Why we highly recommend Cameron Crockett and his team at Ultra-Unit Architectural Studio;…read more First, building a Restaurant from scratch touches every possible department of a City and County possible. Plan checking for Zoning, Electrical, Plumbing, Building, on site Inspectors, Police, Fire, SCE, Gas Company, Department of Alcohol, Health regulations and laws that "can and do" differ. That alone made his team's job difficult and time consuming. Proof is in the pudding for us. (Restaurant lingo..) Drive by The Red Leprechaun at 4000 East Anaheim and you will see the first successful part of his design and outcome for a Irish Pub and Restaurant that originally was a gutted Blockbuster. You can also Google "The Red Leprechaun + Press Telegram" to see their front-page article about the trials and collaboration with the City on this project. Cameron's ideas and suggestion in the City meetings was key to streamline and move his project to the opening goal dates. We started in February 2012 and opened July 2012 with every obstacle possible! I have respect and trust for Cameron Crockett and this is a very important statement in a recommendation. He was always forthright and reliable during every aspect of this project The building before the Restaurant was 2670 square feet of a gutted space. We built a Full Kitchen, Restaurant/ Bar Front, Two ADA bathrooms and placement of a 1901 Brunswick Bar. Cameron designed a clever ADA community style table to help avoid the City of Long Beach (also Federal) requirement to cut the bar to add ADA seating. The table is thoughtful to assure anyone with a disability would feel comfortable and not spotlighted in the same environment as the bar. The Project Architect, Berenice Morales was assigned to us from creation to our opening Certificate of Occupancy. She was key to making drawing change requirement from the City weekly. Although we had a relationship with the City, there was a of "contradiction" from the Department of Zoning, to Electrical, Health, Plumbing, etc. We hired a separate contractor for this project and Cameron and Berenice's advise was invaluable with the multiple issues that came from this decision. They were key to giving and assisting by offering "true project management". We have additional phases to add to our business, a patio, open windows or shutter are a few to mention and Cameron has already been active in creative ideas when we are ready. We will also go back and add a review for Castillo Engineering who also worked with Ultra when the City required a Structural Engineer when we added windows on Termino Ave. Last, our website "redleprechaun.com" has pictures of the building before and during construction. I am almost always at The Red Leprechaun if you would like to call or come tour and see Cameron's Team's "End Results" for us. Tracy Ames-Owner of The Red Leprechaun

My review is on the communication with Ultra-Unit and not with their work…read more We started communicating with Cameron in Jan and were clear about wanted to start work on our home in May. He came out to our house in March to talk to us about the work we wanted to get done. He has very nice and friendly. After giving it a wk we reached out about the estimate, but never got any response. Its been a month and no response. Perhaps we looked too young to be home owners? Perhaps he thought we weren't serious?! I'm not sure, but he never got back to us. If its a project that his company might not be interested that totally fine, but I would much rather be told that. Whatever the case was, it was extremely unfortunate as we were really looking forward to getting work done on our home.

Dimitrius got through the city's building dept red tape with ease. I think it's personality and…read moreprofessionalism, and the city people who review rolls and rolls of plans seemed to like and appreciate that plus his thoroughness in his work. Everything went smoothly from the day he stepped in. He contacted the city and spoke with the building dept manager and took over our project. We learned the hard way before finding Dimitrius to work with we had hired another company. We found LYNES Architect firm after spending months with another architect and were forced to search and screen all over again to find him. We can say from these experiences that Architects are not created equal. our previous architect kept submitting drawings and getting repeated go-backs from the city losing 3 weeks minimum each round of revisions. Not to mention the added cost of those setbacks for your project. Dimitrius was a pleasure to work with and got the plans drawn and approved on the second submission preventing any extra cost and headaches. His fees are straightforward. Just a pleasure to work with. We realized that if an Architect doesn't have a great personality and professionalism the client suffers. Lot of time and money lost waiting and dealing with months of revision the city will demand. All while your project is delayed and you're stuck. Dimitrius made sure he understood everything and all the codes and made the reviewers work easy for them and that made a world of difference. Thank you Dimitrius!

In 2018, we decided to renovate our home in Orange, CA. We started the process by looking for an…read morearchitect firm to help us with the design process. After interviewing three firms, we selected Dimitrius Lynch of LYNES to help us with architectural services. Dimitrius is an expert in his field, he met with us several times to understand our needs and then work with us to design our "forever home." After a few revisions, we finalized a design that met our needs. During the construction process, Dimitrius was also available to meet with our General Contractor (GC) to discuss changes and revisions to our design. When needed, Dimitrius was quick to provide revisions that were submitted to the city for our project to continue per our timeline. We were extremely satisfied with the services that Dimitrius Lynch and LYNES provided to us. If you are looking for an architect firm who will listen to your needs and deliver a high quality product then please reach out to LYNES.

If you're looking for an architect Brian is your guy!!! He doesn't just draw plans he helps you…read morevisualize and where you can cut cost. Thanks for your help Brian

June 18, 2009 12:00pm -First meeting with Brian Scott…read more August 13, 2009 - Called Brian Scott to schedule an appointment. August 22, 2009 9:00am - Wife and I met with Brian Scott to go over the process and fees. We gave Brian a $1,500 first payment. We outlined what we envisioned and asked for his input. He measured the house inside and out. We were told that drawings would take roughly two weeks. We told Brian that in approximately two weeks we would be leaving for vacation. He said he would try and get them done. September 12, 2009 - On Vacation for two weeks. September 26, 2009 - Returned from vacation. No correspondence received from Brian Scott. October 6, 2009 - Called Brian Scott and scheduled appointment. October 10, 2009 10:00am - 7 Weeks / 49 days / 1 month & 18 days pass after our first meeting on August 22nd. Wife and I met with Brian Scott to review the conceptual set of drawings. We talked for more than one hour and before Brian left he took some more measurements. We paid Brian another $1,500. October 15, 2009 7:24am - Received an e-mail from Brian. "Here are 4 different options for the bath, and a revision for the room due to the pools location. Let me know your thoughts. I'm working on the courtyard concept and fireplace." The revision for the room was due to a dimensional mistake by Brian. He drew the room too large. Brian volunteered to develop the courtyard and fireplace. We did not request it. October 16, 2009 4:39pm - Acknowledged Brian's e-mail and responded with comments and questions. October 29, 2009 4:49pm - Sent Brian an e-mail. I asked him how he was doing on the plans. November 21, 2009 10:00am - Called Brian again and left a message. November 21, 2009 10:44am - Sent Brian an e-mail stating that I had called him twice; asking if he was receiving our messages; and how the revisions were coming. November 23, 2009 8:22pm - 5.5 Weeks / 38 Days / 1 month & 7 days pass after Brian sent his October 15th e-mail. After six (6) unanswered e-mail messages and two (2) phone calls, Brian responded via e-mail and sent three (3) 3D renderings and one (1) floor plan. November 24, 2009 10:00pm - I acknowledged Brian's e-mail in an e-mail. My message to Brian read, "Got your message. Traveling to xxx tomorrow; returning on the 30th. Will be in touch." December 21, 2009 9:41pm - I sent Brian an e-mail requesting that we meet in January. I also had some comments on the conceptual drawings. December 22, 2009 3:22pm - Received message from Brian. "We can meet early in January to go over the items you listed. I'm attaching the plans as we have now to this email, because the only issue at the time was the bathroom in the rear, and we have put it where you asked. We have finished up the plans and they are ready for submittal to the city. The codes are changing substantially in January for the Energy Compliance (Title24) and we didn't want you to have to comply with the new roofing regulations, as they will be quite expensive. Call me at you earliest convenience and we can discuss a game plan." We never authorized Brian to proceed with a construction set. We were led to believe that we were to review the conceptual set and get back to Brian with feedback. December 23, 2009 10:44am - I called Brian Scott. Discussed last minute surprises in e-mail. Brian scheduled the meeting for December 29: 2009 9:00am. December 29, 2009 8:50 - I arrived at HB Building department. Walked around; all doors locked. I called HB Building department. Got recorded message that their offices would be closed until January 4, 2010. December 29, 2009 9:18am - I called Brian Scott's office. Brian answered. I told Brian that I was waiting for him in parking lot. He said he had our meeting at 10:00am on his calendar. I confronted Brian and said, "Come on Brian. You made this meeting. It was nine o'clock." I then told Brian that the building department was closed. He said that he would not have made the appointment if he knew that they were closed. To abbreviate what I said, I told Brian that our arrangement was not working out; I told him that the 'communication' was horrible; and that these kinds of things are inexcusable. I told him we wanted him to refund our money and we would go our separate ways. Brian told me that these jobs typically only take six weeks. Brian got irate, and was yelling at me. He said that I'd better read the contract; that the plans were his (he owned them); that on January 4th he was going to submit them to the city. I told him not to. He wouldn't let me talk and he would not listen to reason. Ultimately when he called me an "ignorant idiot" I hung up. December 29, 2009 - I called the city of Seal Beach, Westminster and Fountain Valley Building departments - all were closed until January 4th. You would think that a seasoned "Architect" would know building department's schedules. Bad Brian.

We had an absolutely fabulous experience with Andrew Nuñez as our architect! My backyard remodeling…read moreproject has been quite the task over the last few years, and installing a prefab gazebo was the final element of my masterpiece. We were forced by the city to hire an architect, and Andrew was able to meet with us one day after I phoned him. He was prompt, thorough, and extremely adept with getting our project through, from going back and forth with ridiculous city planners, to getting structural engineers on site, to drawing up plans. He also referred a wonderful contractor to build the structure for us-- they were prompt, professional, attentive, polite, and extremely talented. They were able to install permanent concrete support footing blocks to ensure maximum stability of the structure, and they put the whole thing together in a matter of several days. Andrew answered any questions that I had, and the contractors we hired via his referral made sure that the area was neat and tidy after they finished the job. Highly, highly recommended!

Andrew is a great architect to work with. He very responsive, professional and has a great design…read moreeye to help his clients create their vision.

I've had the pleasure of consulting Daniel on a few home projects and was amazed at his knowledge…read moreand creativity. I thought he only did commercial properties but realized he know a lot about California bungalow/craftsman style homes. He listened and understood my goals, and came up with creative ideas to work with my plans, environment, and budget. I only recently found out that they worked on a favorite restaurant of mine, Kasih in little Tokyo - great design and use of space. If I have any home projects in the future, I'm coming back

Not from Los Angeles, but needed a company to handle all the structural, mechanical, plumbing, and…read moreelectrical engineering to get city permits. Called and interviewed many design firms and architects through Yelp, settled for Zeise. Just get them on the phone after you call other architects. Very professional and experienced. Lease bills add up and I didn't want to deal with the down time from mistakes. Been on that road and just wanted to hire someone that would just handle business like a pro. Tip* If you are looking for a licensed architect to draw up plans, call at least 10. I usually call 3 and settle for one but this niche has too many inexperienced players. Make sure there is no open clauses that bind you into extra payments. If there is an open clauses verify the amount before you sign the contract. Seems like most companies in Los Angeles like to hike the price up with these open contracts.

Let me start by saying 5 stars is not enough! Dane is the best! He came highly recommended from my…read morecontractor. I hired Dane as my architect for my restaurant build-out. He is extremely knowledgeable and far exceeded my expectations. He was always available when I needed him and was hands on with the entire project. He would always take my annoying calls and answered all my questions thoroughly. The build out took 7 months and went so smoothly. From concept to completion he took my dream and made it a reality. It was a true pleasure to work with him. Any obstacles that we had during the construction phase he was able to overcome. He worked with the contractor and designer every step of the way and always put me at ease. I would highly recommend him. He is honest, professional and dependable. Doesn't get better than him.

Dane Twichell of Twichell Studios has done two projects for us. We bought the ugliest house on the…read moreblock in the summer of 2011. We sat on the curb across the street, looking at the house, pondering how in the world we were going to change the looks of this house. Finally, we called Dane (he had designed our neighbor's house) for advice. He created a beautiful design that was easy and relatively affordable to build. It gave our house a slight modern feel but still fit nicely into the neighborhood. After we moved in, tons and tons of neighbors told us that they couldn't believe how well we changed the look of the house. We received compliments for 6 months from neighbors and friends! A year later we were due to build a porch in the backyard and again contracted with Dane. Once again, he designed an amazing porch that fit seamlessly onto our house and into our backyard. He transformed an awkward, poorly planned patio into a sophisticated outdoor room. Dane's plan for our porch exceeded all our expectations. He has an enormous talent for designing projects that are graceful, beautiful and affordable to build. We continue to get compliments on how great both projects are as well as enjoying the terrific utility of both projects. We highly recommend Twichell Studios!

Very reliable contractor, frank is a well knowledge person that knows what he's doing and meets his…read moredue dates

The best architect I have ever dealt with...If you need an architect that is cost effective, easily…read moreto reach and provide an excellent home design then Dan is your guy. Our project was a very complicated with ground up build on a vacant land. There is a 5 foot hill in the center of the 3/4 of an acre lot. Not flat land. Dan was able to locate the professional surveyors, soil engineers, structure consultants, etc... for me. His process of building of a custom home is very organized and efficient thus the county was able to approved our plans in a timely manner. Dan is talented, honest, creative and a value architect who is always available when I needed to reach him. What more could you ask for? Thanks Dan for designing my 7000sq ft dream home.