Recently we did home extension with Milano and associates. We added master bedroom suite and rebuild the garage. Lili and her team did a wonderful job with the design. She responded very quickly and her design was ready within couple of weeks. Her design and plan approved from the city of San Jose was done within 4.5 months, which is very fast. Can't thank her enough for helping us on the project! We will definitely work with her in future if we need help from any architect farm. Thank you very much Lili! read more

Working with Lili was a seamless experience. We needed architectural and structural plans for a home renovation project under a strict deadline. Lili was efficient, thorough, and very responsive. She managed to get everything finalized faster than we expected, allowing us to stay on track with our contractors. If you need a talented architect who respects your timeline, Lili is the one to call! read more

Lili was always accessible for conversations and responded promptly to questions. She was personable and easy to work with throughout the process. Her drawings were accurate, and she made sure the measurements were correct for the remodel. Her status with the city prompted a quick review of the paperwork and release of the permit. We are pleased with the way our house turned out! read more

Lili was recommended to me from my general contractor. She was very knowledgeable, professional, timely, and offered many ideas to consider in creating the remodel I was looking for. Lili is very kind and reliable - she submitted plans as expected, followed up with the city regularly to check in permit approval, and dependable to complete whatever was needed. If you want someone you can depend on to provide quality service from start to finish, Lili is fabulous! read more

Lili was recommended to us by our neighbors, who were thrilled with their recently built ADU that Lili had designed. We were just beginning to formulate plans for a new detached garage/workshop to replace an existing 80 year old garage and shed. My husband wanted maximum storage, had specific ideas of numbers and sizes of workbenches, and wanted easy accessibility to power outlets. I on the other hand wanted it to look interesting from the outside, fit in with our existing 80 year old house, and add to the look of our smallish Willow Glen backyard which we planned to landscape when the garage was complete. Lili was very easy to talk to as of our first meeting and is an incredible listener. She worked with my husband, drawing detailed plans including all his workbenches and outlets. The finished garage has a large attic area supported by large beams, with a small lift and drop down stairs. The outside of the building is beautiful, with multiple corners and a dormer with a clerestory window. I cannot imagine us being this happy with the results if we had not chosen to work with Lili with her attention to detail and creative design ideas. Lili coordinated with an engineer, and handled all interactions with the building department to obtain permits, making for a very easy process. read more

Lili Milano and her team of professionals are the best out there. They are responsive, resourceful, and always delivers drawings in a very timely matter. I've hired her for several projects and the level of service has always been outstanding. She is a wonderful help in getting plans submitted and stays on top of acquiring permit. She's definitely taken the stress off the entire process from start to finish. I've recommended her to friends and family and will continues to do so. read more

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I found Lili Milano and Associates Architects through Angie's list and I am so glad to have found her! Anytime there is a construction project, it first starts with a great architect and design. We completely gutted our kitchen and removed 3 load bearing walls for an open concept living area. From start to finish Lili was professional, listened to our ideas and provided great design input. When it was time to approve the plans through the city, Lili arranged to have her engineer there to have any questions answered. Her follow through to the end of the project was truly appreciated. Lili has a wealth of knowledge and also fantastic recommendations for contractors and interior designers. We hired a contractor and interior designer that Lili recommended who have the same high work ethic and professionalism as she does! It now feels good coming home, walking into such a beautiful and peaceful home. I cannot believe it is MY home! I whole heartedly recommend Lili Milano! read more

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Milano and Associates Architects came to me recommended by a general contractor who does great work in Willow Glen. Since my remodel/add-on project was in Willow Glen, I decided to try Lili. We met to discuss the project and I immediately was impressed with her professionalism - both in her work (we looked through her portfolio) and in her ability to quickly engage in discussion of my project by providing thoughtful inputs and ideas. Ultimately, I selected Lili for my project: her price was fair, she had connections with Engineers and Title 24 consultants who would also be involved in my project, and she was simply a pleasure to work with. Lili provided great ideas for our project, which included a complete remodel of an existing house and a 600sf addition. She was great in providing ideas, taking feedback, and incorporating that input into our design. She then managed the work contributed by the structural engineer and Title 24 consultant to produce a complete drawing package. She then led the effort to submit the package to the City of San Jose Building Department whose initial plan review came back with very minor change requests, which Lili immediately incorporated. Most architects would be done after the permit approval and check out from the project. Lili has remained in contact with me during our project's construction phase and has proactively provided updates to the plans when things in the existing house were discovered after demolition that did not match our pre-construction assumptions. In summary, I would highly recommend Lili for your home remodel/construction project! read more

When I decided to do a second floor addition on my own home, I searched around for the best architect I could find. I was looking for a firm that wasn't too big, so I could get the personal touch and not feel like a number. Luckily I found Milano architects on a Google search and thought they might be a good fit for me. After checking out their website and reading reviews, I called and spoke to Lili. I was so impressed by her knowledge and professionalism on the phone, that I immediately hired her for my project. Lili designed my addition, arranged the survey of my property, got a structural engineer, a title 24, and submitted everything to the city. Because Lili moved so quickly, we were able to start our project two months ahead of schedule. The review from Brian F. said it perfectly, I feel the same way. In fact, it was his review that led me to look more closely at Milano Architects. My house is now under construction in Campbell and I couldn't be happier that I found Lili. I rarely write reviews, but I feel like the world needs to hear about Lili Milano architecture, she is a rare find. I highly recommend her to anyone needing an architect for their remodel or addition. read more

I found Lili online! So obviously I was hoping for the best possible out of the unknown. Lili turned out to be a superb architect. She is knowledgeable and quick. I was impressed with how she presented herself, got to work quickly, and worked with me from the early ideation stages of a house remodel and addition and through multiple revisions. I wanted to work with an architect who understands the complexity of adding to an existing house while keeping true to the architectural style. The project was completed and the final result is amazing. Unlike other additions we saw in the process, you can hardly tell that an addition was made to our house! I highly recommend her. read more

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I am just completing a full redo of my house in San Jose. I completely changed the house and added a second story edition. I was referred to Lili through a friend who had just completed a successful remodel using Lili as the architect. My friend highly recommended her so I was confident in calling her. Lili was great from the start. She answered my first call and chatted openly with me on the phone, giving me a lot of valuable advice before she even met me. It was easy to schedule our first appointment time and she showed up on time with samples of her work. Once I hired her she had my first drawings done in record time. When I looked at them I felt as if she had crawled into my head and read my mind. They were exactly what I was looking for. She had carefully listened to what I had to say and translated it onto paper. Lili and I worked closely over the next few months making tweaks here and there in the plans. Lili brought in her structural engineer and other consultants along the way that were all so easy to work with. She has a great team. From start to finish she was always prompt in her work, detailed in her explanations and easy to work with through revisions. Whenever I said I wanted to change something in the plans she was quick to make the change. Sometimes I would go back to a prior revision and she was happy to do that as well. I always felt from her that she was invested in making sure I got exactly what I wanted. What we came out with was a complete redo of my entire house. It was a big project. I went to the city with Lili and the plans she had created and I was complimented the whole way through the process on what a great architect I had. I knew it was true when the approval process went smoothly through the city with very few changes. I have been told by friends that getting plans approved in the city is often where your project can stall. Delays create stress and cost you money. I did not experience any of that with Lili's designs. I tell people now that when looking at comparable costs of the people working on your project, you need to always factor in the cost of delays if you hire someone cheap. Time is money. When it came to building our house Lili was able to refer me to several local contractors. It made it very easy as she was able to make the introductions and provide contractors with full PDF's of our plans. Every contractor that I spoke to was eager to get clients from Lili as they knew they would get quality plans to work from. Her detailed plans make their projects run much smoother. We selected our contractor and started our project. We've been building this house for the last 6 months. We have had no delays because of poor design. I cannot speak more highly of Lili and her work. I would be happy to speak to anyone directly if you have any questions about it. read more

My project was two projects in one, first for the demolition and rebuilding of a detached garage then the a complete remodeling of a house. For both the garage and house, Lily managed the project up to the point of hand-off to the general contractor. This work included: creating five sets of architectural drawings for each structure [10 total] plus a site plan, working with the city building department and helping me with additional steps that had to be taken such as getting a site survey and asbestos abatement. Lili was very professional and a pleasure to work with. My neighborhood is a good one but not a wealthy one. The project was very expensive--the garage was completely demolished and replace and the house reduced to the sub-floor and a few studs. Lily was concerned, because of the location, that I would not be able to get out what I put into it if I had to sell the house after the remodel. She had a real estate friend price the house before and after the remodel--based on the size and configuration of the house I wanted. Then we talked over the pros and cons of remodeling versus moving and the costs involved. I greatly appreciated having a knowledgeable person to work this out with. She did not have to do this and if I had decided to move she would have been out almost all of her fee. Lili represented me to the city building department in a way that I could not have done on my own. She knew my needs and she knew how to talk to city representatives. She also was good at finding design solutions for me that would fit within the code requirements of the city. Lili was very helpful, professional and responsive in a huge once-in-a-lifetime project. The result is a very beautiful house that my friends and neighbors love and that is a pleasure for me to live in. read more

We highly recommend Lili Milano and associates architects firm. We had Lili Milano working with us in remodeling a commercial building in Mountain View in 2000, then remodeling and doing additions in a rental home in Sunnyvale in 2004, and just completed adding two bedrooms and a bathroom in our home in Campbell. She is quick in realizing what we want to have done and specially what will best fit our needs. In every experience we had with Lili, she worked closely with us offering suggestions and advise. She is very quick to make changes to satisfy our desires. Lili reflects her good taste and her background as an interior designer to make suggestions. We were amazed from the very first job that every time we had to go to (as owners) the different cities where the work took place, her plans went through with NO changes! She listens and always follows up even after the job is completed. We will work with NO other architect if we have future needs. Beatriz and Martin Serovpeyan - Ph. (408) 378-0526 read more

We also found Lili Milano online while looking at Yelp reviews to find an architect to design our addition of a ground floor bedroom and bathroom. She had all Five Star reviews, so I decided to call her to see how the process worked. We talked for at least 1/2 hour going over our wishes and her suggestions. I felt comfortable immediately, so we set an appointment to meet. It is hard to add anything new to say that the other reviewers haven't already said. All of what they said is true. She listened patiently to what we wanted in the design, and added suggestions of her own of what would work. If we had an idea that wouldn't work well, she told us. She also kept coming up with suggestions as we proceeded with the design phase to improve, or make a more beautiful outcome. She made the whole process with engineers, and permits, as stress free as possible. Our ground floor Master bedroom and bathroom construction is not finished yet. There are about two months to go. But already the addition is stunning with vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, beautiful windows, and French doors that will fill the new rooms with light. read more