Firm Profile

YHLA Architects was built on two strong principles, achieving top quality in architectural and urban design, and providing efficient and responsive services.

For over two decades YHLA Architects has met the challenge of realizing the best quality of life for the people who will be living and working in every project we design. We are a multi-faceted architectural and urban planning design firm working closely with a wide variety of clients and building types to create innovative, appropriate and enduring projects. Our designs evolve as solutions for specific challenges and specific locations enriching the character of place.

With our capabilities, experience and willingness to aggressively pursue optimal design solutions, YHLA has become recognized for our successful delivery of large-scale development projects in addition to well-designed smaller scaled projects.

YHLA projects range from sports arena renovation to dance schools; from urban infill mixed-use to historic renovations; from affordable housing neighborhoods to luxury condominium towers; and large urban plazas to commercial airport terminals and concourses. Our goal is to achieve excellent customer satisfaction, and in delivering projects on-time and on-schedule. This philosophy has earned YHLA a prestigious roster of satisfied and repeat clients.

We are a full service architectural firm offering a wide range of in-house services.


  • Site Planning
  • Programming
  • Interior Design
  • Urban Planning
  • Pre-Design Programming
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Design Development
  • Construction Documents
  • Public Bidding Administration
  • Construction Administration
  • Scale Models
  • Site and Building Evaluations
  • Design Presentations
  • Conceptual Studies/ Presentations
  • Schematic Design
  • Material Boards
  • Code Consulting
  • Computer Rendering and Animations
  • Lighting Simulations
  • Sun-lighting Studies

YHLA Architects is established with offices in Oakland serving the Bay Area and Davis, California, serving the Sacramento region. Since being founded in 1981 we continue to be a solid and prolific architectural practice.