The residential design practice of David C. Foote has shaped Southern California's landscape since 1986. Custom homes. ADUs. Fire restoration. Every drawing started by the same pencil.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Verified reviews · Houzz · Yelp · BBBDavid Foote has been designing homes in Ventura County and Southern California for four decades. He has drawn buildings through three recessions, two wildfire crises, and the evolution of residential design from hand drafting to AI assisted modeling. Through every shift in the industry, one thing has not changed: every project begins with a conversation about how you want to live.
The practice specializes in the full arc of residential design. Conceptual sketches. Final construction documents. The permitting labyrinth. Structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing. Title 24 energy compliance. What would take three firms takes one designer who has done this one thousand five hundred thirty two times.
David C. Foote · Principal Designer, Associate AIA
Every one started with a sharpened pencil and a conversation. Every one finished with keys in the client's hand. David has been doing this for forty years, and the count grows every week.
Most firms specialize in one type of project. David Foote has designed them all. This is the advantage of forty years in practice and a principal who still draws every project himself.
A handful featured here. The full archive lives in four decades of filing cabinets. Every project begins with a conversation; every home earns its place through careful iteration.
From the Thomas Fire to the Mountain Fire to the Palisades disaster, David Foote has guided families through the rebuild process with equal parts technical expertise and human compassion. Code compliance. Insurance coordination. Complete design.
We sit down and talk about how you want to live. The building program form comes next.
Hand sketched floor plans and massing studies. Multiple iterations until the concept clicks.
Refined drawings with materials, finishes, and spatial relationships locked in.
Complete permit ready drawings with structural, MEP, and Title 24 integrated.
We navigate the planning department so you do not have to. Every jurisdiction, every code cycle.
Available for questions throughout construction. Trusted contractors available on request.
The same questions David asks every new client, now with AI assisted guidance. Answer at your pace; we will review and prepare a custom fee proposal within one business day.
Who are we designing for?
Your details. All information is confidential and only used to prepare your proposal.
What are we building?
Select the type of project that best describes your goal.
Layout and composition.
From David's building program form, refined for clarity.
Construction details.
Materials and structural choices we need to know early.
Anything else?
Additional context helps us prepare an accurate fee proposal.
Your building program is ready.
David will personally review this and reach out within one business day with a custom fee proposal.
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Forty years means we have probably seen your question before. Call directly, send an email, or stop by the Camarillo office. We answer our own phone.
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