Architectural Design in Alhambra.

“We have worked with Helen Lee on a full home renovation project , Helen's design concepts and drawings were easily understood , and with the great set of plans that were drawn the project was completed in record time . Helen has been always available for any questions that arose during the project .”

“Donna, Allan, and their architectural support team are amazingly and refreshingly personal, creative, professional, and responsive. They were able to take an old 70s ranch with all its oddities and convert it into a new craftsman style home. They listened carefully over many conferences to come up with a creative design, worked within our budget to get us what we needed, revised and revised patiently to get it perfect, and then followed up with on the job supervision and sometimes substantive changes on the fly, including invaluable help with the governmental review process. They all worked so well with our construction crew, who had their cell numbers for on the spot questions about plans or problems, of which, one can imagine, there were many. Thanks to Donna's architectural design (the neighbors are truly in awe of the front elevation and interior transformation), Allan's meticulously drafted plans (the city review board and fire teams said they had never seen such meticulous detail), and the respectful collaboration with all involved (we are all still talking to each other after what ended up being a tedious, four year project), we now have the transformed home we wanted when we started: solid as a rock and nearly soundproof, aesthetically consistent with the older parts of the house, and the openness, light, and functionality of a new home, even if it all drove Donna and Allan crazy sometimes trying to get it for us! They did it all with a smile, and with exceptional professionalism. They certainly went the distance for us, and are just an awesome team. They have my highest recommendation as an architectural firm.”

“Susan Bower did an outstanding job as the architect for the remodel of our condo at Lindell Terrace in the Central West End of St. Louis, MO. We purchased our condo for many reasons but one of the principal attractions was that this particular building allowed us to easily take down walls to open up the space and redo the layout to our liking. Susan was instrumental in helping design the perfect home for us. She started by trying to understand our vision and then offered alternative designs that took our initial thoughts and translated them into the clean, modern, practical, beautiful and elegant look we wanted. The use of lighting, something we had not focused on, was a creative way to enhance the space and give it a perfect atmosphere. Also, her vision on how to use all the space (where to put doors and where to move walls) was simply the best use of the space to achieve our goals. Besides her talents as an architect and designer, Susan demonstrated professionalism, competence and an ability to relate to people. Her communication skills and construction knowledge were evident when she was asked to help find solutions to construction related issues. She has been a pleasure to work with in all facets of the project and we highly recommend her for her design skills, her people skills and most of all her ability to take our vision and implement it adding her own spin to make it the perfect home. Jim and Vicky Zimmerman St. Louis, MO”

“I've been a deck builder, home modeller, contractor, etc for over 30 years (John Oliver Custom Decks). I know Eric both professionally and personally for about 17 of those years. Eric is great to work with as he is always accessible to answer questions while I'm working for one of his clients or one of my own. He's both reasonable in his approach to any job site and represent the needs of both the property owner and contractor in a manner that makes sense to me where the job can proceed without delays. I would say his logical disposition and expertise in his field separates Eric from many other architects and planners that I have worked for.”

“"After a long search we found Jane Ann. It was our lucky day! We were in hopes of designing a home you didn't see in St. Louis everyday. What we wanted was more of a European look, something you would find in the countryside of Italy or France or in Carmel, California. Jane Ann had not done a home exactly like we had envisioned, but what she had done, were unusual homes, that answered the specific vision of her clients. By looking at her portfolio, we knew she didn't have one style, but the ability to be OPEN MINDED and to LISTEN to client's ideas and to be able to bring those ideas to life. Jane Ann is the consummate professional. She is a great listener, practical in her approach, a great designer, and a good referee when two spouses don't see eye-to-eye. She has the ability to let you know your ideas have been heard, and that she will do all she can to make your vision a reality. If we were to do another home, Jane Ann's number would be first number we would call." Giver her a call, you will be happy you did! Ann Althoff and John (Jody) Mayer (not the singer)”

“I am a dental specialist with over 30 years of practice and had been in the same office for 27 years. Moving and designing a new office had many challenges. Jerry was unbelievable in his helping us through this long and arduous process. He had an uncanny ability to really understand our practice and to design our state-of-the-art office to the point where we still get compliments on a daily basis of how it looks. His workflow design from the employees view is equally as impressive. His willingness to meet with us and make changes showed his desire to achieve perfection as well as be sure we were satisfied with everything. I have the office now of which I've always dreamed. What an absolute pleasure it was working with such a professional as Jerry”

“We've had a series of major renovations on our home and Mark has done the design/drawings for each phase of construction. We gutted a basement that required lowering the floor to get better ceiling height. We added a master bath/laundry upstairs. And most recently, we redesigned our kitchen and added a family room and office off the back of the house for a more open floor plan and additional living space. Mark did an excellent job of keeping the design in line with the look of the rest of the house, but the floor plan is more open which is hard to find in older homes (ours is close to 90 years old). We have loved the new addition and Mark did such a great job of figuring out what we really wanted and making it all work. I would highly recommend Mark for your next renovation or new design project!”

“Brendel was awesome to work with for my renovation. We had purchased my childhood home and did a complete gutting and renovation. My mom had chosen high-end custom Wood-Mode kitchen cabinets when the house was built in 1979. The kitchen cabinets were still in awesome condition during our renovation and I wanted to keep them while also updating the kitchen. Given their experience with architecture, Brendel did an awesome job with configuring the new layout for the kitchen. They also did an awesome job with designing a new layout for the master bathroom. We could not be any happier with our layouts and cabinets that we purchased from them. I highly recommend Brendel for any new construction but especially a renovation.”

“Worked with Jenny now on several projects. All turned out great! Actually way better than I could have imagined. Fun to work with, great ideas, helped me navigate through all the zoning and permitting and found me a great contractor. Looking forward to my next project.”

“Studio Lark helped transform two very out dated bathrooms into two beautiful bathrooms. They provided new floor plans to help us make more efficient use of space; our once small bathrooms seem very spacious now. Aaron and Jessica are very hard working and responsive to the many changes and questions I had. They made the remodeling process easier than it would have been if I was working on my own. My husband and I are extremely happy with the finished product!”