A home, rebuilt as one project.
Coastal whole-home remodels in Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, La Jolla, and Encinitas. Architecture, interior design, permitting, and construction by one team, on one schedule, against one specification.
A whole-home remodel is rarely about a single room. It's a chance to fix the flow, the structure, the finishes, and the systems together, so the house reads as one decision instead of fifteen.
Most whole-home projects fail in the handoffs. An architect draws the plans. A general contractor bids them. An interior designer arrives late and changes the spec. Three firms, three points of view, three contracts. The seams show in the finished work.
We do all three jobs in one studio.
A whole-home remodel is the most ambitious thing a homeowner will undertake outside of new construction. It deserves to be drawn the way a building is drawn, not assembled the way a renovation usually is. That means floor plans first, structure second, selections third, construction fourth, in that order, on a single timeline, against a single budget.
The Design Phase is where we earn the project. By the time we sign a Construction Contract, the cabinetry is specified by SKU, the stone is on hold at the yard, the fixtures are confirmed, and the structural strategy is approved. The bid you sign is the bid you pay.
What we handle.
Layout and circulation
Rooms, openings, and sightlines re-planned so the whole house moves better, not just the room we're touching. Most whole-home projects start here, because moving a wall once costs less than rearranging finishes around a wall that should have moved.
Structural and systems
Foundations, framing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and Title 24 compliance handled inside a single permit set. We engineer for the work we're actually doing, not for a generic permit-set template.
Cabinetry and millwork
Custom millwork drawn in-house. Kitchens, primary baths, butler's pantries, mudrooms, libraries, beverage stations, integrated entertainment walls. Hand-drawn elevations, engineered drawer inserts, soft-close on every door.
Interior design and finish program
Stone, tile, paint, lighting, plumbing fixtures, hardware, flooring. Specified to the SKU during design, ordered before construction starts, installed by the trades who specified them.
Specified to the SKU.
Composite decking in TREX. Stone in Taj Mahal, Calacatta, Silestone Eternal Statuario, and hand-selected slabs from local yards. Cabinetry in white oak, rift-cut walnut, and painted maple. Hardware from Ashley Norton, Rocky Mountain, and Sun Valley Bronze. Lighting from Visual Comfort, Apparatus, and Allied Maker. Plumbing in Waterworks, Kohler, and Watermark. Windows in Milgard and Marvin.
Each selection is specified by manufacturer SKU during the Design Phase, before any selection becomes part of a construction bid.
Four steps, one team.
Discovery Call
A complimentary phone consultation. We ask what the home is doing well, what's failing, and what life inside it needs to look like a year from now. If the scope or the budget doesn't line up with what we do, we tell you on the call.
Design Consultation
A $250 on-site walkthrough with our principal. Ninety minutes in the home, walking the spaces with you. The fee is credited in full to your project if you move forward. It's a commitment filter, not a sales tactic.
Design Phase Contract
We draw the architecture, design the interiors, package the permits, and produce a target construction budget you sign off on. Six to twelve weeks, depending on scope. At the end, you have a fully specified project, not a sketch.
Construction Contract
Built off the locked scope from the Design Phase. The price is the price. The schedule is the schedule. The selections are the selections. Change orders happen when you change your mind, not because we missed a line.
Featured work.
Ocean Ivy Estates
Oceanside, CA · 2025An architect-led whole-home renovation for a family of five. The ground floor was re-planned for daily family life. The rear elevation was opened to ocean light. New millwork, refinished floors, and a top-to-bottom systems upgrade, delivered without compromising the home's coastal-cottage character.
See the case studyBefore you call.
How long does a whole-home remodel take?
Most whole-home remodels run nine to fourteen months from kickoff to delivery, including the Design Phase. Coastal-zone permitting and structural scope can extend that window. We give you a calendar at the close of the Design Phase, not at signing, because by then the schedule is real.
Do you live-in remodel, or do clients move out?
Most clients move out for the duration of construction. We can phase a remodel for clients who need to stay in the home, but the project runs longer and the inconvenience compounds. We'll be honest about which approach makes sense for your project on the discovery call.
Can we add square footage during a whole-home remodel?
Yes. Primary suite additions, second-story additions, and even ADUs are often planned alongside whole-home remodels. The structural and permit work travels together, which usually reduces both cost and timeline versus treating them as separate projects.
Do you handle structural changes?
Yes. Load-bearing walls, foundation work, lateral analysis, and roof tie-ins are part of most whole-home scopes. We have a structural engineer on retainer and coordinate the engineering during the Design Phase, before the construction bid is set.
What's not included in a whole-home scope?
Pool construction, swimming-pool equipment, and new-from-scratch construction for outside clients. We refer pool work out and focus on remodels, additions, ADUs, and outdoor living.
Start with a conversation.
A $250 in-person design consultation with our principal, credited in full to your project. Most decisions about a whole-home remodel are made in the first sit-down. We treat it that way.
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Last updated: May 2026