Greg DeLory brings a singular blend of skills, training, experience,
and taste to the challenge of creating residential design solutions
for discerning clients.
As a professional building designer, he has created and overseen more
than 160 completed projects in renovation and new-home design around
the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
The key to so many successful projects is that he combines an
artist's sensibility and training with years of practical experience
as a general contractor and in design-build. As a “master builder” in
the past, Greg has executed details and procedures that are an
integral part of his design work for clients today.
Satisfied clients commend Greg's instinct in targeting the
right design approach, his ability to listen and respond to a
homeowner's needs, his deep understanding of building industry
practices, his skill at sourcing and dealing with contractors, and his
facility in navigating complex local building codes and planning departments.
Both his design prowess and his leadership skills have been
recognized by the American Institute of Building Design, which has
made awards to many of his projects, as well as electing him president
of his local chapter and a director of its California Society. AIBD is
the national organization of building designers who are authorized by
law to practice residential design but who are not necessarily
licensed architects. (Why Use a Building Designer?)
A graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, Greg earned a master's
degree in photography and interdisciplinary studies at UCSF. He taught
photography and worked as an architectural photographer while starting
out in the building trades. He has continued his studies in
architecture at the University of California, Berkeley.