Jackson is a really knowledgeable architect. He is someone I have used multiple times across different projects. I had a very seamless experience recently with getting a multi-family plan approved in the city of Loma Linda. I definitely would recommend and refer him. read more

Jackson's work was excellent, and completed in a timely fashion. I highly recommend him.

Our family had the pleasure to consult and work with Mr. Jackson Duran. He provided professional, detailed plans and helpful analysis after carefully assessing our structure to proceed with installing of our complicated bi-fold sliding door. The plans were submitted to the city with no problems. Mr. Jackson even spoke to the contractor to ensure the proper procedures were being taken for the installation of our door per the approved plans. We are grateful for his expertise and prompt response to all our requests. I highly recommend and will continue using Mr. Duran's Services for all our Architectural Engineering needs. read more

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We had the pleasure to work with Jackson and he led us seamlessly through every step of our project. We highly recommend Durand Architectural Engineering. read more

I had an awesome experience working with Jackson and his father. First, some of the reviews here are quite perplexing. Jackson never made any representation of being a licensed engineer. If you do proper due dillegene you will notice that he lists his dad as engineer on his website. Another confusing review was that Jackson did not communicate with one of his clients . That is quite the opposite of what I experienced. I was in Indonesia and Jackson was always available via text and phone call. In fact, the day after hiring him, he was at the property and sending photos via text while also communicating within the barrier of the time zone difference. Besides that, I highly recommend this firm. Jackson was awesome... I had to fire another engineer and he cleaned up the plans quite nicely. In fact, esgil approved the plans on first review, which is quite awesome. I highly recommend hiring Durand Architectural Engineering. Durand is a great guy and is always available via text and phone. Not only that, but he did an awesome job with the plans as well. read more

So I originally hired an architect on upwork because I was trying to save money, long story short I wasted $5,000 and my project was delayed by 6 months due to my architect not really knowing what he was doing. That's when I decided to switch architects and to go with Jackson Durand because he is a one stop shop. He works with a great engineer and also is an amazing architect. He is honest, fair in price and delivers on what he says he is going to do. My plans were quickly approved because of the detail and knowledge that Jackson put into my plans. Would not hesitate to recommend Jackson and will use again ! read more

Durand Architectural Engineering - Project - Structural Engineers Near Me - San Juan Capistrano, California

Incompetent, disingenuous, unknowledgeable. I hired him to draw plans and navigate the permitting process for a multi-facet home improvement project that included one aspect requiring a construction permit and other aspects requiring historical review. Upon initial discussions with Jackson, he indicated he was well versed with the permitting process, to include no-plan permits and historical review. Unfortunately for me, this could not have been further from the truth. From the onset, the historical review board (HRB) had given me specific instructions for submission which I shared with Jackson. The aspect of our project requiring a construction permit was to be submitted individually and all other aspects were to be grouped together in a no-plan permit. Despite this guidance, Jackson submitted for everything under one construction permit. Needless to say, this was kicked back from the city due to lack of narrow scope. Eventually, Jackson admitted he didn't know anything about a no-plan permit, and as a matter of fact, had never heard of it! So, while I paid him in full, he only completed the construction permit for me. I ended up generating, drawing, and completing a separate no-plan permit on my own. Time is money, and I sure wasted a lot of time (and money) on something I thought I hired "an expert" to do. While there was some delay related to the city's transition to electronic permit submission in light of COVID-19, Jackson's slow, incomplete, and unprofessional responses were what cost me the most time and caused me the most headache. Over the 7-month debacle of working with Jackson, 4 submissions/revisions were required due to Jackson's failure to remedy cycle issues that were clearly indicated and explained by the city. On one instance, the city requested we update 2016 referenced code to 2019 code. Jackson's response? He argued that the 2016 and 2019 codes were the same, so he completely ignored the city's request and resubmitted plans with 2016 code. Such simple things cost us weeks and eventually months due to his stubbornness and incompetence. Do not waste your time or money working with this company. read more

Jackson Durand designed an upstairs Additional Living Quarters for us. He always listened to our ideas and was flexible; he was responsive to emails and texts. We are extremely happy with how Jackson represented us with the City. read more

My husband and I hired Durand and worked with Jackson on the remodel and expansion of our home in City of San Diego. He is responsive to change requests to our plans and quick turnaround with the updates. Jackson also guided us through the process with the City (which is a true art dealing with the City). Any question we have, he quickly responds and works to find a solution. Jackson sits on the same side of the table with you- doesn't talk over you - and he simply explains options. We love the design of our home and the ideas Jackson brought to the table. Give him a call and get your plans just the way you want them. read more

I met Jackson 5 years ago through a contractor doing my first remodel. Eventually I fired my contractor but kept Jackson's plans. For my 2nd project, Jackson and I worked together on designing our forever home. He was very collaborative and enjoyable to work with. Due to our unfamiliarity with city's guidelines, the plans could not get permitted. Eventually, Jackson found an innovative solution that keep the design, save time and money. Jackson is easy to communicate with over the phone. And he will take as much time to talk to you about every item of concern and if he disagrees, he will tell you. While other architects focus on design, he is not afraid to change his design if it can save you time or money. While he is not a big firm, his fees are reasonable. I have recommended him to my neighbors and will definitely use him as an architect again. read more

Durand Architectural Engineering engineered a complex retaining wall for our hillside project. The entitling process can be daunting during times of COVID an DAE stuck with it and got us our City approval. We are truly grateful. read more

Jackson Durand is highly professional, thorough, knowledgeable and innovative in this architectural design. He is able to offer you a timely design that is not only beautiful but also maximizes my space and dollars. I built only a small 300 ADU on my 3rd deck, and I love the 4 stacked stairs to balcony and also how the design matched the exisitng house as it appeared to be a part of the existing house. Prior to Jackson, I had another engineer draw up some designs and none of them was satisfactory. Jackson listened intently and knew what I wanted or in many cases knew I was struggling with how to maximize the space and what I can do due to the lack of space and Jackson created a sensible design with best view and flow by his first attempt! Mostly importantly, Jackson has is own family and understands that our homes are where memories are made, families flourish and is our sanctuary from stress. With this mindset, he makes every design with passion and is dedicated to ensure it is the best most economical vision as if he was building his own house/space. It was a complete comfort and pleasure to work with Jackson because he was always present as he responded throughout the project when there were changes/amendments/hiccups etc. I highly recommend Jackson and his company because I tell you in construction, the exceptional professionals are a RARE find! Thank you Jackson for following through to the end of my project and creating the best space for me and my family to grow old in! read more

Jackson made our experience dealing with the City of Chula Vista painless and smooth. Not only from the knowledge he had with the city, but the quality of his plans. We are a General Contractor out of Orange County, CA and did not have the time needed to deal with the city and getting a Building Permit. Everything he said would happen, happened and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a quality Architect and Engineering firm. read more

Very unprofessional and an alarmist. Asked if he could draw up some CAD plans and he assured us he could draw up plans. Never returned our phone calls. Not sure he's even a licensed engineer. read more

Do not hire this company, it is a one or two man's shop. He presented as a licensed engineering firm with several licensed engineers, but it is not true. Can't find the company's license on the CA license board, only his dad's license. I hired him to do a house remodeling for a permit, promised to deliver the plan within a week, but for a month, I only received one draft version with obvious errors and troublesome proposal. When asked to change it, he asks additional fees. Delays and no responding to calls, texts and email. Without my approval, he concluded the completion of the project with the full payment for my personal use with a version that has errors and troublesome proposal, violating the contract of completion the permit for the remodeling. read more

This is a great team to work with, very professional. They were patient and easy to work with. I'd definitely recommend them to anyone. Thank you for all your help Jackson! read more

I am so thankful I chose Durand Architectural for my kitchen remodel. Everything was done in a timely manner with attention being paid to the smallest of details. Jackson took time to explain everything and made sure I received the best price. Every time I changed something it was handled professionally and with kindness. I highly recommend Durand Architectural for all your remodel needs. read more

Jackson has been working with us for over 2 years on a "granny flat" addition to our home. Without his knowledge and guidance, our add on would never have happened. He has helped us understand all the city codes, drew up our plans to our specifications and has been more than helpful in answering all of our questions. I would recommend Durand Architectural Engineering for all projects big and small. Thank you Jackson read more

Recommended by a friend. Glad I went with them. Great service outstanding work and great prices! I would give six stars if I could! read more

First and foremost, I did not personally hire Durand, my original contractor did. That contractor was fired but I retained Durand. I needed the service of an engineer as our project involved permitting some un-permitted improvements, an 1800 square foot shop and a rather large swimming pool. I had to get permits for those before the county would issue permits for our interior remodel, removing a load bearing wall, a kitchen soffit and raising the slab in the middle of our home 6 inches. Jackson helped us thru all of that. The county had us jumping thru some serious hoops to satisfy them. Some of it seemingly unreasonable. Jackson worked very closely with my new contractor and between them, they were able to satisfy all of the counties requests. Jackson had to come back out to my home on several occasions and made the long drive to Corona from San Diego. Most people would have thrown their hands up but Jackson never surrendered. I am very pleased my original contractor chose Durand Architectural Engineering, a company that demonstrated sticktoittiveness and outside the box thinking. If I need engineering in the future, and Jackson is willing to make the drive, I'd hire him in a minute. Thank you DAE. read more