( Us nutty Californians like to have a "Landscape Committee, Architectural Review Board and a portly woman who walks around with a clip board noting if you have a basketball hoop in violation so they can fine you).         

Builders look at architectural plans unless they are design build.

To a Californian all the architecture looks the same and everything looks relatively cheap.  

There are many great architecture firms that do beautiful Pacific Northwest modern, or just modern/contemporary in Portland.  

Our recent retail building is going to take us 5 months for actual construction.The DP was 4 months (had to get architectural controls agreed to, DDSP- deep services with City) and then another 6 weeks for BP.  

Then, they decided that they wanted the garage in the front of the house, so our architectural designer (and son) rushed a re-design and in a few weeks came up with this new style.

I also have career experience in commercial architecture and contract furniture. 

I went to school for Architecture, worked as a millworker designer/drafted, then in the design field (mostly apartment renovations for housing authorities) followed by a few years working for a commercial general contractor (management end).

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The place has it all - great architecture, historic details, a rare landscaped backyard.