Firm Profile

David S. Gast and Associates is a service-oriented architectural practice, founded in San Francisco in 1980. We specialize in custom residential projects, both renovations and new construction, and in moderate-scale commercial and educational buildings. We take pride in the close working relationships we develop with our clients, collaborating to produce projects which respond to the client’s desires, budget and schedule, while maintaining architectural design excellence.

We enjoy designing a project in the style and language most appropriate to the site and the client’s program, whether modern or within a more traditional or historical framework. We are committed to fine craftsmanship and sound detailing, and emphasize creating a team approach to the construction process to achieve these goals. Our firm has developed long-term relationships with many of the contractors, craftspeople and consultants involved in our projects, and this, along with our principal and staff’s prior experience as carpenters, furniture-makers and licensed general contractors, helps immeasurably in producing superior results.

An important factor in any project is negotiating through the complexities of the approvals process. Having practiced in the Bay Area for decades, we know how to work effectively with regulatory agencies to negotiate code interpretations and obtain project approvals. We have represented our clients successfully before commissions, design review panels and appeal boards.

David S. Gast, AIA

Licenses
	Licensed Architect, California, 1980, #C-10895 Licensed Architect, Hawaii, 2006, #11986 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Certificate #45817 Licensed General Contractor, California, 1976, #B-321637
Education
	Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Stanford University, 1969 Baulines Craftsmen's Guild, Apprenticeship to Furnituremaker, 1976 Workshop with Lawrence & Ann Halprin, Environmental Design, 1968
Prior Professional Experience

	Richard Gryziec, Architect/Planner, San Francisco, California Architect, Urban Planner	1977-80
	Keystone Builders, Inc., San Francisco, California Co-Owner	1973-76
	Community Design Center, San Francisco, California Intern Architect, Planner, Recreation Specialist	1969-73
	Marquis & Stoller, Architects, San Francisco, California Intern Architect	1969-70

Professional Organizations and Activities
	American Institute of Architects Judge, NARI Awards, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, 1995, 1996 & 1998 Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage National Trust for Historic Preservation