Hancock Park Architect
Feld and Associates is an architecture firm serving the Hancock Park and La Brea community. We design ADUs, multi-family buildings, custom single-family homes, historic preservation projects, and institutional and commercial spaces in the neighborhood, which spans zip codes 90004, 90020, 90005, and 90036. Principal Dovid Feld has designed projects on these streets for years, so you get an architect who knows the lots, the setbacks, and the look and feel of the area firsthand.
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450+ Projects Completed | 500+ Residential Units Designed
Licensed AIA Member | Self-Certified Architect
Architecture Services for Hancock Park and La Brea
Whether you are building your dream home, renovating a historic property, adding an ADU, or developing a multi-family building, we handle the full process from first concept through permitting. Our work spans the range of project types found throughout Hancock Park and the surrounding Wilshire-area neighborhoods.
Custom Single-Family Homes
Custom home architecture needs to balance both aesthetics and how your family is going to live in the space. Hancock Park's period revival homes, Spanish Colonial, Tudor, French Normandy, and Mediterranean, set a high bar for architectural character. Dovid works in a contemporary idiom and is equally comfortable in classic and traditional styles, so a new build or renovation fits both your taste and the historic streetscape.
ADU Design and Permitting
ADU design is a core specialty. We have completed more than 350 ADU projects, with over 1,000 units under contract. In an HPOZ neighborhood like Hancock Park, ADU placement and design call for extra care. We design garage conversions, attached additions, and new units that fit historic district guidelines and move efficiently through city review.
Multi-Family Residential
Multi-family residential is where our firm built its reputation, with more than 500 units designed. We work with developers and investors on small-lot, apartment, and mixed-use projects near Hancock Park, balancing buildable density, livability, and a building that contributes to the block rather than fighting it.
Historic Preservation and HPOZ Projects
Hancock Park has been a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone since 2008, and most exterior changes in the neighborhood go through HPOZ review. Dovid serves as board architect on a local HPOZ, which means he understands how historic preservation boards evaluate projects and how to design homes, additions and renovations that respect the original architecture while earning approval.
Institutional and Commercial
Institutional and commercial architectural design for schools, synagogues, community organizations, and businesses. Dovid spent years on large healthcare and higher-education projects in corporate practice, and that coordination discipline carries into every commercial and institutional project we take on.
An Architect In Your Community
Dovid Y. Feld, AIA NCARB LEED AP BD+C, is the principal and creative force behind Feld and Associates. A California native, he fell in love with design young, completed his rabbinic ordination, then earned his Master of Architecture from SCI-Arc, the Southern California Institute of Architecture. He spent years in corporate practice on major healthcare and higher-education work, including UC San Diego’s Jacobs Medical Center, before going out on his own and building the firm into the practice it is today.
Our studio sits just a few minutes from Hancock Park, and we have designed projects in the neighborhood. Dovid lives nearby in Pico-Robertson and is part of the same Los Angeles Jewish community that many Hancock Park families belong to, so he understands the neighborhood's needs beyond the blueprint. He serves on the Adams-Normandie HPOZ board as board architect, giving him firsthand insight into how historic district review works. When you sit down with him, you are talking to an architect who knows the area and understands your unique needs.
Neighborhoods We Serve Near Hancock Park
Our studio is a short drive from Hancock Park, so we work throughout the neighborhood and the surrounding Wilshire-area communities, including
Hancock Park
Larchmont Village
Windsor Square
Fremont Place
Miracle Mile
Wilshire Park
Country Club Park
Koreatown
Hancock Park spans several zip codes, primarily 90004, with parts of the neighborhood in 90020, 90005, and 90036 depending on which side of Wilshire or Melrose you're on.
If you are nearby and do not see your neighborhood listed, reach out. We serve all of greater Los Angeles.
What Working With Us Looks Like
Good architecture should not feel like a black box. Here is the path most projects follow:
1. Consultation. We learn your goals, your property, and your budget, and tell you honestly what is feasible.
2. Design. We develop the concept into drawings and refine it with you until it is right.
3. Documentation. We prepare the construction documents and the materials the city needs for permitting, including HPOZ submittal materials where applicable.
4. Permitting and approvals. We submit to the city, coordinate with plan check, HPOZ review, and inspectors, and shepherd the project through approval. For qualifying projects, the firm participates in the City of Los Angeles self-certification pilot program for licensed professionals, which can streamline review. We will let you know during your consultation whether your project qualifies.
Why Hancock Park Homeowners and Developers Choose Feld and Associates
More than 350 ADU projects completed and over 1,000 units under contract.
More than 500 multi-family residential units designed.
Experience designing within HPOZ historic districts, including board-level review.
Principal who serves as board architect on the Adams-Normandie HPOZ.
Studio minutes from Hancock Park, with completed projects in the neighborhood.
Full service from first sketch through permitting, under one roof.
Licensed California architect: AIA NCARB LEED AP BD+C, SCI-Arc trained.
Start Your Hancock Park Project
If you live in Hancock Park, Larchmont, Windsor Square, or anywhere in the surrounding Wilshire-area neighborhoods and you are thinking about an ADU, a custom home, a multi-family build, or a historic renovation, let's talk. You will speak with an architect who knows the area's culture and HPOZ requirements and can tell you honestly what is possible.
FAQs
Is there an architect who works in Hancock Park?
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Yes. Feld and Associates is based nearby in Pico-Robertson, just minutes from Hancock Park, and we have completed projects in the neighborhood. We understand the Hancock Park HPOZ Preservation Plan and what it takes to get a project approved.
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Does Hancock Park require historic preservation review?
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Yes. Hancock Park has been a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone since 2008, and most exterior changes visible from the street need to go through HPOZ review. Dovid serves as board architect on the Adams-Normandie HPOZ, so he understands how these boards evaluate projects.
What types of projects does Feld and Associates design?
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How do I get started?
We design ADUs, custom single-family homes, multi-family and mixed-use buildings, historic preservation and HPOZ projects, and institutional and commercial spaces. Many Hancock Park clients come to us for a historic renovation or a custom home, but our roots are in multi-family residential.
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Can you design an ADU on my Hancock Park property?
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Do you handle permitting and city approvals?
Very likely yes. ADUs are a core specialty, with more than 350 projects completed. In an HPOZ neighborhood, ADU design has to account for historic district guidelines in addition to standard zoning. We will review your lot, your goals, and current code, then design a unit that fits.
Yes. We take projects from concept through construction documents and permitting, coordinating with city plan check, HPOZ review, and inspectors along the way. For qualifying projects, we participate in the City of Los Angeles self-certification pilot program for licensed professionals, which can streamline review.
Start with a consultation. Call (510) 326-7696 or use the contact form on this page, tell us about your property and what you have in mind, and we will walk you through whether and how it can work.