Designing Inclusive and Thriving Communities
Design With Skill is a vertically integrated architecture firm focused on designing and building inclusive environments so that people have opportunities to thrive in their community. The firm imagines a world where everyone has a place they want to live, work, and play; where they are comfortable, feel they belong, and have opportunities. The firm doesn’t believe in one-size fits all. They team explores alternative and innovative approaches to architecture design, development, and construction in order to offer choices. Every partnership they form and every building they work on are driven by their vision for lively, diverse, socially-rich, and inclusive environments.
Design With Skill is privately owned, and Los Angeles based. The firm’s focus is on mixed-use and multifamily projects, targeting assets in communities with a need for affordable and workforce housing. The team’s mission is to create buildings that fit within neighborhoods through thoughtful designs that promote healthy spaces and encourage affordable living for families.
Design With Skill is uniquely structured in today’s landscape of development companies. The founder and CEO, Samantha Hill, is a licensed architect and certified access specialist (CASp). In addition to Design With Skill, she owns and operates Develop With Skill, a real estate development firm specializing in multifamily and mixed-use development. Samantha has created and modeled a unique practice where her companies both design and develop properties, helping to control risk and liability, while creating more cohesive and desirable buildings. She is working to revive the concept of ‘master-builder’ to create better livable environments.
Specialties:
Mixed-Use
Live | Work | Play | Retail | Commercial | Residential
Multifamily
Modular | Co-Living | Micro-Living | Live/Work | Adaptive Reuse | Multiplex | Podium | Courtyard | Bungalow Court | Townhomes
Mixed-Income
Affordable | Missing Middle | Market-rate | Rentals | For-Sale
Commercial
Office | Retail | Hospitality | Art/Cultural | Food & Beverage
Architecture Services:
Consulting
High-Rise
Affordable
Mixed-Income
Disabled Access/CASp
Compliance and Advisory
Item description
Feasibility Analysis
Context and Regulatory Constraints
Project Management
Pre-development
Market Research
Capital Stack Analysis
Equity, Construction, and Permanent Financing Assessments
Lender Relations
Pre-Acquisition Due Diligence
Site Acquisition
Physical, Legal, and Political Constraint Analysis
Cost Assessment
Site Survey, Soils, Phase I, and Title Reports Procurement
Community Engagement
Community and Neighborhood Advocacy
Community Group Management
Design
Concept and Program Design Schematic Design
Design Development
Construction and Permitting Documents
Permitting
Construction
Pre-Construction
Construction Kick-off
Construction Management
Construction Close-Out
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