I had been thinking of building an ADU for a long time and finally had the team at EZ Plans come…read moreout and take a look at my project. They were highly recommended to me by people I trust. Deservedly so. Ray and Leslie are a gem. Their team, including Michael Song and Pilar Mutec, were a pleasure to work with. I am fairly detail oriented and Pilar was so easy to work with through my multiple design changes. She showed me multiple renderings and made changes as requested on the renderings, with Mike amending the plans as needed. All the while guiding me along the way. I was minutes away from getting a variance from the DWP to allow my ADU to come within the set back from the power poles when the Palisades' fire started. The EZ Plan's team fully cooperated when the DWP said no, and redrew my plans from scratch. They helped me qualify the contractors and walked me through the differences in the bids. Whenever I had a question during the construction process, they were there to help and guide me along the way. A BIG thank you to the EZ Plans team for making their part of the construction process as easy as it could have possibly been.

Extremely knowledgeable and informative. Highly recommend for any job, not just for the LA area. I…read moretrust them for all of my commercial jobs.

As a first time home builder, I walked into their offices as green as can be with no idea what I…read morewas doing or the journey that I was about to embark on. Astra and Lawrence guided me through the ups and downs of homebuilding and dealing with the city, contractors, engineers and the politics behind it all. They were AMAZING and couldn't hold them in higher regard. If you speak with them, ask them about my project and you will understand how amazing they were. Don't forget to ask the bit about suing the City with our local council members and gaining a favorable decision in arbitration!! Yeah!! Don't bother looking anywhere else, you found your architect's!!

Lawrence and his staff designed a home and a detached garage w/living quarters for me and my…read morefamily. The project was rather large as it was almost 6,000 sq ft. I came to Lawrence's company with plans from a prior architect that were a total mess. The plans from the prior so called "Architect" were ripped to shreds by LADBS, because they were "substandard. These plans as designed made the project extremely costly. Lawrence and his staff, Jewell in particular, quickly got the plans up to par and the cost of the projected plummeted. The plans also passed LADBS with relatively few hitches. When picking an Architect the most important factor is to get a cost effective structural design that complies with all building codes and yet meets all of your design needs. Lawrence met and exceeded all of these factors for my project. As far as the overall project design, he maintained the style of the neighborhood and my taste. The area that the project is in is a Residential/Agricultural Zone in Woodland Hills that was once farm land. While people in this area try to put a Mediterranean Villa style design or as one of my neighbors adjacent to me has a 70's stucco/90's space age/Chinese zen style home, with this in mind Lawrence and I set out to retain the "farm" style of the area and stay away from these other trends. For the additional living quarters and garage, we ended up designing a barn with wood siding and a highly efficient and beautiful metal roof that gets compliments from neighbors and passerby's. The height and style in fact matched another neighbors barn adjacent to me. Basically the barn fits right in and is far from an eye sore. I hope my neighbors follow suit with this design. The main home at the front of the property is also a farm style single story home that he designed to retain all of the original charm that the original farm home has. He designed it to be a single story farm style that again matches our neighborhood. This design utilized a lot of the key features and spaces that I loved about the existing home and simply made it better. It also is going to save me a lot of money as we are retaining these spaces. Lawrence and Jewell did a great job!

I've worked with Shani and Ori for over two years. My…read morecustomers are always extremely happy with the designs, timeframe is unbeatable and communication is great. They always bring creative ideas to create a unique design for each customer. If you thinking on remodeling your house will definitely recommend Viavista3d.

I've worked with Ori on several projects now and each time I do, he manages to outdo himself. He's…read morea total pro. He's always on time, asks great questions, and offers great insight into how different design elements can work together. His designs are a direct reflection of what the clients asks for. They're hyper detailed and methodically planned out. I highly encourage anyone considering a home renovations project to take advantage of his services. It's definitely worth it!

PLEASE DO NOT USE THEM!!! First before I signed my contract with them I had calls with Patricia…read morethat advised that she had meetings with the city and advised I could build a 1200 sq ft ADU.. LIE!! After months. of going over plans and zoom cancellation calls missed appointments paying city review fees, comes to find out she never had talked to the city about what I could build so they advised at the review process money spent come to find out that I could not build 1200 sq ft. so all this wasted money and time, and now have to sue.. NIGHTMARE!!

This is an amazing team, who we have worked with many times, and have proven to be effective,…read morehonest, and easy to work with. I can highly recommend them if you need to get plans approved for your project.

Matt Carter did a wonderful job designing our ADU in Lake Balboa. My wife and I had never been…read moreinvolved in drawing up architectural plans before and Matt helped guide us along the way, offering helpful suggestions when needed, and deferring to our wishes when appropriate. Additionally, he stayed with us throughout the entire construction process, checking the job site to make sure the work complied with the plans. He also helped walk us through the very complicated LA city permitting and inspection process. It was quite the education in bureaucracy and I'm not sure we could have gotten through it all without his help. In the end, we have a beautiful 2-story ADU and a renter moves in next week. We couldn't be happier. Thanks Matt.

Our HOA required a site plan of our home in order to seek approval of an automated driveway gate…read more We found Matthew via Yelp and engaged him for this purpose. We found him to be responsive, involved, organized, and sensitive to our timeline. He took meticulous measurements and produced detailed drawings. Communication has been excellent. The cost of his service was competitive. Based on our experience, this 5 star rating is well deserved.

Justin is great to work with. I had a bad experience with a previous architect who overpromised and…read moreunder delivered. Justin not only delivered as promised but also stayed in constant communication with me. If I had a question about the design or the process he made himself available and helped me. He also helped me identify issues with the existing design that could have made it more costly and helped me navigate the changes through his thoughtful explanations. I highly recommend Justin for any of your upcoming projects, he is honest, straightforward, respectful, and takes pride in his work.

Justin was amazing to work with throughout this entire process, though our communication mainly…read moretook place via email. He was prompt with every response wither it was from myself or with the city for various revisions and documents submittals. His work is excellent, i have no reservations with working with him again for future projects and rates are competitive for the A+ work that him and his staff provide.

I want to add to an already outstanding list of reviews of Plan and Permit to write a review about…read moreRon and his colleagues. We hired Ron to do the architectural plans for the remodel of a fourplex. He came in with a fancy camera scanner to measure everything, a very efficient process. He was very much on time with the delivery of the initial draft. We discussed minor changes and submitted to the city, and they had just had a few minor corrections before approval, which is better than other architectural teams I have worked with. After we began work on the project, we discovered a beam in the ceiling was not pointing in the right direction, leading to the need for a revision to the plans. The engineer Margarito went on site and approved changes, which allowed us to quickly adapt. Overall this was a very streamlined process, I would be happy to use his services in the future and can very much recommend him.

We used Plan and Permit for a small home addition and had a great experience. Ron was really easy…read moreto work with and did a great job explaining the whole process upfront, especially since we were new to permits and planning. The timeline was totally reasonable (honestly, my slow email responses probably added more time than anything on their end), and the plans were approved by the city on the first try, which was a huge relief. It was also hard to find someone willing to take on a smaller project at a fair price, and they were very thorough. Even months later, they've still been responsive with follow-up questions from our contractor. Would definitely recommend, especially for smaller renovations or additions.

I would highly recommend Sheida Moradi for your commercial or residential needs! I was working with…read morean another Architects for our health department approval for coffee shop in Westlake Village but after having issues with previous architect I found Sheida on Yelp and she took over the project. She helped us with the corrections and we were able to pass the planning! She is really responsible, quick on her work and available almost every time I called or wanted to meet. Thank you so much!

Sheida has been a beacon of positivity and hope while helping me open my first business! From the…read moreget-go she has been beyond professional, positive, and supremely responsive regardless of any question asked. I'm so happy to have met her and hope to continue a longstanding relationship for future projects! 110% would recommend!

North Star Design Studio, Colleen and Team are absolute pros and wonderful people to work with . I…read morehave worked with a number of people in the trades over the years and Colleen and her team represent the best in the business and if I may say in humanity . She is wonderful , designed our plans to point , while considering our thoughts and suggestions for how the ADU space would be utilized. She walked us through every step of the process from creation to , development to submission and approval. I wish I had another project just to continue working with them. Thank you team for bringing joy in to this difficult process and brining us closer to achieving our dream for our home.

I had a pretty difficult project that 2 previous architects failed to get passed. Although it was a…read morelong and complicated process, Colleen never gave up. She was always available to communicate about the good and the bad. Communication is key for me and she has been able to do that. Thanks Colleen, I look forward to work with you in the future.

Fernando is a creative architect with the ability to make your visions come true. He has a gift for…read morefinding practical solutions to seemingly complicated issues. He was able to think outside the box on a project we worked on together and provided the client with a proposal that superseded our expectations. He improved the original design and identified hidden problems only an experienced architect has the foresight to pinpoint so early on in the design stage. I strongly recommend giving Fernando and his team a chance to form part of your team.

From the owner: Our Mission is to provide our clients with a full range of professional services that are…read morecost-effective, innovative and functional, while simultaneously responding to both architectural and engineering considerations. We employ a process that translates clients' visions into practical solutions. We consider appearance, usefulness, safety, accessibility, cost, maintenance, as well as return on investment for each particular project, by integrating creative and cost-conscious design with the most practical construction methods, thus providing exemplary opportunities for the client's projects to reap the highest possible benefits.