Kansas Street: a living room with a linear fireplace opening onto the San Francisco skyline at dusk.
Firm / Donato Architecture and Development Studio
Office / San Francisco · Bay Area

Architecture & development. San Francisco · Bay Area.

Thoughtful partnership, seamless execution, and design excellence to upgrade the experience of designing and building homes.

Kansas Street Location / Potrero Hill, SF Photographer / Joe Fletcher Photography
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“Having someone with deep expertise in the permitting process and the broader landscape of property acquisition is invaluable.”

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“San Francisco is an incredibly challenging market when it comes to purchasing a building or undertaking any kind of real estate project or space improvements. Having someone with deep expertise in the permitting process and the broader landscape of property acquisition is invaluable.

It makes a tremendous difference to work with someone who can clearly identify what work has been properly permitted, what has not, and what potential liabilities you may be taking on when purchasing a property.

Patrick Donato of Donato Architecture and Development Studio is an outstanding architect with a deep understanding of the complexities of doing business in San Francisco. Patrick’s insight and guidance were critical in helping us successfully purchase our current building, and in ensuring we fully understood what we were taking on.

I highly recommend working with Patrick on any aspect of real estate in San Francisco.”

Lou Reda Executive Director, HandsOn Bay Area

“The result completely changed the way we use our home, giving us a beautiful outdoor space to relax, entertain, and spend time together.”

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“We worked with Donato Architecture and Development Studio in 2020 to create a rooftop deck for our San Francisco home, at a time when having usable outdoor space became especially meaningful. The team was thoughtful about balancing our vision with our budget and the realities of working with an existing home, finding a smart, practical approach that made the most of the existing structure.

Patrick guided us through the design and permitting process and made what could have been a complicated project feel manageable. The result completely changed the way we use our home, giving us a beautiful outdoor space to relax, entertain, and spend time together. Years later, we still love it and are so glad we made the investment.”

Ron Albucher
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