Anders Lasater Architects

Anders Lasater Architects Exceptional Design Tailored For Exceptional Living

Anders Lasater Architects is an award winning architectural studio specializing in custom homes, galleries, salons, restaurants, fashion and other boutique retail and commercial projects. We seek to find a quiet resolution to each project where modern materials and innovative spatial relationships converge into unique solutions that ideally suit our client’s needs. What makes us distinctive is our focus on the fundamental assets of great architecture - SPACE, PROPORTION, LIGHT, and MATERIAL.™

Our work reaches across coastal Orange County into Palm Springs, the mountain resorts of California, and to the Big Island of Hawaii, finding a unique resolution in each location, tailored to its place, its time, and its users.

Perched along the Dana Point headlands, the Shell House takes its cues from the ocean with flowing forms and layered arc...
09/07/2026

Perched along the Dana Point headlands, the Shell House takes its cues from the ocean with flowing forms and layered architectural volumes inspired by marine life.

Designed to capture light from every angle, the home uses sculpted openings and clerestory windows to create interiors that feel bright, dynamic, and constantly connected to the coastline around it.

A proud 2017 Gold Nugget Award-winning project.











We’ve been a little too busy celebrating to get around to posting about our night at the Golden Nugget Awards! ✨We are i...
09/04/2026

We’ve been a little too busy celebrating to get around to posting about our night at the Golden Nugget Awards! ✨

We are incredibly grateful to see Inner Peace and Second Time Around recognized as Grand Nugget Award winners. These projects represent so much creativity, collaboration, and care, and we’re honored to see that work celebrated among such an incredible community of designers, architects, and industry leaders.

A huge thank you to the Golden Nugget community for this recognition, and most importantly, to our incredible team who brings these projects to life. We couldn’t be more proud.








Set into the hillsides of Orange County, Inner Peace was designed to feel like an escape, a home deeply rooted in its na...
08/31/2026

Set into the hillsides of Orange County, Inner Peace was designed to feel like an escape, a home deeply rooted in its natural surroundings.

Built on steep terrain, the project could have resisted the landscape. Instead, we embraced it, allowing the site to shape the experience of the home. Every transition was thoughtfully choreographed to create a natural flow from public to private, revealing moments of openness, privacy, and connection along the way.

We’re honored to see Inner Peace recognized as a Grand Nugget Award winner and grateful to have this work celebrated among such an incredible community of architects and designers.








Once a disjointed 1970s townhome, Second Time Around was transformed into a sophisticated retirement retreat, designed t...
08/28/2026

Once a disjointed 1970s townhome, Second Time Around was transformed into a sophisticated retirement retreat, designed to feel both refined and deeply personal. The project required a careful balance of restraint and precision, creating a home perfectly suited for the client’s new chapter of life.

The design was guided by ALA’s four foundational principles: space, proportion, light, and material. Each element was thoughtfully considered to create a home that feels cohesive, timeless, and effortlessly livable.

We’re honored to see Second Time Around recognized as a Grand Nugget Award winner and proud of the thoughtful design behind this transformation.








Reflecting on 20 years of Anders Lasater Architects, we're reminded that some of the most meaningful projects begin with...
08/27/2026

Reflecting on 20 years of Anders Lasater Architects, we're reminded that some of the most meaningful projects begin with seeing potential where others see limitations.

This renewed Laguna Beach cottage, recognized with a 2021 Luxe Magazine RED Award, is one example of that enduring philosophy.











Designed around a central courtyard, this residence transforms a generous site into a series of interconnected experienc...
08/24/2026

Designed around a central courtyard, this residence transforms a generous site into a series of interconnected experiences. Gathering spaces, private retreats, and open-air rooms are carefully arranged to engage the surrounding hillside and distant ocean views.

Recognized with a 2020 AIA Honor Award and a 2017 Gold Nugget Design Award, the project reflects a thoughtful response to both site and experience.











The blueprint. Where award-winning spaces all begin. 😉
08/20/2026

The blueprint. Where award-winning spaces all begin. 😉











20 years ago, Anders Lasater Architects was just beginning to take shape. Today, we’re celebrating two decades of growth...
08/18/2026

20 years ago, Anders Lasater Architects was just beginning to take shape. Today, we’re celebrating two decades of growth, creativity, and the people who have made it all possible.

While our team has changed and grown over the years, each person who has joined us has added something special to the ALA family. Year after year, our family has gotten a little bigger, our work has continued to evolve, and our shared passion for design has remained at the heart of it all.

Here’s to 20 years of projects, partnerships, milestones, memories, and the people who have made ALA what it is today.

Our Sunset House turns limitations into opportunities. Thoughtfully scaled and efficient in plan, the home responds to i...
08/17/2026

Our Sunset House turns limitations into opportunities. Thoughtfully scaled and efficient in plan, the home responds to its surroundings while creating spaces rich in light, comfort, and connection.











Rather than starting over, this Laguna Beach remodel began with a different question: what could the existing structure ...
08/14/2026

Rather than starting over, this Laguna Beach remodel began with a different question: what could the existing structure become?

By strategically opening key walls and rethinking the home's core, the design transformed a neglected 1960s hillside residence into a modern coastal retreat shaped by light, views, and the experience of living by the water.

Good design doesn't always require a blank slate.

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384 Forest Avenue, Ste 12
Laguna Beach, CA
92651

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