Farrell-Faber & Associates is an innovative, award-winning architecture and design team based in Santa Rosa, Calif., founded by Kevin Farrell and Shaun Faber in 1989. The diversity of our work experience spans all architectural styles and has included homes throughout the western states. Our commitment to staying at the cutting edge of design and technology has earned our firm its place as a leader in residential architecture and planning. We’ve also earned significant respect and recognition from Building Departments and City Design Review Boards for our integrity, quality of work and professionalism. This kind of reputation and experience helps our clients’ projects to travel smoothly through government approvals. Farrell-Faber & Associates also understands the need for architecture that is sustainable and sensitive to the environment, and is committed to designing "green". We invite you to review our portfolio of work on this website, which is representative of the many homes that our firm has designed. Our philosophy at Farrell-Faber & Associates, Inc. is to work as a team, using our strong creative design skills, technical planning and process, industry relationships, and detailed understanding of our clients to provide a dramatic yet comfortable home that matches the new homeowner’s style and needs. It is our desire to make the process as easy and enjoyable as possible for the client. Following are the five key business values upon which our company’s philosophy is based, each supported by comments from clients and building associates: 1. WE MAKE THE EFFORT TO REALLY UNDERSTAND EACH CLIENT AND THEIR NEEDS BEFORE EVER PUTTING PEN TO PAPER. . . ". . . Farrell-Faber & Associates’ ability to listen was extraordinary. They took the time to get to know me and understand my needs so well that their initial rough concept for my home was pretty much the plan we ended up using. We only changed two rooms . . ." ". . .Shaun and Kevin have the ability to really understand someone’s vision for a home. . ." ". . . It was so much easier than we had heard it would be, because Farrell-Faber & Associates really listened to us. . ." 2. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE BUILDER, APPLYING RIGOROUS ATTENTION TO TECHNICAL DETAIL DURING COORDINATION OF ALL DRAWINGS TO MINIMIZE PROBLEMS DURING CONSTRUCTION. . . ". . .Farrell-Faber & Associates is very pragmatic in their planning. . . I use them almost exclusively. I’ve tried working with other architects, but I keep coming back to them because they’re the best. . ." ". . . I started working with Kevin and Shaun over 15 years ago. . . Farrell-Faber & Associates’ creativity and innovation is balanced nicely with their scheduling commitment and value engineering – most firms are strong either in creative or in planning and scheduling, but Farrell-Faber & Associates is strong in both areas. We’ve won a number of industry awards for joint projects we’ve done, including the Northern California MAME "Community of the Year" award – you don’t win that unless you’re working with a great architect. Kevin and Shaun are also very sensitive to the builder’s directives and needs, and work with us to design innovative homes with reasonable direct construction costs. They have never let us down. ". . .Farrell-Faber & Associates excels at placing their well-designed floor plans on difficult lots, taking advantage of site features and orienting to views. . ." 3. WE VALUE AND NURTURE OUR STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS IN THE INDUSTRY . . . ". . .They’re willing to do the planning and upfront work with the builder that makes projects more successful. . ." ". . .We’ve researched and brainstormed together with Farrell-Faber & Associates. . .our visions are parallel, which makes it easier to work together. . ." ". . .Shaun and Kevin are particularly talented in responding to the needs of our home buyer profile. . ." 4. WE ACT AS ADVOCATES FOR CLIENTS TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE PROJECT AND PROCESS IS SUCCESSFUL, FROM START TO FINISH. . . ". . .When we had a problem with one of the parties working on our custom home, Farrell-Faber & Associates got actively involved, facilitated a meeting between the groups involved,, and helped us resolve the issue. . ." ". . .Shaun and Kevin partnered with us throughout the process, from start to finish – not just during their part, the planning and design job. . ." 5. WE BELIEVE IN ACTIVELY SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. . . ". . . I was impressed that Farrell-Faber & Associates took time from their busy schedules to donate drawings to rebuild the kids’ train station at Howarth Park, after it burned down a few years ago. . ." ". . . I think it’s great – Kevin and Shaun are both products of local high schools and are now giving back by establishing scholarships at their alma maters. . ." Thank you for your interest in our firm, and for taking time to learn more about us. Please feel free to request more information on Farrell-Faber & Associates, Inc. or to contact us directly through the "Contact Us" section on this website. We look forward to the opportunity of working with you on your upcoming project.