Our project was not for the meek! We touched every inch of our 1917 Reginald Johnson home -- 6000+ sq feet in San Marino. Our goal was to renovate the classic Italian Revival home and keep it period correct but with the most compelling, subtle and high-end conveniences. Our initial review included the usual checkpoints on quality, timeliness, staying on budget, significant experience with homes from the same era, etc. Jim and his team received flying colors from his references, and ultimately from us on all of these. However the biggest pluses of working with Jim were not apparent at the start and went way beyond our initial criteria. Our work with him became iterative mid-project a...

Dawn Murphy

James and his team recently expanded and renovated our historic home in Palm Beach. They seamlessly matched all of our classical details, while also opening up and modernizing our interior, filling it with much needed natural light and texture. They were responsive, flexible, professional, and efficient to work with.

Houzz User

After hiring and firing 2 different architects over 6 months that just did not understand what we were trying to do, James Coane and his office were a breath of fresh air of creativity and understanding. Our 4,000 square foot new house project was high in the steep Hollywood Hills, with numerous City permitting and geologic complicated requirements. Not to mention, pain-in-the -ass neighbors. Apparently, nothing he hasn’t dealt with multiple times before. After two introductory meetings to discuss our project and then Jim explaining how he would approach it, the first designs he presented at our next meeting hit 95% of everything we were hoping for. Great listener! After a fine tunin...

Grazia Brunochelli

We hired James V. Coane and Associates to design a new single family residence in a city known for being notoriously difficult to get projects approved in. Fast forward a few years and our home is complete and we couldn’t be happier with the end result. Folks walking around the neighborhood always stop to let us know how beautifully the house fits into the neighborhood! James and his team combine deep knowledge in a wide range of architectural styles with experience navigating the increasingly challenging local jurisdictions. Throughout our process, he listened to our wants and was open and honest about what would be possible and what would be difficult. His construction documents are accur...

Vinh

What more can you say about an architect than when people stop on the street to tell you how much they love your house. Jim did two remodels for us and turned a very plain 1927 "cottage" into a unique and very welcoming home. His creativity with the stone work on the exterior was matched with the great ideas for the interior. All while retaining the original Country French style. He also made improvements to a backyard structure which I'm sure contributed to several garden tours and culminated in being asked to be included in the annual National Open Days Garden Tour. Jim is personable; always accessible and very easy to work with. I cannot recommend him highly enough!

Houzz User

Our project was not for the meek! We touched every inch of our 1917 Reginald Johnson home -- 6000+ sq feet in San Marino. Our goal was to renovate the classic Italian Revival home and keep it period correct but with the most compelling, subtle and high-end conveniences. Our initial review included the usual checkpoints on quality, timeliness, staying on budget, significant experience with homes from the same era, etc. Jim and his team received flying colors from his references, and ultimately from us on all of these. However the biggest pluses of working with Jim were not apparent at the start and went way beyond our initial criteria. Our work with him became iterative mid-project a...

Dawn Murphy