ARCHITECT LED DESIGN + BUILD
We believe that both good design and quality construction can be achieved under one roof. Our Design + Build approach means that the design team and the build team work hand in hand early in the process, sharing the common goal of creating our clients dream home.
Colega Architects is a design focused architectural practice based in Culver City, CA. Specializing in high quality custom homes, multi-family developments and mixed use projects, we are dedicated to developing innovative design solutions and providing exceptional service. Our team is energetic and passionate and we live the life we strive to design. Our design philosophy grows from the intention to celebrate life through the expression of space and its function. We believe that appropriateness grows out of process and that process is collaborative
We started Colega Design + Build to:
1. Ensure that the projects we design are built to the standard we expect
2. To simplify the process of building homes for our clients.
Design
Colega Architects works with our clients to design a home that encompasses their family’s specific needs and represents their individual lifestyle.
Architects are trained and experienced in creating beautiful, functional spaces that their clients would be proud to live in. Traditionally, Architects are less experienced and have limited control or knowledge of current construction costs. More often than not, the dream home they design for their clients comes in over budget when the Contractor bids on it. This is not so much the fault of the Architect or the Contractor but more so the disconnect of the two early in the process. Seeing as we are both the Architect and Contractor, we can control budget and expectations from the time design starts through construction. During Design the build team provides guidance to the design team with respect to budget and current market trends. With this guidance, the design team can develop a project that meets the client’s goals and can be confident that it will be within budget.
+Build
Colega Build will bid and build the home the way it was intended.
In a traditional delivery approach (design - bid - build) an Architects role during construction is to strictly observe. Under this understanding, an Architect is less likely to “get their hands dirty” and help the Contractor with specific questions due to contractual agreements. This separation between the two can cause conflict and does not benefit the project. Our approach connects the two, maintaining the lines of communication on all topics. Having the Architect and Contractor united during construction ensures the intent of the design and the quality of the construction are both maintained.
Colega Build As a licensed General Contractor we have had the opportunity to build some of the homes that we have designed. We are not a contractor that designs. We are Architects that build. Our design build approach enables us to retain the upmost quality, integration and implementation of the projects we design. It also ensures that the design will remain top priority from our initial concepts, through the architectural process and through the construction of the project. Our delivery method provides our clients a single point of contact throughout the length of the project. Most importantly, our design build process simplifies the delivery of a successful project by shortening the communication lines and knowing that the design team, the team that knows the project better than anyone, is directly connected to the team that is building the project.
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