William Maston Architect & Associates is comprised of a strong team of passionate professionals who specialize in residential architecture and design. Our projects range from single family residences, multifamily developments (including townhomes, rowhouses, condos, and apartments), and mixed-use developments, each responding to site-specific conditions and individual client needs.
We are dedicated to balancing maximum value with personalized, unique design because we believe architecture can be both beautiful and practical. By encouraging all project members to participate in various roles throughout the entire project process, including our clients and a group of trusted consultants, engineers, and contractors, we foster creativity and growth and ensure high-quality, properly coordinated work.
We are dedicated to balancing maximum value with personalized, unique design because we believe architecture can be both beautiful and practical. By encouraging all project members to participate in various roles throughout the entire project process, including our clients and a group of trusted consultants, engineers, and contractors, we foster creativity and growth and ensure high-quality, properly coordinated work.
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Bill Maston is a local licensed architect who has lived in the Mountain View and Los Altos area for over 50 years. He is the Principal of William Maston Architect & Associates, a firm that specializes in single family residential, select multi-family residential and select commercial retail projects.
Founded by award-winning architect William Maston in 1989, WMAA is a high-quality, full-service architectural firm located in the heart of Mountain View. As a home owner or developer, perhaps the first and most difficult part of starting a project is selecting the right architect. Not every architect has the same skill set in design, public presentation, construction management, problem solving, negotiation, mediation, etc.
Project description: Extremely complicated 23 acre site. Ridgeline location and steep slopes provided both unique opportunities and difficulties. A quarter mile, engineered road ribbons up the hill to the house location, which enjoys unimpeded views from San Francisco to San Jose. As the house steps up the steep slope, each rooftop becomes a usable deck for the indoor space adjacent to it.
The proposed project will Split the lot into two separate parcels leaving the apartment building on parcel 1 with a simple balcony addition and paving modifications. Parcel 2 will be completely redeveloped into 8 condominium units above a parking podium. These units range from 1,650 to 1,750 sq. Demolition of 2-story concrete commercial building, 1-story single family residence & garage and 1-story multi-family residence building.
The project seeks to add one hundred and eighteen units of apartments, varying in size from one to three bedroom units. With this project appearing alongside other nearby high-density residential apartments, it is in line with Mountain View's vision for housing supply and demand, offering 12 Affordable Housing units on site.
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Tony S.
Dec 29, 2018
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Bruce B.
Jan 27, 2013
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Bill Maston of William Maston Architect and Associates is as good of an architect as you will find anywhere for any project. He is very creative and extremely easy to work with. He is very well connected in the community and this is very helpful when it is necessary to lobby for a project, either with the City or a builder. The results of his work are top notch and I would highly recommend him to design any project, large or small, residential or commercial.
Lowell W.
Aug 02, 2011
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We did a very major remodel with Bill and are thrilled with the result. The design was particularly successful in maximizing a magnificent view and accomplishing a clean, modern, yet warm feel for the interior. The process was highly interactive, and Bill proved to be an excellent collaborator. He listened carefully to our objectives, proposed creative solutions, and guided us through the cost implications of alternative designs. He consistently explained the rationales supporting his design suggestions, and if he thought we were making mistakes he was most diplomatic in inducing course corrections
