1921 Craftsman kitchen. Everything she recommended turned out great, including a widened doorway to the dining room, removing a chimney, and adding a really awesome floor-to-ceiling spice cabinet. Also a wall of windows. She was collaborative with the contractor and a pleasure to work with.” -Robin

Temescal Modern Craftsman

“This was a true collaboration and we were so happy to be working with Laura! She’s clever with space, knows residential design inside and out, really listened to our needs, and is flexible. We are so happy with our beautiful house!

She easily navigated the city’s frustrating and complex regulatory process, and worked with us to stay on budget and on time. And she has developed the most genius system for tracking owner decisions and purchases, to make sure everything is on site when it’s supposed to be for construction. We would have been lost without it! “

-Kate

Berkeley COTTAGE + addition

“We had a fantastic experience working with Laura on a backyard unit and home addition. She was collaborative in the design process and came up with creative, thoughtful ideas to enhance the spaces we were renovating.  She was also responsive and flexible when the project required pivoting.  In addition, she helped project manage our renovation and was an essential in keeping us and the contractor on task.

She is detail-oriented, highly organized, and provided helpful guidance for all the design decisions, large and small.  And, most importantly, we love how our home turned out, largely thanks to her!””

-Isabel + Becca