Verner Architects

Often people this talented aren't easy to work with. Not the case with Verner and his team. They brought my vision to life in ways that far exceeded my expectations... didn't blow the budget... and made an otherwise stressful experience enjoyable. I am totally in love with the work they did (still shaking my head and how awesome it is) and truly can't recommend them enough!

Let me start by saying that if I were to do another renovation, or build a new home, I would 100% work with Verner Architects again. Without hesitation. I find myself frequently walking around our home thinking, “I love this house!” The end result of a large-scale renovation is a home that perfectly balances function with aesthetics while respecting both the history of the structure and our personal tastes. With Verner Architects, the process of renovation was smooth, inspiring, and pleasant. They built relationships with my neighbors, found a cabinet maker to step in last minute when mine went AWOL, interfaced seamlessly with my contractor and interior designer, detailed every last item in my kitchen so that we would have the perfect storage (in fact, we had some professional organizers come to get us all set up and they kept saying they’d never seen a kitchen with such amazing storage), went over every invoice with me, came up with beautiful and creative solutions, all while being exceedingly competent, patient, responsive, and talented at both designing a house and managing the process. Every person in the office is great at what they do. 5 stars!!

Stephen and his team have been a pleasure to work with. First and foremost, they have an eye for design and maximizing space planning for complete utilization. Their customer service and follow though is top notch, and I always feel like their team has our needs at the top of their list - very customer centric. I would highly recommend Verner for your next project.

Incredibly trust worthy, responsive, and great team all around. Stephen has inventive ideas paired with practical solutions. Our final project is better than we could’ve imagined. Oh and he’s actually fun to work with!

I was one of his first clients after his move from Philly to the Bay Area. It was a $4m remodel in Sea Cliff of a single family home. I had initial reservations given his portfolio was filled mostly with contemporary projects, and this was a California Revival original from 1929. But his design flexibility pulled through and his attention to detail really showed when designing the guts of the house, electrical, HVAC, security & network etc. I would definitely recommend him again for a large multi million dollar project.

I hired Stephen to design a new Spec. home for Marin County. The property was sloped, and they did a great job of siting the home into the hillside. They are very knowledgeable, creative, and easy to work with. They came up with a great design, which finally became a reality in 2016. Everyone loves it!

Stephen helped me define and realize my vision for my residential space in a building originally used as a commercial publisher. I mention this upfront to emphasize the skill set he used in not only providing architectural services, but that personal interaction that allowed me to enjoy the collaborative process between professional and client. He was able to achieve outstanding results, consulting and managing the various trades when necessary while never loosing site of my viewpoint on the project or how I ultimately intended to use the space. Should I be fortunate enough to build a home in a warmer climate in the near future, there is no doubt that I would contact Stephen Verner to avail myself of his architectural services.

Stephen Verner has worked on our project for almost two years and throughout has been responsive, courteous, efficient, and hardworking. He has been creative in dealing with challenges, courteous and effective dealing with our neighbors, and very professional in all aspects of the project. In addition, he has been a good 'team player', working well with all the numerous parties involved in a project of this size. It has been a pleasure working with him and I would recommend him highly.

I worked with Stephen on construction of a new home, guest house and extensive site work. He was always very professional, detailed oriented and timely. He did an excellent job of providing details for some very complex design issues and it was a pleasure to work alongside him. He was very patient with helping us work through our questions and was able to produce various design detail options for the client to fit there budget. Stephen not only has a very good architectural eye but combines it with his very extensive engineering background - this allows him to see the project from more than one angle and makes him very well rounded in the design and construction parts of his work.

I am an interior designer and have been working with Stephen Verner on a 2 year major renovation project in San Francisco that is just finishing up. It has been a pleasure to work with Stephen. He is friendly and professional with clients, general contractors and other professionals on the job. Stephen is open to collaboration. I have enjoyed our time working together and hope to work with him in the near future.

We hired Stephen for our first remodel, which was a complete (down to the studs) kitchen, living area, backyard/terrace master bathroom and front facade renovation. We specifically sought an architect who would keep the traditional aspects of our 1906 San Francisco Edwardian home and intermix a fresh modern clean look. It took approximately 9 months and had complex permitting and structural engineering issues. We were very new to renovations and would not have been able to complete the project without Stephen. The result was stunning and in addition the original scope and idea behind the project, Stephen guided us through selecting the contractor , choosing the finishes, and actually was the Manager of our project and contractor. We came in within our budget, a fabulous result and within the time frame promised. I highly recommend Stephen and would unequivocally hire him again.

Stephen did a great job of construction administration on our new construction house and guest house. He has excellent technical skills and a real attention to detail that allowed me to feel assured the finishes were as specified. Frequently I would call him about a question or concern, and Stephen was very responsive and had the answers.