FIRM PROFILE

Kattenburg Architects, founded in 1981, is a firm of architectural design professionals emphasizing responsive full service project development. The firm's principal, Rick Kattenburg, has a strong background as project architect, responsible for design development, client relations, and supervision on highly visible projects. With experience in custom residential, commercial, and public building types, Kattenburg Architects offers a balanced design approach that respects project economics, functional use of space, and flexibility for future needs. To see what our clients say ... click here.

ABOUT THE ARCHITECT


Rick Kattenburg

Rick Kattenburg has been a licensed Architect in California for over thirty years and holds a Masters Degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. He has taught design at San Francisco State University, the University of California Berkeley Extension, and the Owner/Builder Center in Berkeley. He also currently serves on the board of the Orinda Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Kattenburg specializes in residential architecture and has designed and overseen construction on over 400 custom residential projects and numerous commercial and institutional projects. The son of an American Diplomat, Mr. Kattenburg lived in both Europe and Asia in his childhood, contributing to a broad based view of the world and an architectural style, steeped in classical concepts.

Read The Lamorinda Weekly article about Rick Kattenburg's participation in Orinda's Environmental Sustainability Working Group, Article here 

Read about us in Diablo Magazine, Article here

DESIGN AWARDS

  • 2009 Orinda, Ca. “Mayor’s Award For Excellence in Architecture” - Major Project Category

  • 2004 Best Major Remodel Design Award in Town of Moraga, as approved by the Design Review Board

 

  • Gold Nugget - Coleridge Park Houses, San Francisco *

  • Gold Nugget - Custom Residence in Harbor Bay Isle, Alameda *

  • National AIA Honor Award, CC AIA, Sunset Magazine & S.F. A.I.A. Awards - Macondray Terrace Condo Russian Hill

  • (Job Captain w/ Hood Miller Partnership)

    * While partner, project Architect w/ George Miers & Associates, San Francisco
 
 
 

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