Design Documents: New construction house
Completed: Small office
Completed: Urban house
Under Construction: New construction
Completed: Medium Office
Completed: Surfing Gym
Design Development: New construction house
Completed: Concrete house
Under Construction: Accessory Dwelling Unit
Completed: Face Lift
Completed: Design Branding/ Restaurant building
Design Development: New construction house
Remodel Completed
Design Phase
Permit phase
Our intention is to build airy, light filled living spaces that you will enjoy with your family and friends.
We work with the existing floor plans to minimize demolition, maximize function and increase aesthetics.
We create spaces which reflect and enhance a companies brand all within a framework of being budget driven, efficient, and timely.
ARCHRYSALIS is an award winning boutique design studio. Archrysalis’ design approach focuses on the duality of built form and the natural environment. The studio believes in experimentation and research and is committed to innovation, function, and sustainability. Centered within this research, Archrysalis interweaves new technologies, fabrication methods, and materials to create environments which are stimulating and contemporary. Archrysalis creates forms to inspire, approaching each project, regardless of size & scale, with an understanding that design influences lifestyle and society.
Chris is the founder of Archrysalis and a licensed Architect. He studied architecture at Virginia Tech where he received his Bachelor of Architecture. He later completed the Metropolitan Research and Design (MR+D) program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and received his Master of Architecture.
Christopher worked at Caples Jefferson Architects in New York City on various award winning public and residential projects. He later worked for Shubin and Donaldson Architects in Los Angeles, working on numerous nationally recognized commercial and custom single family residential projects before starting Archrysalis.
Amarja is the founder of Archrysalis and a licensed real estate agent. Amarja studied architecture at Oxford Brookes University in the UK, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Honors degree. She attended the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), where she received a Master of Architecture degree.
Amarja practiced at Culver architects in Los Angeles and worked principally on residential projects around the city. Amarja later practiced at Shubin and Donaldson Architects, where she worked on a range of high end residential and commercial projects before starting Archrysalis.