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San Francisco directory · Ranked by permits issued

Office architects in San Francisco

372 architects and designers have 2 or more office permits issued in San Francisco since 2018. We rank them by how many the city issued with their name on the record, and show how long their plan-review permits took.

Updated October 20, 2026 · Nobody pays to be listed or ranked

Architects ranked
372
Permits of this type filed since 2018
26,216
Citywide median with plan review
3.9 mo

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Sheet
A-201
Drawing
Office architects, San Francisco
Date
Oct 2026
Scale
2+ issued to be listed

372 listed, most office permits issued first

  1. No. 1
    Offices 91%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: offices.

    621 issued

    Revel Architecture & Design

    Architect · License C36455 · San Francisco

    Offices issued
    621 of 684
    Share of their work
    91%
    Median to issue
    4.9 mo
    This firm
    4.9 mo
    Citywide
    3.9 mo

    682 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly offices 91% · apartments and multifamily 7% · hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 1%. Last filed Oct 2026.

    Most active in

    • Financial District/South Beach
    • Mission Bay
    • South of Market
    • Chinatown
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  2. No. 2
    Offices 95%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: offices.

    534 issued

    Huntsman

    Architect · License C9223 · San Francisco

    Offices issued
    534 of 558
    Share of their work
    95%
    Median to issue
    6.6 mo
    This firm
    6.6 mo
    Citywide
    3.9 mo

    560 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly offices 95% · apartments and multifamily 2% · retail and shops 1%. Last filed Oct 2026.

    Most active in

    • Financial District/South Beach
    • Chinatown
    • Mission Bay
    • South of Market
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  3. No. 3
    Offices 78% Apartments 11%

    Their permits by type, as a plan. Hatched: offices.

    457 issued

    Gensler

    Architect · License C38081 · San Francisco

    Offices issued
    457 of 500
    Share of their work
    78%
    Median to issue
    5.4 mo
    This firm
    5.4 mo
    Citywide
    3.9 mo

    591 permits of all types issued since 2018. Mostly offices 78% · apartments and multifamily 11% · hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 8%. Last filed Oct 2026.

    Most active in

    • Financial District/South Beach
    • Mission Bay
    • South of Market
    • Chinatown
    2018 Permits filed per year 2026

    Open profile

  1. 4
    Rmw Architect · C29609 · Offices 88% · Apartments and multifamily 4% Financial District/South Beach, Mission Bay, Chinatown, North Beach
    431 issued of 452
    3.5 mo median to issue
  2. 5
    Asd | Sky Architect · C38312 · Offices 90% · Apartments and multifamily 7% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Tenderloin, South of Market
    372 issued of 401
    2.6 mo median to issue
  3. 6
    Brereton Architects Architect · C27238 · Offices 96% · Retail and shops 2% Financial District/South Beach, South of Market, Chinatown, Mission Bay
    370 issued of 388
    3.4 mo median to issue
  4. 7
    Interior Architects Architect · C37053 · Offices 91% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 6% Financial District/South Beach, Potrero Hill, Chinatown, Sunset/Parkside
    179 issued of 187
    — too few of this type to time
  5. 8
    Lawrence Smith Architect · C26160 · Offices 95% · Apartments and multifamily 2% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, South of Market, Mission Bay
    144 issued of 159
    — too few of this type to time
  6. 9
    Forge Architecture Architect · C14087 · Offices 82% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 10% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Mission Bay, Bayview Hunters Point
    134 issued of 142
    8.2 mo median to issue
  7. 10
    Smith Group Architect · C25429 · Offices 95% · Apartments and multifamily 4% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Mission, Tenderloin
    97 issued of 101
    2.7 mo median to issue
  8. 11
    Fme Architecture Architect · C25185 · Offices 87% · Retail and shops 9% Financial District/South Beach, South of Market, Chinatown, Mission Bay
    92 issued of 104
    — too few of this type to time
  9. 12
    Studios Architecture Architect · C27880 · Offices 89% · Apartments and multifamily 8% Financial District/South Beach, Mission Bay, South of Market, Mission
    92 issued of 102
    7.2 mo median to issue
  10. 13
    Costa Brown Architecture Architect · C25678 · Offices 63% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 21% South of Market, Chinatown, Financial District/South Beach, Inner Sunset
    85 issued of 88
    12.1 mo median to issue
  11. 14
    Ia Interior Architects Architect · C32542 · Offices 90% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 7% Financial District/South Beach, Sunset/Parkside, Lakeshore, Mission Bay
    83 issued of 93
    7.7 mo median to issue
  12. 15
    Fennie & Mehl Architects Architect · C34811 · Offices 83% · Retail and shops 9% Financial District/South Beach, Mission, Chinatown, Mission Bay
    70 issued of 72
    — too few of this type to time
  13. 16
    Rapt Studio Architect · C35493 · Offices 97% · Retail and shops 1% Financial District/South Beach, South of Market, Chinatown, Mission Bay
    69 issued of 70
    9.6 mo median to issue
  14. 17
    Som Architect · C26963 · Offices 72% · Apartments and multifamily 17% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Mission, North Beach
    61 issued of 65
    2.4 mo median to issue
  15. 18
    Constructive Solutions Architect · C32363 · Offices 40% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 15% Financial District/South Beach, Sunset/Parkside, South of Market, Mission
    59 issued of 63
    — too few of this type to time
  16. 19
    Msa Architecture+Design Architect · C31273 · Offices 61% · Retail and shops 21% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Pacific Heights, Castro/Upper Market
    59 issued of 67
    5.0 mo median to issue
  17. 20
    Uesugi & Associates Architect · C16985 · Offices 98% · Retail and shops 2% Financial District/South Beach
    58 issued of 64
    — too few of this type to time
  18. 21
    Ware Malcomb Architect · C34838 · Offices 71% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 12% Financial District/South Beach, Bayview Hunters Point, South of Market, Noe Valley
    57 issued of 60
    — too few of this type to time
  19. 22
    M. Moser Associates Architect · C21877 · Offices 98% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 2% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Russian Hill, Mission Bay
    54 issued of 56
    — too few of this type to time
  20. 23
    Nelson Architect Architect · C33446 · Offices 85% · Apartments and multifamily 7% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Bernal Heights, Excelsior
    50 issued of 50
    — too few of this type to time
  21. 24
    Perkins & Will Architect · C37048 · Offices 88% · Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial 4% Financial District/South Beach, Tenderloin, Chinatown, Mission
    50 issued of 59
    5.1 mo median to issue
  22. 25
    Tmda Architect · C27780 · Offices 77% · Apartments and multifamily 16% Financial District/South Beach, Chinatown, Pacific Heights, Mission
    49 issued of 49
    2.6 mo median to issue

Ranked by office building permits issued in San Francisco since 2018 with the firm named on the permit record; firms need 2 or more to be listed. The line under each name shows the firm's two largest project types as a share of its permits. Median time covers the firm's office plan-review permits only and needs 3 or more issued with dates; the blue dimension line under it is drawn to scale, and the small dark mark on it is the citywide median of 3.9 months for office permits. Neighborhoods are where it filed the most permits of any type. A listing is not an endorsement, and nobody pays to be ranked. Some firms appear twice when the city recorded them under two names.

Source and notes

Source: San Francisco Department of Building Inspection building permits and permit contacts on DataSF. We include new-construction, plan-review and over-the-counter alteration permits filed since 2018, sorted into project types from the building's use and the permit description. Owner-builders and other private individuals are left out, and we never publish project addresses. Is your firm listed wrong? Send a correction.

Common questions

Which architects have the most office permits in San Francisco?

On city permit records since 2018, Revel Architecture & Design is named on the most issued office permits among architects and designers (621 issued of 684 filed).

How long does a office permit take in San Francisco?

Of 26,216 office permits filed since 2018, 24,856 were over-the-counter permits without full plan review. For those that went through plan review, the median took 3.9 months from filing to issue, and the middle half took 1.8 to 8.1 months.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of office building permits issued in San Francisco since 2018 where the firm or person is named on the permit record in the city's public contacts data. We sort permits into project types from the building's use and the permit description. Nobody pays to be listed or ranked. Sponsored placements, when they exist, are labeled and shown apart from the ranking.