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Architect, San Francisco License C13305

Winder Gibson Architects

The city has issued 26 of the 29 San Francisco building permits that name Winder Gibson Architects since 2018. The work is mostly residential, led by home additions. Their median plan-review permit for home additions took 21.1 months from filing to issue, 49% slower than the citywide median. Their busiest neighborhoods are Mission, Noe Valley and Nob Hill.

Also filed as
permit expediter
Issued by the city
26 of 29 filed since 2018
Median plan-review time, home additions
21.1 mo city median 14.2 mo
Rank for home additions
No. 35 of 269 by home additions issued
Overall rank
No. 286 of 1,543 architects and designers

What they work on

Every San Francisco building permit with Winder Gibson Architects on the record since 2018, by project type. Most filed: 10 home additions, 8 apartments and multifamily, 7 home remodels.

Residential and commercial, by permits filed

97% residential
3% commercial
Permits by project type, filed and issued
  1. Home additions Residential 9 of 10 issued 34% of filings.
  2. Apartments and multifamily Residential 7 of 8 issued 28% of filings.
  3. Home remodels Residential 7 of 7 issued 24% of filings.
  4. New homes Residential 2 of 3 issued 10% of filings.
  5. Hotels, clinics, schools and other commercial Commercial 1 of 1 issued 3% of filings.

Permits over time

Permits filed each year, drawn as a street with one building per year, and how many of all their permits the city has issued.

Busiest year
2021
10 permits filed
Latest filing
Nov 2025
90% of 29 issued
Permits filed per year: 2018: 6, 2019: 5, 2020: 3, 2021: 10, 2022: 0, 2023: 1, 2024: 0, 2025: 4, 2026: 0. The 2026 figure runs through October 20, 2026.

One building per year, its height the permits filed. Each floor line marks 2 permits; the 2026 building is dashed because it counts permits filed through October 20, 2026.

Issued by the city: 26 of 29 permits filed

90%

All San Francisco project permits since 2018 in this data

93% issued

3 not issued as of October 20, 2026. Source: SF Department of Building Inspection permits via DataSF.

How fast their permits come through

Filing to issue for permits that went through plan review. Winder Gibson Architects has 16 of those across all project types; the citywide comparison is for home additions, their most filed type, where 1,738 of 3,030 permits went through plan review and the rest were approved over the counter.

Winder Gibson Architects, home additions

21.1months

That is 49% slower than the citywide median for home additions.

Median months from filing to issue for plan-review permits. Winder Gibson Architects, home additions: 21.1 months. San Francisco, home additions: 14.2 months. Middle half of city permits: 8.6 to 21.4 months.
21.1 months for home additions, faster than 11 of 106 other architects and designers ranked for home additions that have a median for it Each circle is a firm's median for its plan-review permits for home additions. Dashed line: the median of all San Francisco plan-review permits for home additions, 14.2 months. Shaded: the middle half of those permits, 8.6 to 21.4 months.
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24+ months Sutro Architects: 14.9 months Xie Associates: 10.4 months Troy Kashanipour: 15.2 months Hing Wah Construction: 14.6 months Martinkovic Milford Architects: 13.3 months Architects Sf: 16.1 months Knock Arch & Design: 17.2 months Geddes Ulinskas Architects: 12.0 months Topetcher Architectural: 15.0 months Five Design: 12.8 months John Lum Architecture: 21.2 months Shatara Architecture: 27.9 months Jim Treman Architect: 14.2 months Curtis Hollenbeck Architect: 12.6 months David Armour Architecture: 14.9 months Hing Wah Design: 10.3 months Brooks Mcdonald Architecture: 17.6 months Mike Larkin Architecture: 7.7 months Raumfabrik Architecture: 9.8 months Apparatus: 9.0 months Butler Armsden Architects: 11.1 months Red Dot Studio Architecture: 15.4 months Craig O'connell, Architect: 33.6 months Sven Lavine Architecture: 19.4 months Dumican Mosey Architects: 13.1 months Theo Bessin: 14.7 months Schaub | Li | Architects: 11.1 months Rodgers Architecture: 18.3 months Huang Iboshi Architecture: 16.2 months Farrrell Architecture: 17.2 months John Maniscalco Architecture: 11.9 months Steven Whitney, Architect: 12.9 months Jorge Carbonell Architecture: 11.3 months A. Gordon Atkinson Aia: 19.3 months Cassandra Mettling Davis: 8.7 months Evoco Architecture Interiors: 15.8 months Feldman Architecture: 11.0 months Gisela Schmoll Architect, Pc: 10.7 months Juniper Architecture: 17.1 months Verner Architects: 11.5 months Jason M.J.Chan Architect: 11.1 months Hood Thomas Architects: 8.6 months D-Scheme Studio: 17.9 months Aaron Lim Design: 3.8 months William Pashelinsky Arch.: 24.6 months Jeffrey A. Eade Architect: 13.5 months Mason Kirby Inc.: 17.9 months 2m Architecture: 13.4 months Bittiker Architecture: 16.1 months Thousand Architects: 11.9 months Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects: 16.1 months Dnm Architect: 20.4 months Geiszler Architects: 10.6 months Engel Architects: 10.6 months Winder Gison Architects: 17.5 months Blue Truck Inc.: 17.4 months Kelly Melendez Architect: 10.3 months Kerman Morris Architects: 20.7 months Kohlmyer: 12.5 months Levy Art+Architecture: 12.0 months Jennifer Tulley Architects: 15.8 months Gast Architects: 18.1 months Design Pad Architecture: 16.4 months Level Design: 36.2 months Mark English Architects: 8.1 months Saw//Spiegel Ahara Workshop: 14.1 months Andrew Morrall Architect: 14.7 months Renato Jose I Architect: 16.4 months Designnpad Architecture: 21.6 months Mml Architect: 6.9 months Edit: 18.7 months Baukunst: 8.6 months Mora Architects: 26.7 months Chr Dauer Architect: 6.4 months Van T. Ly & Associataes: 16.1 months William Duff Architects: 16.8 months Mf Architect: 13.1 months Peters Design-Build Inc.: 18.1 months Butler Armsden Architecture: 5.3 months Amlgm: 18.9 months Mork-Ulnes Architects: 17.3 months Nie Yang Architects: 13.4 months Timbre Architecture: 14.9 months C. Swason: 32.5 months Dennis Budd Aia Architect: 17.6 months S F Architecture: 10.3 months Edmonds & Lee Architects: 30.9 months Mcmahon Arch: 14.9 months Jorams Altman ,Architect: 10.6 months Richard Beard Architect: 5.5 months Jza Architure: 4.8 months Eta-Sf: 10.8 months Bill Egan Architect: 11.3 months Larson Shores Arch.: 11.4 months Ojanen Chiou Architets Llp: 18.7 months Kelly Condon Design: 15.7 months Compassion By Design: 29.5 months Studio J. Architecture: 19.0 months Studio Vara Architecute: 25.6 months Schwartz & Architecture: 13.5 months Harvey Architecture: 14.8 months Bach Architecture: 13.2 months Michael Hennessey Architecture: 9.7 months O'sullivan Architecture: 8.5 months Eichler Davies Architecture: 13.0 months Scm Design Group: 12.1 months Winder Gibson Architects 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24+ months Sutro Architects: 14.9 months Xie Associates: 10.4 months Troy Kashanipour: 15.2 months Hing Wah Construction: 14.6 months Martinkovic Milford Architects: 13.3 months Architects Sf: 16.1 months Knock Arch & Design: 17.2 months Geddes Ulinskas Architects: 12.0 months Topetcher Architectural: 15.0 months Five Design: 12.8 months John Lum Architecture: 21.2 months Shatara Architecture: 27.9 months Jim Treman Architect: 14.2 months Curtis Hollenbeck Architect: 12.6 months David Armour Architecture: 14.9 months Hing Wah Design: 10.3 months Brooks Mcdonald Architecture: 17.6 months Mike Larkin Architecture: 7.7 months Raumfabrik Architecture: 9.8 months Apparatus: 9.0 months Butler Armsden Architects: 11.1 months Red Dot Studio Architecture: 15.4 months Craig O'connell, Architect: 33.6 months Sven Lavine Architecture: 19.4 months Dumican Mosey Architects: 13.1 months Theo Bessin: 14.7 months Schaub | Li | Architects: 11.1 months Rodgers Architecture: 18.3 months Huang Iboshi Architecture: 16.2 months Farrrell Architecture: 17.2 months John Maniscalco Architecture: 11.9 months Steven Whitney, Architect: 12.9 months Jorge Carbonell Architecture: 11.3 months A. Gordon Atkinson Aia: 19.3 months Cassandra Mettling Davis: 8.7 months Evoco Architecture Interiors: 15.8 months Feldman Architecture: 11.0 months Gisela Schmoll Architect, Pc: 10.7 months Juniper Architecture: 17.1 months Verner Architects: 11.5 months Jason M.J.Chan Architect: 11.1 months Hood Thomas Architects: 8.6 months D-Scheme Studio: 17.9 months Aaron Lim Design: 3.8 months William Pashelinsky Arch.: 24.6 months Jeffrey A. Eade Architect: 13.5 months Mason Kirby Inc.: 17.9 months 2m Architecture: 13.4 months Bittiker Architecture: 16.1 months Thousand Architects: 11.9 months Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects: 16.1 months Dnm Architect: 20.4 months Geiszler Architects: 10.6 months Engel Architects: 10.6 months Winder Gison Architects: 17.5 months Blue Truck Inc.: 17.4 months Kelly Melendez Architect: 10.3 months Kerman Morris Architects: 20.7 months Kohlmyer: 12.5 months Levy Art+Architecture: 12.0 months Jennifer Tulley Architects: 15.8 months Gast Architects: 18.1 months Design Pad Architecture: 16.4 months Level Design: 36.2 months Mark English Architects: 8.1 months Saw//Spiegel Ahara Workshop: 14.1 months Andrew Morrall Architect: 14.7 months Renato Jose I Architect: 16.4 months Designnpad Architecture: 21.6 months Mml Architect: 6.9 months Edit: 18.7 months Baukunst: 8.6 months Mora Architects: 26.7 months Chr Dauer Architect: 6.4 months Van T. Ly & Associataes: 16.1 months William Duff Architects: 16.8 months Mf Architect: 13.1 months Peters Design-Build Inc.: 18.1 months Butler Armsden Architecture: 5.3 months Amlgm: 18.9 months Mork-Ulnes Architects: 17.3 months Nie Yang Architects: 13.4 months Timbre Architecture: 14.9 months C. Swason: 32.5 months Dennis Budd Aia Architect: 17.6 months S F Architecture: 10.3 months Edmonds & Lee Architects: 30.9 months Mcmahon Arch: 14.9 months Jorams Altman ,Architect: 10.6 months Richard Beard Architect: 5.5 months Jza Architure: 4.8 months Eta-Sf: 10.8 months Bill Egan Architect: 11.3 months Larson Shores Arch.: 11.4 months Ojanen Chiou Architets Llp: 18.7 months Kelly Condon Design: 15.7 months Compassion By Design: 29.5 months Studio J. Architecture: 19.0 months Studio Vara Architecute: 25.6 months Schwartz & Architecture: 13.5 months Harvey Architecture: 14.8 months Bach Architecture: 13.2 months Michael Hennessey Architecture: 9.7 months O'sullivan Architecture: 8.5 months Eichler Davies Architecture: 13.0 months Scm Design Group: 12.1 months Winder Gibson Architects

9 firms with medians over 24 months are drawn at the right edge.

Where they rank

Ranked by permits the city has issued since 2018, first across every project type, then for home additions alone.

  1. 284 Mist Architects 26
  2. 285 T-Square Design Llc 26
  3. 286 Winder Gibson Architects 26
  4. 287 Dennis Budd Aia Architect 26
  5. 288 Elevation Architects 25

All permits issued, 1,543 architects and designers Full ranking

  1. 33 John Maniscalco Architecture 9
  2. 34 Steven Whitney, Architect 9
  3. 35 Winder Gibson Architects 9
  4. 36 Jorge Carbonell Architecture 8
  5. 37 A. Gordon Atkinson Aia 8

Home additions issued, 269 architects and designers Home additions ranking

Where they work

The neighborhoods where Winder Gibson Architects files the most permits, and how many architects and designers count each one among their top 4 neighborhoods.

  1. 01 Mission 381 architects and designers count Mission among their busiest neighborhoods
  2. 02 Noe Valley 231 architects and designers count Noe Valley among their busiest neighborhoods
  3. 03 Nob Hill 109 architects and designers count Nob Hill among their busiest neighborhoods
  4. 04 Twin Peaks 44 architects and designers count Twin Peaks among their busiest neighborhoods

Questions for the first call

  1. Which of your recent San Francisco permits are closest to my project in type, size and neighborhood, and can I see the permit numbers?
  2. How long did those permits take from filing to issue, and what did plan check send back?
  3. Who on your team draws the set, who stamps it, and who answers the city's comments?

Other architects and designers for home additions

Firms ranked near Winder Gibson Architects by permits issued for home additions.

  1. 32 Farrrell Architecture 9 home additions issued · 17.2 mo median for home additions
  2. 33 John Maniscalco Architecture 9 home additions issued · 11.9 mo median for home additions
  3. 34 Steven Whitney, Architect 9 home additions issued · 12.9 mo median for home additions
  4. 36 Jorge Carbonell Architecture 8 home additions issued · 11.3 mo median for home additions
  5. 37 A. Gordon Atkinson Aia 8 home additions issued · 19.3 mo median for home additions
  6. 38 Cm Architects 8 home additions issued

See all 269 architects and designers ranked for home additions

Sheet
A-286 No. 286 of 1,543
Drawing
Permit record, Winder Gibson Architects
Architect, San Francisco
License
C13305 check with CAB
Data as of
Oct 2026
Scale
Not to scale

Built only from public San Francisco Department of Building Inspection records (permits, permit contacts), updated 2026-10-20. It is not a review or an endorsement, and Winder Gibson Architects has not paid to be listed. Project addresses are never shown.

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