When you are thinking about building an ADU, or find yourself with a property with an unpermitted in-law unit / ADU, you can be looking at tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of construction, professional services, and city or county fees. Charging forward with enthusiasm and hope […]
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Now that things are assuming their “new normal” state, I am happy to announce that I have resumed in-person meetings and consultations. I am fully vaxed and boosted. I still wear a mask out in public venues. If requested, I will wear a mask for any meetings. For those that […]
How was 2020 for you? If yours was anything like mine, you are glad it’s over and looking forward to 2021. I’ve got plans for 2021! I will be wrapping up client projects that were started in 2019 and 2020; moving forward with projects from 2020; and I look forward […]
The studio will be closed for the holidays from December 23, 2020 until January 4, 2021. This is my annual closure to rest, relax, reflect, and renew. 2020 has been a challenging year for all of us. I will be looking back at the year, what was accomplished, and what […]
2020 has been quite the year. It started out with great promise. We were all excited to the back end of 2019 and looking forward to a fresh, new year. (2019 doesn’t look so bad, now. LOL.) That changed in hurry. The international pandemic has taken us all in new, […]
When you embark on an architecture project, no matter if you are renovating a bathroom, or building a new house, you are setting off on an adventure! Think of it as your own person Lord of The Rings – without the orcs. But, instead of trying to get rid of […]
UPDATED 3/25/21: The pandemic continues, however, there is light at the end of the tunnel. More and more of us are getting vaccinated and the economy is slowly opening up. I have received the first vaccine, and the second is scheduled. By the 1st of May, 2021, I will be […]
Since opened this practice back in 2013, I have been a home based business. I did that for many reasons: financial conservatism and family obligations chief among them. It was an effective solution at the time. Now, however, I am busier than I have been in years, and my office […]
I don’t know about you, but I am a big believer in New Year’s resolutions. Except, I generally intend to follow through on my resolutions. They really are goals after all. Goals are just dreams if you don’t take action consistently. So that’s what I try to do. I don’t […]
The San Francisco Building Department sponsors an event called the San Francisco Seismic Safety Fair. This year the fair will be held this Wednesday, June 13. It is being held at the Bill Graham Auditorium at the Civic Center from 10am until 4pm. The fair will have exhibitors from various […]
UPDATE (4/18/18): After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, this is it: my new website design! Woo hoo! It looks pretty darn good, if I say so myself. I still may tweak a few things as time goes by, but for now, we’re done. Welcome to my interim website. If […]
Any successful architectural project needs three quality partners and one healthy attitude. The successful partners are The Client, The Architect, and The Builder. The healthy attitude is that designing and building any architectural project is An Adventure. This post is about The ADVENTURE. These 4 essential pieces to a successful […]
What do you do when you have the flu? Do you hunker down with hot soup and ibuprofen to update your web site? No? Just me? It sounds strange, but last week, during which I have had the worst flu I have had in at least a decade, I managed […]
Today I am going to spend a little time talking about some improvements that I’ve made here in the Studio and on the website. These improvements are made in order to make providing you with better architectural services or with more information about architectural services. Website I don’t know about […]
I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year! 2014 was, like most years, a year of ups and downs. It ended on a high, however, which is carrying over into 2015. I am excited to dig into 2015 and make it as good […]
Check out my new car signs! What I am calling “Car Signs 2.0” are pretty nifty looking. I have added my voice mail number to the signs. I have also featured my phone number more prominently on the website. You’ll see it in the upper right hand corner at the top of […]
2013 is winding down and at the same time I’m gearing up for 2014. At this time of year we tend to look simultaneously backward and forward as we review what was and plan what will be. 2013 was an exciting year, what with launching David Locicero | architect and […]
There is no more traveling incognito. My magnetic car signs arrived today. I put them on the car this afternoon. So, if you see me driving around the Bay Area, smile and wave! by
I have joined Houzz, a great website for those looking for design ideas. It provides a host of different services for home owner, including the ability to collect inspirational images, keep track of products for your home improvement projects and find home improvement professionals. David Locicero, architect now has a […]
Now that we are safely past the Mayan Apocalypse, we know that the calendar cycle did not end but re-started. What better time to launch my new website, DSLociceroarchitect.com? And what better time to re-launch David Locicero, architect, my architectural firm. Clearly, launching the website is a fairly straight forward […]