We found Armin’s LA Design Build (LADB) from walking a potential condo we were thinking of buying, in which the owner had recently renovated. We didn’t end up buying the condo, but we walked away from the showing really impressed with the renovated work’s design, craft and attention to detail. When we did purchase our dream albeit very worn loft, we reached out to LADB for a consultation and were immediately impressed with their Project Manager (PM), Ricardo Sepulveda, who became our consistent point of contact thru the entire process. As a design-build general contractor, LADB takes care of the design, purchasing, and building as a one-stop shop. This avoids substantial lead time and handoff issues compared to hiring an interior designer and a general contractor separately.After listening to our input from the initial consultation, LADB provided a detailed itemized scope of work break down, including their recommended manufacturer and product lines, quantity, as well as associated labor and material cost. This is great, because then we as the owners know what to expect and avoid the risk of being substituted sub-standard products. For certain items such as tiles, fixtures and appliances, only labor is included in the base bid as the actual item price points can vary depending on owner preferences.After we had LADB on board, we provided Pinterest mood boards to Armin and his team so they can provide their design together based off our input and concurrently they procured all the necessary city permits and put a package together for us to obtain HOA approval. Armin & Ricardo then provided us physical material samples for us to select from, and for those we were not so sure about they recommended us to meet them with their tile vendor so we could see larger slabs. Given there are many different material manufacturers and product lines on the market, it was priceless to have Armin guide us in selecting materials that not only aligned with our vision, but also of great quality without breaking the bank.Once construction began, Ricardo, our PM provided weekly project status updates - we corresponded mainly over email, but also over phone or text as needed. Essentially once the design, which honestly didn’t take very long, was set, my husband and I were hands off. It was reassuring to know we had a great PM and team who have it handled. An example of their attention to detail was when they taped all of the tile grout lines for our review, input, and approval. You can tell that they take pride in their craft. While there were a few unforeseen conditions that came up, there wasn’t anything LADB couldn’t resolve or find a solution for. The whole process was surprisingly smooth even though our entire project was during COVID.While I’m sure LADB must have had other projects going on, their team is so on top of things and we were treated so well, we felt like we were their only clients. While Ricardo was our day-to-day contact, Armin would come in from time to time and provide the most amazing input. For example, we were struggling whether to switch our silver-colored plumbing and hardware fixtures to matte black or not, as the existing metal stair was silver. When we found out from Armin that “by the way, we can paint the stairs black” my husband and I were instantly sold. And gosh, I have to say, what was a sad rusty silver metal stair is now the STAR of our loft – the matte black stair looks KILLER.We are so happy we went with LA Design Build. They made our dream loft beyond what we imagined could be possible.

Cant say enough about LA Design. After they did an awesome job on our kitchen I brought them back to redesign the master bath and the guest bath as well. Both came out simply fantastic and Im especially pleased with the way they were able to rearrange the fixtures in the master. The advice they gave us was also very much on the mark and helped us to make a few choices that really turned out great. Excellent communication throughout, very skilled craftsmen and pleasant to work with and they were even done BEFORE the scheduled finish date. What more can you ask for?! Highly recommended.

LA Design Build was engaged to refurbish our Master & guest bathrooms. We had a clear idea about what we wanted, but they had excellent ideas about how it could be done better. Issues in the rebuild were easily handled by LA Design Build designers. In the end, we have an excellent end result. Yay!