ALEX SOLBES
Registered Architect: California, Lic. #C33155
323.999.7152 / aosolbes@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Architecture – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA (1994-1999)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AOS works : architecture & design, Los Angeles, CA (2017-present)
Principal
- Spanish Remodel, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2020)
Comprehensive remodel of a 1920s Spanish Revival home
- Micro Bathroom Addition, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2019)
Contemporary bathroom addition to a California bungalow
- Contemporary Ranch Remodel, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2019)
740 sf remodel of a hillside home
- Highland Park Master Bath, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
Contemporary bathroom remodel for a California bungalow
- Hillside Guest House, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
New guest house for a hillside property
- Hilltop House, Los Angeles, CA (2019-2022)
410 sf master suite and art studio addition to a hillside residence
- Shift House : Addition & ADU, Los Angeles, CA (2019-2022)
740 sf primary suite, family room and office addition and 250 sf detached ADU
- NoHo Remodel, North Hollywood, CA (2020-2022)
213 sf kitchen & bathroom remodel
- Two Views Remodel, Silver Lake, CA (2021- 2022)
Guest bedroom and bathroom remodel
- Temple Hill, Hollywood Hills, CA (2023-present)
600 sf primary suite addition and comprehensive remodel, and 440 sf garage addition
- Hillcrest Remodel, Los Angeles, CA (2023-present)
Kitchen, primary bedroom & office remodel with deck addition
Steven Fader Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2017-2021)
Consulting Project Architect
- The Annex, Los Angeles, CA (2017 to present)
32,920 sf restoration/addition to the historic Downtown Los Angeles Alexandria Hotel Annex
- Mt. Washington Addition, Los Angeles, CA (2017 to 2021)
305 sf addition to a hillside residence
Bestor Architecture, Los Angeles, CA (2017)
Consulting Project Architect
- Snapchat Headquarters, Santa Monica, CA (2017)
Creative office space and employee lounge
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2013-2017)
Project Architect / Manager
- Hudson Condos, Los Angeles, CA (2015-2017)
66,000 sf, 23 unit condominium development
- LADWP Customer Service Center, Los Angeles, CA (2014-2016)
7,170 sf new customer service center and community meeting room
- Santa Monica Residence, Santa Monica, CA (2013-2017)
3,885 sf new residence
- Silver Lake Residence, Los Angeles, CA (2013-2017)
5,785 sf new hillside residence and studio
- San Gabriel Residences, San Gabriel, CA (2013-2017)
Sub-division study for three new detached single family residences
- Artists’ Live-Work Unit, Glendale, CA (2014-2015)
1,000 sf new art studio and residence
- Hillside Residence, Encino, CA (2014-2015)
4,415 sf new hillside residence
- Atwater Village Spec Houses, Los Angeles, CA (2013-2014)
Two 3,800 sf new residences
- Silver Lake Addition, Los Angeles, CA (2013-2014)
720 sf renovation and addition to a single family residence
- La Canada Addition, La Canada, CA (2013)
Addition and renovation of a single family residence
Chu & Gooding Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2011-2013)
Project Architect
- English House, Beverly Hills, CA (2011-2013)
Addition and remodel to a 1950 Harwell Hamilton Harris house
- Santa Monica Residence, Beverly Hills, CA (2012)
1,100 sf addition and 5,000 sf remodel of a ranch style residence
- Benedict Canyon Residence, Los Angeles, CA (2012-2013)
Renovation of Buff & Hensman’s 1959 Duffy Edwards House
- Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA (Project Team) (2013)
Nature Education Facilities – Interior Renovation of Exhibition Galleries
- Autry Resource Center, Burbank, CA (Project Team) (2012-2013)
97,000 sf tenant improvement and 3,000 sf addition –
Southwest Museum and Autry Museum Collections Storage,
Research Institute and Native American Ceremonial Area
Steven Fader Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2010-2011)
Project Architect
- Los Angeles Mission College Library, Sylmar, CA (2010-2011)
Remodel of a 50,000 sf, 2 story library/learning resource building
- Home Office, Pasadena, CA (2011)
Detached home office for a craftsman style residence
Horizon General Contractors, Santa Monica, CA (2008-2010)
Assistant Project Superintendent
- Canyon Residence, Pacific Palisades, CA (2008-2010)
New 14,000 sf single family residence and sculpture studio
Chu & Gooding Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2006-2008)
Project Architect
- Hollywood Hills Addition, Los Angeles, CA (2006-2008)
1,200 sf addition and 7,300 sf remodel of a hillside residence
- La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles, CA (Project Team) (2008)
41,800 sf tenant improvement and 2,000 sf addition for a Mexican
Cultural Center in two historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles
- Southern California Public Radio / KPCC 89.3 FM, Pasadena, CA (Project Team) (2008)
30,000 sf renovation and 5,000 sf addition for radio station offices
and broadcast studios
- Moreton Fig Restaurant at Ronald Tutor Campus Center,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (Project Team) (2007)
Signature restaurant within a new campus center building
- Residential Office Remodel, Los Angeles, CA (2007)
400 sf remodel of a detached guest house into a home office
Dianna Wong Architecture & Interior Design, Los Angeles, CA (2002-2006)
Project Architect
- Hollywood Hills Residence, Los Angeles, CA (2003-2005)
2,150 sf new hillside residence
- La Prairie Day Spa at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA (2002-2005)
Interior remodel for a new day spa, fitness center and gift shop
- Downtown Condominium Development, Seattle, WA (Project Team) (2005)
Interior remodel of lobby and penthouse for new condominium
Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners, Santa Monica, CA (2001-2002)
Production Team Member
- Glorya Kaufman Center for World Arts & Culture, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (2001)
Arts performance venue which includes a theater, outdoor theater pavilion,
dance studios, labs, offices and classrooms
- Beijing Wanhao Century Center, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China (2001)
Hotel and high-rise office tower development
- McLaughlin Cluster Student Housing, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (2001)
Residence halls, a director’s apartment, study and living spaces
built around a central commons
Naga Studio Architects, Venice, CA (2000)
Production Team Member
- Phoenix Rising installation for the Biennale de Venezia, Venice, Italy (2000)
Eric Owen Moss Architects, Culver City, CA (1997)
Production Team Member
- Jewish Museum San Francisco – Competition Entry, San Francisco, CA (1997)
Insertion of new curved constructions into historic power station building
- Samitaur II Development, Culver City, CA (1997)
Tower addition to the original Samitaur building
- Jefferson Towers Project, Culver City, CA (1997)
Curvilinear ribbon structural system wrapping two tower buildings
PUBLICATIONS
Magazines
Spaces, December 2008 Issue
“Hollywood Hunk” – Hollywood Hills Residence
Terrain Concepts, Role: Project Architect
Architectural Digest, July 2012 Issue
“Perfect Harmony” – Canyon Residence
Lehrer Architects, Role: Assistant Project Superintendent
Interior Design, June 2019 Issue
Summer Homes – Santa Monica Residence
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Role: Project Architect
Books
Contemporary Architects Studio Report 2007 – Moore Ruble Yudell
Beijing Century Center
Role: Project Team
Online Publications
Architizer, June 2022
Reader’s Choice: Top 10 Architecture Projects on Architizer in June 2022
Tea House No. 1
Los Angeles Times, August 2024
Article on the Shift House Addition & ADU project
Registered Architect: California, Lic. #C33155
323.999.7152 / aosolbes@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Architecture – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA (1994-1999)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AOS works : architecture & design, Los Angeles, CA (2017-present)
Principal
- Spanish Remodel, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2020)
Comprehensive remodel of a 1920s Spanish Revival home
- Micro Bathroom Addition, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2019)
Contemporary bathroom addition to a California bungalow
- Contemporary Ranch Remodel, Los Angeles, CA (2018-2019)
740 sf remodel of a hillside home
- Highland Park Master Bath, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
Contemporary bathroom remodel for a California bungalow
- Hillside Guest House, Los Angeles, CA (2019)
New guest house for a hillside property
- Hilltop House, Los Angeles, CA (2019-2022)
410 sf master suite and art studio addition to a hillside residence
- Shift House : Addition & ADU, Los Angeles, CA (2019-2022)
740 sf primary suite, family room and office addition and 250 sf detached ADU
- NoHo Remodel, North Hollywood, CA (2020-2022)
213 sf kitchen & bathroom remodel
- Two Views Remodel, Silver Lake, CA (2021- 2022)
Guest bedroom and bathroom remodel
- Temple Hill, Hollywood Hills, CA (2023-present)
600 sf primary suite addition and comprehensive remodel, and 440 sf garage addition
- Hillcrest Remodel, Los Angeles, CA (2023-present)
Kitchen, primary bedroom & office remodel with deck addition
Steven Fader Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2017-2021)
Consulting Project Architect
- The Annex, Los Angeles, CA (2017 to present)
32,920 sf restoration/addition to the historic Downtown Los Angeles Alexandria Hotel Annex
- Mt. Washington Addition, Los Angeles, CA (2017 to 2021)
305 sf addition to a hillside residence
Bestor Architecture, Los Angeles, CA (2017)
Consulting Project Architect
- Snapchat Headquarters, Santa Monica, CA (2017)
Creative office space and employee lounge
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2013-2017)
Project Architect / Manager
- Hudson Condos, Los Angeles, CA (2015-2017)
66,000 sf, 23 unit condominium development
- LADWP Customer Service Center, Los Angeles, CA (2014-2016)
7,170 sf new customer service center and community meeting room
- Santa Monica Residence, Santa Monica, CA (2013-2017)
3,885 sf new residence
- Silver Lake Residence, Los Angeles, CA (2013-2017)
5,785 sf new hillside residence and studio
- San Gabriel Residences, San Gabriel, CA (2013-2017)
Sub-division study for three new detached single family residences
- Artists’ Live-Work Unit, Glendale, CA (2014-2015)
1,000 sf new art studio and residence
- Hillside Residence, Encino, CA (2014-2015)
4,415 sf new hillside residence
- Atwater Village Spec Houses, Los Angeles, CA (2013-2014)
Two 3,800 sf new residences
- Silver Lake Addition, Los Angeles, CA (2013-2014)
720 sf renovation and addition to a single family residence
- La Canada Addition, La Canada, CA (2013)
Addition and renovation of a single family residence
Chu & Gooding Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2011-2013)
Project Architect
- English House, Beverly Hills, CA (2011-2013)
Addition and remodel to a 1950 Harwell Hamilton Harris house
- Santa Monica Residence, Beverly Hills, CA (2012)
1,100 sf addition and 5,000 sf remodel of a ranch style residence
- Benedict Canyon Residence, Los Angeles, CA (2012-2013)
Renovation of Buff & Hensman’s 1959 Duffy Edwards House
- Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA (Project Team) (2013)
Nature Education Facilities – Interior Renovation of Exhibition Galleries
- Autry Resource Center, Burbank, CA (Project Team) (2012-2013)
97,000 sf tenant improvement and 3,000 sf addition –
Southwest Museum and Autry Museum Collections Storage,
Research Institute and Native American Ceremonial Area
Steven Fader Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2010-2011)
Project Architect
- Los Angeles Mission College Library, Sylmar, CA (2010-2011)
Remodel of a 50,000 sf, 2 story library/learning resource building
- Home Office, Pasadena, CA (2011)
Detached home office for a craftsman style residence
Horizon General Contractors, Santa Monica, CA (2008-2010)
Assistant Project Superintendent
- Canyon Residence, Pacific Palisades, CA (2008-2010)
New 14,000 sf single family residence and sculpture studio
Chu & Gooding Architects, Los Angeles, CA (2006-2008)
Project Architect
- Hollywood Hills Addition, Los Angeles, CA (2006-2008)
1,200 sf addition and 7,300 sf remodel of a hillside residence
- La Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles, CA (Project Team) (2008)
41,800 sf tenant improvement and 2,000 sf addition for a Mexican
Cultural Center in two historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles
- Southern California Public Radio / KPCC 89.3 FM, Pasadena, CA (Project Team) (2008)
30,000 sf renovation and 5,000 sf addition for radio station offices
and broadcast studios
- Moreton Fig Restaurant at Ronald Tutor Campus Center,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (Project Team) (2007)
Signature restaurant within a new campus center building
- Residential Office Remodel, Los Angeles, CA (2007)
400 sf remodel of a detached guest house into a home office
Dianna Wong Architecture & Interior Design, Los Angeles, CA (2002-2006)
Project Architect
- Hollywood Hills Residence, Los Angeles, CA (2003-2005)
2,150 sf new hillside residence
- La Prairie Day Spa at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA (2002-2005)
Interior remodel for a new day spa, fitness center and gift shop
- Downtown Condominium Development, Seattle, WA (Project Team) (2005)
Interior remodel of lobby and penthouse for new condominium
Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners, Santa Monica, CA (2001-2002)
Production Team Member
- Glorya Kaufman Center for World Arts & Culture, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (2001)
Arts performance venue which includes a theater, outdoor theater pavilion,
dance studios, labs, offices and classrooms
- Beijing Wanhao Century Center, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China (2001)
Hotel and high-rise office tower development
- McLaughlin Cluster Student Housing, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (2001)
Residence halls, a director’s apartment, study and living spaces
built around a central commons
Naga Studio Architects, Venice, CA (2000)
Production Team Member
- Phoenix Rising installation for the Biennale de Venezia, Venice, Italy (2000)
Eric Owen Moss Architects, Culver City, CA (1997)
Production Team Member
- Jewish Museum San Francisco – Competition Entry, San Francisco, CA (1997)
Insertion of new curved constructions into historic power station building
- Samitaur II Development, Culver City, CA (1997)
Tower addition to the original Samitaur building
- Jefferson Towers Project, Culver City, CA (1997)
Curvilinear ribbon structural system wrapping two tower buildings
PUBLICATIONS
Magazines
Spaces, December 2008 Issue
“Hollywood Hunk” – Hollywood Hills Residence
Terrain Concepts, Role: Project Architect
Architectural Digest, July 2012 Issue
“Perfect Harmony” – Canyon Residence
Lehrer Architects, Role: Assistant Project Superintendent
Interior Design, June 2019 Issue
Summer Homes – Santa Monica Residence
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Role: Project Architect
Books
Contemporary Architects Studio Report 2007 – Moore Ruble Yudell
Beijing Century Center
Role: Project Team
Online Publications
Architizer, June 2022
Reader’s Choice: Top 10 Architecture Projects on Architizer in June 2022
Tea House No. 1
Los Angeles Times, August 2024
Article on the Shift House Addition & ADU project