CUSTOM HOME ARCHITECT · WEST LOS ANGELES
Design a home built around how your family actually lives.
Feld and Associates designs beautiful, functional single-family homes across West LA and guides each project from first concept through approved city permits.
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450+ Projects Completed | 500+ Residential Units Designed
Licensed AIA Member | Self-Certified Architect
A home that fits the way your family lives.
Your home is where your family will live, grow, and make memories for years. Great design starts there, not with a floor plan, but with how you move through your day.
Before we draw anything, we get to know your routines: how you cook and gather, where morning light matters, how the kids' needs will change, how you want each room to feel. Then we design around it.
We bring elegant, considered solutions to the details that are easy to overlook and expensive to get wrong, the ones that quietly make daily life easier and calmer once you're living in the home. After hundreds of homes, we know how much these decisions matter, because you'll feel them every single day.
The details we get right:
How your family moves through the home, so daily routines feel effortless instead of cramped
Natural light, flow, and sightlines that make rooms feel open, calm, and connected
Storage and transitions, the small functional details most plans miss
Spaces that adapt as your family grows and your needs change
A design that feels beautiful and personal to you, never generic
The result is a home that fits your family now, and for all the years of memories ahead.
Decades of experience navigating LA's permitting process.
Los Angeles permitting is slow, layered, and unforgiving of small mistakes. A single missed code item or a drawing set the city kicks back can add months, and months of carrying costs, to your project.
That part is where we're strongest. Feld and Associates has designed and permitted 450+ projects across LA, from custom single-family homes to multi-family buildings and HPOZ reviews. We know what each department looks for, prepare drawings built to clear plan check, and manage corrections directly with LADBS, so you're not the one chasing the city.
The result is a project that moves faster and with fewer surprises, from first submission to Ready to Issue.
In Pacific Palisades, Dovid is also one of a select group of architects approved under the City's Building Plan Self-Certification Pilot Program, which can speed approvals further for qualifying projects.
WHAT WE DESIGN
Residential architecture, start to permit.
Single-family work is our focus, and our team brings the same design rigor to additions, ADUs, and multi-family projects across Los Angeles.
01 · Custom Single-Family Homes
Ground-up homes designed around your lot, your lifestyle, and your budget. From first concept through a permit-ready drawing set.
02 · ADUs
350+ accessory dwelling units designed, for rental income, multi-generational living, or added property value on your lot.
03 · Additions & Remodels
Second stories, expansions, and full reconfigurations that work with the home you already have rather than around it.
04 · Multi-Family & Investment
Full design and permitting for duplexes through larger residential buildings, backed by 500+ units designed.
How the Process Works
We guide you through every phase — from the first site visit to the day you pull your permit.
Phase 1 — Due Diligence (1–4 weeks) We research your lot, review ownership documents, and provide a written report describing your development options and any constraints.
Phase 2 — Schematic Design (3–4 weeks) We develop your initial plans, elevations, and sections. You review and approve before we move forward.
Phase 3 — Design Development & Construction Documents (6–8 weeks) We build out the full architectural package — structural, interior, MEP, landscape, and grading drawings as needed — coordinated with our engineering consultants.
Phase 4 — City Submission & Permitting We submit your complete drawing package to the city, manage department clearances, respond to corrections, and work with LADBS plan checkers to get your project to RTI (Ready to Issue) status.
Typical timeline: 6–9 months from contract to permit-ready (Timeline varies based on project scope and required city departments)
Dovid Feld, AIA NCARB LEED AP BD+C,Principal Architect, Feld and Associates
Dovid trained at SCI-Arc, one of the most rigorous architecture programs in the world, and has spent his career designing and permitting residential and mixed-use projects across Los Angeles. He holds credentials from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and is a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction.
His team has completed 450+ projects in LA, with deep experience navigating the city's permitting system — from standard residential projects to complex HPOZ reviews and fire zone compliance.
Dovid is one of a select group of architects accepted into the City's Palisades Building Plan Self-Certification Pilot Program.
Free Consultation — Let's Talk About Your Project
Schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Dovid’s team. We will review your property, walk through your design options, and give you a clear picture of timeline, phases, and costs, so you can make informed decisions before committing to anything.
No pressure. No jargon. Just answers.