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This innovative and exciting architecture firm is noted for pushing the technological envelope with "sculpturally creative" homes. A masterful designer and creator of articulated surfaces, Hagy Belzberg uses proprietary compositional milling technologies to mold becoming wooden curtains onto the face of modern concrete structures. We're told Belzberg thoughtfully integrates outdoor spaces with indoor living, remaining environmentally consistent with an industrial twist.
Clients find Belzberg to be a "fabulous" creative champion and "incredible" working partner who "listens so well." A graduate of the Harvard School of Design, Belzberg heads up a firm of 30 architects based in a spacious warehouse in Santa Monica. An LA native, Belzberg landed a job in Frank Gehry's office just three months before venturing off to found his own company in 1993. The firm's rapid ascent is reflected by the fact that it was chosen from a long list of hopefuls in a national competition to design the restaurants and retail store at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The firm splits its time between commercial and residential commissions, with homes ranging anywhere from 5,000 to 30,000 square feet. Belzberg's fees increase with interior buildouts (the firm offers complete design services and construction administration), with price per square foot starting at $500 and capping at $1,100. By the end of the experience, clients say, they think of Belzberg as "a friend"—albeit one with impeccable architectural marksmanship.
Representative Client Comments:
"A marriage made in heaven based on aesthetics. Hagy absolutely ‘got' us." "He always is so calm and always has a solution." "Created these incredible sliding doors that treated the pool like an extension of the living room. Incredible." "Excellent at returning calls." "We had a budget issue with the contractor and Hagy stood with us all the way." "A lovely, warm, engaging guy." "As delightful at a dinner party as he is on the job."
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