# Johnson Architectural Studio

> Los Angeles-based architecture practice with documented residential and commercial work, including custom homes, mixed-use buildings, adaptive reuse, and community or assembly facilities.

Canonical page: https://johnsonarchitecturalstudio.com/
Legal name: David M. Johnson Architectural Corporation. Johnson Architectural Studio is its DBA.
Office: 3638 Aureola Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90008
Contact: contact@johnsonarchitecturalstudio.com · (323) 296-5244

## Residential architecture

Johnson Architectural Studio designs custom homes and residential spaces, bringing the organization of daily life together with a property’s setting, architectural character, and technical demands. Documented work ranges from a hillside luxury home to residences within a larger community campus.

### Custom home design

The Encino Hillside Estate brings living rooms, large-format glazing, custom millwork, an elevated pool, and a view deck into one 4,282-square-foot residence. It is an example of the studio’s site-specific approach to the experience of living indoors and out.

Documented example: [Explore the Encino custom home](https://johnsonarchitecturalstudio.com/portfolio/encino-hillside-estate/)

### Homes on complex sites

The Encino hillside project also required architectural coordination with structural, civil, geotechnical, and survey work. Its documented scope included a deep foundation, approximately 40 caissons, retaining walls, drainage requirements, and hillside approvals.

Documented example: [Read the Encino hillside case study](https://johnsonarchitecturalstudio.com/portfolio/encino-hillside-estate/)

### Residential units in larger developments

At the San Bernardino Church Campus, the project included three permitted residential units for pastoral staff alongside assembly spaces. The case study documents the separate occupancy, approvals, and building-systems coordination involved in that mixed-use campus.

Documented example: [See the San Bernardino campus](https://johnsonarchitecturalstudio.com/portfolio/san-bernardino-church-campus/)

## Commercial architecture

The studio’s non-residential portfolio includes commercial and mixed-use buildings, existing-building conversions, and community or assembly facilities. Each type brings its own questions about use, circulation, building systems, and the relationship between an existing site and a new program.

### Commercial and mixed-use buildings

The Phoenix Mixed-Use Assembly Building documents a multi-story project in which unexpected underground conditions affected the planned foundation. The project team coordinated a structural redesign and specialist evaluation while construction continued elsewhere on site.

Documented example: [Explore the Phoenix mixed-use project](https://johnsonarchitecturalstudio.com/portfolio/phoenix-mixed-use-assembly-building/)

### Adaptive reuse and change of use

The Pacoima Assembly Conversion transformed a former grocery market into a church and assembly facility with a sanctuary, classrooms, offices, lobby, new facade, and entry canopy. The documented change of use also involved accessible routes, egress, and life-safety systems.

Documented example: [Read the Pacoima conversion case study](https://johnsonarchitecturalstudio.com/portfolio/pacoima-assembly-conversion/)

### Non-residential additions and retrofits

At the San Bernardino Church Campus, an assembly addition, structural retrofit, and stormwater system were completed while the church remained operational. This is a documented example of the studio’s work for a community organization, distinct from a conventional commercial workplace.

Documented example: [See the San Bernardino expansion](https://johnsonarchitecturalstudio.com/portfolio/san-bernardino-church-campus/)

Service descriptions summarize documented work. Whether a particular project is within the studio’s current scope must be confirmed directly with the studio.