MEET THE TEAM

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TYLER KOBICK, AIA

PRINCIPAL & CEO

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Tyler Kobick is an award-winning California Bay Area Architect and General Contractor. He is the founder and Principal of a 22-person firm, Design Draw Build. The firm specializes in public-interest design, adaptive reuse, custom residences, restaurants, hospitality, historic preservation, and multifamily housing with architect-led design-build methods of project delivery. He believes strongly in warm-modern, critically regionalist architecture, and vertically integrated project delivery methods.

Tyler began his career as a stone mason in Northeast Ohio, where he apprenticed under a master mason and soon enough started his own construction company. After hiking a large section of the Appalachian Trail, he fell in love with the Mad River Valley of central Vermont where he trained and built for 12 years. There, he worked under many different architects and artisans on custom residential and unusual commercial projects predominantly under the architect Dave Sellers, whose work catalyzed the contemporary design/build field. In 2010, Tyler founded Design Draw Build and traveled to build unusual commissions in different areas of the United States, Canada, and El Salvador until setting up a more permanent location in late 2014 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

An educator, residential home architect, and community-builder, Tyler seeks to revitalize and preserve town and urban centers by embracing the material culture of a place with sustainable locally-applied building technologies. Today, Tyler teaches architecture at the University of San Francisco in a variety of studio and material-methods classes. He is a co-chair of the Regional and Urban Design Committee for the AIA East Bay, and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the AIA East Bay and the California AIA. Tyler holds two degrees in architecture, a B.S Arch from the University of Cincinnati, and a MArch from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada.

MEET THE TEAM

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  • Annabelle has been a business professional in the Bay Area for over 19 years. During that time Annabelle has held positions in operations and project management in Foreign Affairs and Geotechnical industries. Annabelle grew up in sunny San Diego, she moved to San Francisco to pursue her education in Business. At DDB, Annabelle oversees all operations of the business from day to day, client relations, business development, project management, while working closely together with the Principal, Architecture, Construction and Building teams. She is fascinated by all the moving pieces of project from design conception to closing the building permit at project completion. She enjoys international travel and can be found taking her dogs on hikes at Sibley Volcanic Reserve on the weekends.

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  • Justin has spent over 20 years shaping our communities while working in urban-regional redevelopment, landscape architecture, high-end residential, and commercial development projects. He combines his background in design, construction, and real estate into a holistic approach towards enhancing our built and natural environment while creating bespoke spaces and long-lasting relationships with clients. At DDB, Justin is focused on overseeing active construction projects, exploring new business opportunities, and working closely with the architecture team to ensure design integrates with build. Justin carefully allocates his free time to exploring the coasts and mountains with his wife and dog.

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  • Jackie Erbe has over a decade of experience in development and construction in a wide range of industries spanning from commercial projects and healthcare to residential single family and multifamily development. She uses her skills at Design Draw Build to build more livable homes and communities. When she's not in the office or out on a job site, you can find her on local trails hiking or backpacking, or on one of her bikes winding her way through the more urban areas of the East Bay with her husband and two kids.

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  • Jason is a Bay Area native, born and raised in Oakland. He has experience with a wide range of project types and scales including, single and multifamily residential, commercial interiors and resort/hospitality. Prior to DDB, he focused on high altitude snow country design, managing multiple projects at ski resorts across the Country and overseas. In addition to being a licensed Architect, he holds a General Contractor License and has hands-on experience building custom homes. He received a B-Arch degree from Calpoly San Luis Obispo with a minor in fine art. Outside of work you can find Jason spending time with his family, tinkering on his house or fly fishing.

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  • Dara really likes concrete and stairs. She has always been interested in the intersection of architecture and construction, graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with degrees in both. She relishes any opportunity to merge design thinking with building practicalities. In her off time, she looks for an excuse to get out on her motorcycle and has lately been brushing up on portrait drawing.

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  • Conrad graduated with a Masters of Architecture from California College of the Arts where he developed his passion for architecture as a blend between hands-on craft and computation. As an interdisciplinary designer, builder, and artist working at the intersection of architecture, technology, and sustainability, he strives to remain curious and creative. Outside of architecture, Conrad is also a life-long musician and loves to play and go to shows.

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  • Sayem Shah is an emerging design professional who holds a master's degree in architecture from the City College of New York. He joined Design Draw Build and relocated to the San Francisco Bay area from New York City to explore and learn more about the Design Build environment. Sayem has contributed to several multi-family and single-family residential projects at DDB. Sayem advocates for diversity and inclusion in the architecture and design industries. He is an active member of AIA East Bay and several local ethnic organizations. Sayem spends his free time following his favorite sport, cricket. He is also a big fan of Marvel comics.

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  • Bianca has always had a passion for design and building. She is a recent graduate of the Harvard University MArch program and holds a BS in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she developed interests in interdisciplinary design that blends feasibility, sustainability, and aesthetics. Outside of work, Bianca enjoys traveling the world with friends and spending quality time with her dog Churro and cat Guoguo at home. 

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Rod Coeller, Foreman

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Juvenal Rebolledo-Valdez, Superintendent

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David Goreau, General Supervisor

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  • Yanit Mehta is a seasoned Marketing Communication professional with experience in journalism, branding, photography, and filmmaking for diverse publications, renewable tech industries, educational institutions, and now a thoughtful community-driven design-build firm. Yanit uses his skills to develop cogent documentarian stories about housing and energy policy. You can find him training for marathons, photographing local musicians, interviewing folks around the Bay Area, or tutoring the under-resourced students at 826 Valencia.

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Juan Andrade, Foreman

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Josue Calixtro-Guerrero, Build Team Associate

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Franky Quiroz Rodriguez, Build Team Associate

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Ramiro Andrade, Build Team Associate

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Nicolas Escalera Uribe, Build Team Associate

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Cesar Escalera Uribe, Build Team Associate