Orange County, CA design-build work

Design-build projects shaped by existing conditions, technical interfaces, and approval constraints.

G10 Design Build's value is most visible where design decisions must remain aligned with field reality, professional responsibility, and agency requirements.

Featured engagement

Restaurant structural evaluation and corrective permit documentation.

Previously completed alterations between restaurant tenant spaces required documented existing conditions and a new path through City permit review.

Laguna Niguel, California | 2025–2026

Knolls Restaurant · Structural Evaluation and Permit Documentation

G10 Design Build coordinated targeted investigation of accessible and exposed conditions, architectural permit drawings, and structural evaluation and calculations prepared by the project’s licensed engineer. The work addressed existing openings between tenant spaces where original structural records were unavailable.

Type: Commercial tenant improvement
Role: Architectural documentation and technical coordination
Focus: Existing conditions, permit drawings, engineering, agency review
Records: 2025 investigation report, structural calculations, and drawing set

The scope included City of Laguna Niguel plan-review coordination and, as required, coordination with other engineering discipline leads, Moulton Niguel Water District, and Orange County Fire Authority. The documented deliverables supported corrective permit review; approval or construction closeout is not claimed here.

Read the Knolls Restaurant case study

Restaurant interior design

Interior construction documents and public-health review coordination.

Beach Pit BBQ in Laguna Niguel required an interior design drawing package aligned with food-service operations and agency review requirements.

Beach Pit BBQ dining and service-counter interior during tenant improvement work

Commercial three-compartment sink and service-area equipment at Beach Pit BBQ

Laguna Niguel, California | 2020

Beach Pit BBQ | Interior Design and Construction Documentation

G10 Design Build developed an interior design construction drawing set for the restaurant and supported its submission for public-health review. The documents coordinated interior layout and food-service equipment requirements, including the direct-draw beverage dispenser and service-area configuration.

Type: Restaurant interior design and tenant improvement
Role: Interior design and construction-document preparation
Focus: Operational layout, food-service equipment, finishes, and public-health review
Outcome: Construction drawing set submitted for agency approval

Read the Beach Pit BBQ case study

Residential restoration

Water-damage assessment and interior restoration.

A private residence in Newport Beach required a careful response to water-related damage affecting the kitchen floor assembly.

Kitchen flooring selectively removed to expose the substrate during water-damage assessment

Replacement finish flooring installation at a Newport Beach residence

Newport Beach, California | 2021

Private Residence | Water-Damage Investigation and Flooring Restoration

The project began with investigation of water-related damage affecting the kitchen floor assembly. Selective removal exposed the substrate for assessment, followed by preparation of the affected area and coordinated installation of replacement finish flooring.

Type: Residential investigation and repair
Scope: Damage assessment, selective removal, substrate preparation, and flooring restoration
Focus: Existing conditions, material transitions, and finish continuity
Outcome: Restored kitchen flooring coordinated with retained finishes

Read the Newport Beach restoration case study

Project environments

Relevant capability across building types and delivery stages.

The examples below describe G10 Design Build's service focus. Detailed project references are provided when appropriate to the prospective engagement.

01 · Commercial

Tenant improvements & operational spaces

Restaurant, office, retail, and other alterations requiring interdisciplinary coordination and a practical approval path.

02 · Existing Buildings

Renovation, evaluation & correction

Scopes shaped by incomplete records, concealed conditions, material performance, or undocumented prior work.

03 · Residential

Alterations & coordinated improvements

Residential projects where architectural intent, structural impact, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, permitting, and construction must be resolved together.

A useful first conversation

Good project information shortens the path to a responsible scope.

You do not need complete drawings to contact G10 Design Build. The most useful starting information is what exists, what must change, and what is currently preventing progress.

Property address and current use
Desired use, alteration, or outcome
Available drawings, permits, reports, and agency comments
Known damage, deficiencies, or undocumented work
Target budget and schedule

Your project

Have a constrained site, existing building, or permit problem?

Share the records you have and the outcome you need. We will help define the next technical step.

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