By D. Michael Kastrop, A.I.A., Principal Architect, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Being on top of the roof exposes you to weather, including...

By D. Michael Kastrop, A.I.A., Principal Architect, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects The Covid-19 pandemic has changed how architects...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President/CFO, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects This past week has highlighted how painfully deep racial...

With the demand for renewable energy on the rise and projected to continue to increase in the future, solar energy is something you...

The Bay Area has been in a construction boom ever since the recession ended (even a bit before!). During the recession, the American...

Now Complete! In case you missed them, here’s the two preceding parts to this blog series. Part 1: The Vision and Design Process Part 2:...

“I already have a design, I just need the plans drawn up.” This is a statement that makes architects cringe. In some cases, it will...

We consider the needs of children, possibly aging parents/in-laws, and our client’s tastes and desires when designing or remodeling homes....

Last week I had the opportunity to speak to students at Burlingame High School who are taking beginning and advanced architecture classes....

We keep hearing from our clients of the bad advice that they were told when buying property. The top piece of bad advice, by far, is...

In the current Bay Area construction boom, some commercial clients have been hiring residential contractors to fill the need. Sometimes...

The building boom is still going strong in the Bay Area, and one question that comes up often is “What will this project cost me in...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects “Design Thinking” is all the rage in Silicon Valley. People are...

Construction Progress By Marie Barron, Designer, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects In our last blog post we discussed the design process...

The Vision and Design Process By Marie Barron, Designer, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects The Kastrop Group prides itself on “designing...

By Lorianna Kastrop, Vice President, The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects We are often told by clients (and potential clients) that they...

By Marie Barron, Designer, The Kastrop Group, Inc., Architects Last week we finally got some rain, and the weather’s finally cooling from...

For someone who doesn’t really like to cook, I LOVE my new kitchen. You’ve heard the old expression, “The cobbler’s children have no...

By now almost everyone is aware that most architects don’t draw their designs at a drafting table with a protractor and a t-square...

The other day we received a referral from a friend who told us that her son and his wife wanted to remodel their home but were afraid to...