Residential Architectural Design Services in San Francisco - ADUs, Remodels, Additions & New Construction
Massoudi Consulting Engineers provides residential architectural design services in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area, developing permit-ready architectural plans for home remodels, horizontal and vertical additions, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and new custom home construction. Architectural design is developed in-house alongside our structural and civil engineering work - ensuring that architectural and engineering drawings are fully coordinated from the first design session through permit approval.
Every architectural design project is assigned a dedicated designer and engineer who remain with the project from initial consultation through the approved permit set.
Massoudi Consulting Engineers provides architectural design as a fully integrated component of our engineering practice - when a client needs both architectural plans and structural or civil engineering drawings, all three are developed by one coordinated team. This eliminates the conflicts between architectural and engineering drawings that frequently arise when a client is working with separate firms, and it results in a permit set that moves through San Francisco DBI and Bay Area building departments more efficiently.
Residential architectural design services include: home remodel design (kitchen remodels, bathroom additions, interior layout changes), horizontal home additions and room additions, second-story and vertical home additions, attached and detached ADU architectural design, junior ADU (JADU) design, garage-to-ADU conversion design, new single-family home design, SB-9 lot split ADU design, commercial-to-residential adaptive reuse design, and deck and outdoor living space design.
All architectural plans are developed to meet the requirements of the California Residential Code (CRC), San Francisco and other Bay Area Planning Code, and the applicable zoning and design standards of Bay Area jurisdictions. Architectural drawings are prepared to coordinate directly with structural and civil engineering drawings, reducing the back-and-forth between disciplines that can delay a permit application.
ADU Architectural Design in San Francisco and the Bay Area
Massoudi Consulting Engineers provides architectural design for accessory dwelling units throughout the Bay Area, including detached ADUs, attached ADUs, garage conversion ADUs, junior ADUs, and two-story ADUs. ADU architectural plans are developed in coordination with our structural engineering team, ensuring architectural design and structural drawings are fully integrated from the start.
We maintain current knowledge of California's ADU legislation - including SB-9 and AB 1033 - and the city-specific ADU ordinances, setback requirements, height limits, and design standards of San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and other Bay Area jurisdictions. ADU permit sets are prepared to meet all applicable requirements and submitted to the building department as a complete, coordinated package.
Home Remodel and Addition Architectural Design in the Bay Area
Massoudi Consulting Engineers provides architectural design for home remodels and additions of all scales throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area - reconfiguring existing layouts, adding ground-level square footage, or adding a second story.
Remodel and addition services include: kitchen and bathroom remodel design, open-concept floor plan design (including bearing wall removal coordination), ground-floor horizontal additions, second-story vertical additions, front and rear additions, attached garage conversion design, and whole-home renovation design.
All remodel and addition architectural plans are coordinated with structural engineering in-house, ensuring the permit set is internally consistent and ready for San Francisco DBI or your Bay Area building department.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Architectural Design Services
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Most home remodels in San Francisco require both architectural drawings and structural engineering calculations as part of the building permit application. The architectural drawings show the proposed layout, dimensions, and design of the remodeled space. The structural drawings show how the structural systems will be modified to support the new design. Massoudi Consulting Engineers provides both architectural design and structural engineering in-house, so clients receive a complete, coordinated permit set from one firm.
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Getting architectural plans for an ADU in San Francisco involves engaging an architectural designer to develop plans that comply with San Francisco's ADU ordinance, Planning Code, and California Building Code. Massoudi Consulting Engineers provides full ADU architectural design services in San Francisco, developing permit-ready plans coordinated with structural and civil engineering in-house. Contact us at (415) 702-6462 for a free consultation.
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Yes. Massoudi Consulting Engineers provides architectural design, structural engineering, and civil engineering under one roof. Having all three disciplines handled by one coordinated team means that architectural and engineering drawings are developed together from the start, eliminating the coordination conflicts and delays that arise when clients manage separate firms. This integrated approach is one of the primary reasons clients choose Massoudi Consulting Engineers for their Bay Area projects.
What Our Clients Say
"I've been working with the engineers from Massoudi Consulting Engineers since before they were Massoudi Consulting Engineers. They've been my gold standard for quality engineering on jobs big and small for over a decade. I can recommend them without hesitation or reservation."
- Jason W. | San Francisco, CA | ★★★★★ Yelp
"Rod is incredibly knowledgeable and brought up several important structural and design considerations we hadn't even thought about - he pointed out intricacies and local requirements that only someone truly familiar with SF codes and processes would know. Tiffany and Vivian were also wonderful to work with - very responsive, detail-oriented, and efficient. The whole team is professional, experienced, and extremely well-versed in the nuance that SF projects demand."
- Amber Y. | San Francisco, CA | ★★★★★ Yelp
"Rod's knowledge, attention to detail, and communication are incredible - a tough combination to find among contractors and professionals alike. He handled every question and scenario we presented. Highly recommend him and his team."
- David B. | San Francisco, CA | ★★★★★ Yelp
