Question 1

What kind of work do you do in West Hollywood?

Accepted Answer

Residential remodels and additions, and commercial fit-outs along the boulevards. The lots are dense and the building stock is old, so nearly every project starts with documenting what is actually there before a design is drawn against it.

Question 2

Is historic review likely?

Accepted Answer

For a good deal of the older stock, yes. The city has an active preservation programme, and buildings of real architectural interest are well represented. Where review applies, the existing elevations carry the submittal, so they need to be measured rather than approximated.

Question 3

The lots are very tight. How does that change the drawings?

Accepted Answer

It raises the cost of being approximately right. Setbacks, coverage, height and parking on a dense West Hollywood lot leave very little margin, and a site plan drawn from the assessor's map will not survive plan check. We measure the property.

Question 4

Is historic review likely?

Accepted Answer

For a good deal of the older stock, yes. The city has an active preservation programme and buildings of real architectural interest are well represented. Where review applies, the existing elevations carry the submittal, so they need to be measured rather than approximated. We coordinate with an architectural historian where the project brings one in.

Question 5

Do you handle commercial work on the boulevards?

Accepted Answer

Yes: retail and restaurant fit-outs along Santa Monica and Sunset. We scan the existing space and produce the documentation; where the work changes how the space is used, the designer and the department settle the classification and we draw to it.

Drafting and Permit Documents in West Hollywood

01What kind of work do you do in West Hollywood?

02Is historic review likely?

03The lots are very tight. How does that change the drawings?

04Is historic review likely?

05Do you handle commercial work on the boulevards?