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Douglas S. Humphries, Architect        Lic#  C-25559

Los  Angeles, California      Office (818) 506-4919    Fax  (818) 506-3232

Architecture       Planning       Interiors       Graphics       Expediting

Douglas   S.  Humphries,  Licensed  Architect,   C-25559

Quick  Bio:   

        I grew up in Studio City (Los Angeles),  CA  and  graduated  from North Hollywood High School  in 1974.  Attended  the  University of Southern California  (U.S.C)  School  of Architecture graduating  in 1978.  I  established my Architectural firm, DADA  Design,  in 1983.

Architectural  Work:

A.  Residential

    1)     Single  family  remodels,  additions  and  new  homes.

    2)     Multi –family  apartments  and  condominiums.

    3)     Tract  planning.

B.  Commercial                 

    1)  New buildings  and  remodels.     

    2) Tennant  Improvements.         

    3) Restaurants,  new  and  remodels.     

    4) Recording  studios.

C.  Landscape  design

D.  Graphic  design

Design  Philosophy    

I  am  pretty  easy  to  work  with,  I  don’t  let  my  ego  interfere  with  providing  a  design  solution that  satisfies  the  client’s  needs  and  desires  but  I  never  hesitate  to  express  my  reasons  for  a different  approach  when  I  think  the  client  hasn’t  considered  other  options.  That  said,  I  prefer to  design  ‘new’  architecture  so  as  to  not  be  limited  by  differing  preconceived  ideas  of   what modern  architecture  is  thought  to  be.   I  know  that  ‘new’  or  ‘modern’  architecture  isn’t   for everyone  so  I  am  versatile  enough   to  design  whatever  style  one  might  desire  and  most  of  my residential  work  has  been  in  Spanish /  Mediterranean  and  other  traditional  period  styles.    With  respect  to  additions,  some  don’t  want  it  to look  like  an  addition , some  want  a hybrid  of existing  style  but  with  a  more  contemporary  feel  and  others  want  something  that  radically expresses  the  idea  that  the  addition  is  new  and  isn’t  influenced  by  the  existing  structure.  Sometimes  a  client  wants  to  completely  make over  the  style  of  the  existing  building  which  can work  but  it  shouldn’t  be  forced.   I  have  always  incorporated  ‘green’  design  in  my  work.  The only  difference  now  is  that  there  are  more  recycled  and  environmentally  friendly  construction products  available  but  the  incorporation  of  those  products  should  not  be  confused  with  good, truly  ‘green’  design.  Good  design  needs  to  respect  its  environment  as  well  as  the  client’s  needs  and  architects  creative  expression.

Interests:   

Architecture & Art, music (playing, writing, listening), Distance running, competitive table tennis  and movies.

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