I converted a study room in my three cars garage without a building permit years ago. It was always been my goal to legalize it but didn't have time and energy to do it until my retirement now. I didn't have any idea as where to start the project. I joined a Facebook ADU Group and started learning about the permit and construction process. It was suggested that I should start finding an architect to draw up a design plan and submit it to the City for approval. I read through many Yelp reviews and found Wafaa at waArchitecture + Design for she had great reviews and the professionalism I was searching for. Wafaa helped me designed and received building permit for converting my existing garage room and laundry space into a 270 square foot JADU of one bedroom. Waffaa was responsive, patient, and flexible during the design phase. What impressed me the most was that her and her team's speed of correspondence. There were no revision requested from the City and my JADU design plan was submitted the first week of February and was approved by the City of Fremont at the end of April. If you are looking for a responsible, highly skilled professional Architect, look no further, I highly recommend Waffaa of waArchitecture + Design. read more

Wafa was very responsive to my call inquiry about a new property I acquired in Sonoma County. She was generous in giving me her time on a zoom call to go over the scope of the project. Though I elected to forgo my plan to redesign the roofline, if I had decided to go through with it, I would absolutely have gone with Wafa. Her knowledge and experience is strong and she was very easy and pleasant to talk with. We elected to keep the house roof line as it is, and focus on interior upgrades and improvements. Thank you Wafa, for being so kind and amazing. We will definitely choose to use her services in the future when a new architectural need arises. Recommend. read more

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Wafaa helped me design and get building permits for converting my Garage to 450sq ADU. Her design were meticulous and captured all of our requirements. She followed-up quickly with the City and myself to ensure that comments from city were addressed and clarified and get permit as quickly as possible. Post permit, Wafaa also helped coordinating some nuances around building details with my contractors to make sure it adheres to construction laws. One thing that Wafaa can help address future clients is to get permits end to end. In my case I had to print and visit city in person to get the permit. I'm sure this is something easier on her end to help the client with. I'd definitely hire Waa Architecture and Design again for my future needs. read more

Wafaa and her team and outstanding. I was working with another designer that was struggling to get the necessary drawings and remarks from the city. She was able to help us get everything needed submitted as quick as possible. read more

We had an amazing experience with Wafaa and her team. Wafaa managed a design revision to ADU plans we had drawn from another company. The design revision made the space much larger, more inviting and functional. Wafaa was an excellent communicator from the first day we met her, through the plan approval process and even afterwards. Wafaa cares about her customers and treats them like family. She had amazing ideas to maximize space, lighting and functionality throughout. She was always available to take questions and address our concerns. Our contractor had a few questions for Wafaa, and she answered them right away. Our contractor was so impressed that he wants to refer Wafaa to his clients. We are extremely pleased with Wafaa's attention to detail, and the value she brings to the table. She listened to our needs and delivered a beautiful design that exceeded our expectations. If you are looking for architectural services from an honest, knowledgeable and caring person, do not hesitate to contact Wafaa. Thank you Wafaa for such a pleasant experience. We look forward to continuing to work with you, and recommending you to family and friends. read more

I found Wafaa through a Yelp search and I consider it a blessing! She was GREAT to work with - very honest with me about what could be done and she offered great advice whenever I asked. She was very responsive to all of my many questions. She works efficiently and delivers promptly. If I plan any other work to my home in the future, there is no one else I would work with. I'd recommend her to any family member or friend who needed architectural support. I highly recommend her services!! read more

Truly Waffas firm goes above and beyond the call of duty. I build my dream house with waffas help and would not have been able to do it without her help and expertise. The building and designing stage was very new to me. From the start she explained everything in detail and dealt with the city getting permits approved. Even the building building department were amazed how thorough and detailed her work was. We were very pleased with her from the start as she's very knowledgeable. She spent numerous hours with our house layout until we were pleased with the design and would call us if she found a way to make things work on what we wanted. Well there are many firms that do this but she always puts her clients first and answers her calls any time of day even on a weekends. Shes very friendly, honest, eagerly wants to help her clients to be happy with her work. She Also comes to the job-site and checks at times make sure things are going well with the construction. For my family she helped us from start to end. Our house was build with many thanks to her firm. read more

My family and I hired Waffa to design our garage conversion for a permitted unit with its own address. She was helpful with ALL aspects; from the design plan, walking us through the ENTIRE permit process, and then through the additional red tape it takes to get this job started. She dealt with all of the necessary contacts with the city to get the correct permits and then went a step further by connecting us with a fantastic general contractor. We are in full swing now thanks to her! There is no way my husband and I could've managed this project on own. She is communicative, responsible, honest and affordable. She continues to check in on our project and stays in direct contact with our contractor to help through any hiccups they encounter. I have and will continue to recommend her!! read more

Wafaa and her team have helped me and my family and friends in variety of Projects both Residential and Commercial (New construction/Rebuilt and Remodel with extension) She has great skills in various aspects of Architectural/Schematic design. Always kept our requirements a priority and have the design around it. Super quick, great Architect with strong design planning and easy to work with. Thanks, Wafaa for all your hard-work that you have put in our projects, Glad to have you as my go to Architect. read more

For the longest time I had been wanting to remove a wall between kitchen and family room but just never knew how to go about it until I met Wafaa through a friend. She came to see my house and was so honest about the project that I wanted done. She said you can do this by yourself you don't need me but if you still want my help. I can do the project for you. I chose her to help me and I am so glad that I did. She is amazing and very professional. Wafaa is always available to answer any concerns. she responded to my concerns while sitting at the airport in another country. I can't say enough how she handled right from beginning to end of my kitchen remodel and everyone else that has seen my kitchen is amazed. read more

Before I hired wafaa to design my house I had another architect that did not deliver and left me with a big mess with the city. Wafaa came on board and was able to pick up where the other architect left and reestablished trust and a good working relation with the city of Walnut Creek. She straightened out my home design and got me the permit, she kept in touch and provided all that I needed from the city during construction and now I am living in my house gratefully. I am now considering her again to do my new ADU.. read more

We asked Wafaa to design our additional bedroom with bathroom and office connected to our current house. Wafaa is an amazing, patient architect. Not only did she listen to what we want, but also she suggested using her opinion very kindly; not pushy way. She always tried to understand what we were thinking, then worked through the ideas with various sketches. We are very picky people. We met several different companies, architects and designers to find the best person whom we can work together. Our decision was correct! We are very much happy to work with her. read more

It took 20 years for us to to decide to build up on our home. We were recommended to Wafaa by one of my husband's clients and we couldn't be happier with her professionalism and expertise. She was able to beautifully incorporate our aesthetic with her architectural design. She has been very responsive, patient, and flexible throughout the process. We ran into several issues after the initial drawings were done but she guided us along until we came to the perfect resolution. We can't thank Wafaa enough for taking on this project and highly recommend her and her team. read more

It has been a pleasure working with Wafaa for our future residence. She had a couple design ideas for us and she was able to incorporate what we wanted for the house in the final plan. She exceeded our expectations in every aspect. Very professional but at the same time, so personable and sincerely cares about you. We highly recommend Future Architects! read more

Best Architect in the area, she did a great job at designing my home, we really appreciate her hard work

Wafaa Almahamid is one of the best architectural service providers in our area. She knows both art and science of architecture plus interior designing. She provides fast friendly value loaded services. She has become our family architect, like a family doctor. Most inportant thing is that she does not try to overkill, making more expensive for builders, rather tries to save every penny if it can be under the codes. I shall highly recommend her services to each and everyone. Our project got stalled, but she took it head on and got it approved from the city by answering or taking care of all "comments". read more

Wafaa is one of the most creative and talented architects I have met! She is not only great at design, but she is also a great problem solver. I have had an incredibly difficult remodel project that Wafaa has come to the rescue on on several occasions . She can quickly assess any design challenge and come up with sound and innovative design ideas. I wish that I had found her as the original designer of my project as I know she would have created a design that would have avoided many problems I would highly recommend her for any project big or small! On top of being very talented architect, she is a very kind and fun and a good person . A hard combination to find in today's world !!! If you are looking for an architect, look no further Wafaa is the best of the best!!! read more

She is probably the best architect and designer. Her caring for service is absolutely amazing and she always discusses and advices every single work with her clients. She takes care of everything that I don't need to worry about my drawings. Best service and knowledge. Thank you Wafaa. read more

Wafaa is a pleasure to work with. She designed my car garage addition and took a fight with a City of Concord from start to finish. Let me tell you it was not easy. My house was known in the city offices, thanks to my pleasant neighbors. But she never gave up and got permits and drawings stamped. Highly recommended her to anyone with a project in mind. Especially if project facing some challenges and needs someone with an extra push to get it approved so you can move on to the building part of the project. Thanks Wafaa!!! read more

Future Architects helped walk us thru our in law project. Wafaa was so kind and patient with all our questions and changes. Late night calls and e-mails were promptly and efficiently answered, helping to relieve an already stressful situation.Highly recommend her! read more

Future Architects does an amazing efficient work. Wafaa is a kind caring person and she really works for passion! I highly recommend Future Architects for you. read more