Areas We Serve · Malibu
Malibu architecture begins with the land.
A local studio for custom homes, interiors, coastal and hillside sites, landscape and hardscape, pools, permitting and architecture-led design-build.
Local perspective
A place-specific brief deserves a wider field of knowledge.
Malibu projects bring exceptional beauty and real constraint into the same brief. Topography, view, access, privacy, fire-conscious design, approvals, structure and construction logistics have to be understood as parts of one architectural decision.
Relevant experience
Three useful ways to begin in Malibu.
The right scope follows the property and ambition. These paths show the most relevant starting points.
Work in Malibu
Built here, not just nearby.
Projects located in Malibu and the immediately surrounding neighborhoods. Where a project is not in Malibu itself, its neighborhood is named.
How we work
One studio, connected from early study through the finished place.
Apel Design can begin with a site, an existing building, a feasibility question or a clear creative ambition. The team brings together architectural design, planning and entitlement experience, interiors, consultant coordination, preconstruction and field knowledge according to the needs of the project.
Architecture is performed in association with Michael B. Maclaren, AIA. Licensed construction is provided by Creative New Dimension Inc, California B 1056632, in conjunction with Apel Design for Design-Build.