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Architectural Construction Alliance

Good spaces begin
with a better process.

An architectural design and permitting firm with owner representation at its core, supported by an alliance of engineers, specialists, and construction professionals.

The completed ACA office
Why ACA

Clarity from the start.
Care through the finish.

A building project is personal. The process should feel accountable.

ACA began with a question Tony kept coming back to: who is looking after the homeowner across the whole project?

Based in Bel Air, ACA brings the team together around your goals. The starting point is understanding the property and your budget. The commitment is to keep you informed as the work develops.

How our alliance works
Tony Kangarlou, ACA founder and owner representative, in Joshua Tree
Founder & owner representative

Tony Kangarlou

A person to call. Someone following through.

Tony founded ACA to bring the people, decisions and next steps of a building project together around the owner. His focus is clear communication, coordinated responsibilities and keeping your priorities visible from the first property conversation through the agreed project scope.

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How ACA began

The idea behind
the alliance.

The inspiration came from the brokerage model in real estate: individual professionals working within a company that provides structure, oversight and accountability.

Tony wanted to bring that sense of a company standing behind the process to design, permitting and construction. A homeowner might have a designer, several engineers and a contractor, yet still be the person chasing answers and trying to connect everyone’s work.

ACA was founded to bring those people together around the homeowner. Architectural design, permitting, interiors, landscape and specialist consultants become part of a coordinated process, with an owner’s representative following through on decisions and open items.

The purpose is practical: a homeowner should know who to call, who is handling the next step and how the team’s work connects to their goals. Each professional retains their own responsibilities; ACA’s role is defined by the agreed project scope.

How that idea works for you
Your project starts with a conversation

Have an address.
Have a possibility.

Tell us what you have in mind. We’ll begin with a free preliminary property study and a conversation about your goals.

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Projects

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Latest Projects

Construction

From preconstruction to virtual design and construction, we offer a wide range of services to meet your building needs.

Lump-Sum Contracting

The Construction Manager is not required to provide an estimate or contract cost breakdown and does not typically participate in pre-construction.

Design - Build

Certainty of outcome. It’s why our clients choose us for their most challenging Design/Build projects.

Pre-Construction Services

From engineering to preconstruction, we offer a variety of services and delivery methods.