Golba Architecture Inc

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Tim Golba, president of Golba Architecture Inc at 4455 Lamont St, Suite 101, in Pacific Beach, 92109, has led the firm since its founding in 1989 across residential custom homes, multi-family developments, commercial buildings, and reconstruction work. Golba served on the City of San Diego Planning Commission from 2008 through 2015 and was appointed commission chair by Mayor Kevin Faulconer in 2014. A Voice of San Diego report identified Golba Architecture as the most frequent user of San Diego's sustainable expedite program for coastal single-family homes, with more projects approved through that channel than any other firm since 2006. Golba proposed expanding the program to projects under four units at an April 2006 City Council committee hearing, reshaping how single-family coastal developments move through the city's permitting pipeline. Homeowners who need a contractor after plans are finalized can work with Harmony Design and Build for the construction phase. The firm is listed on the City of San Diego's discretionary project professional certification list, a pre-approval roster that streamlines plan review for qualified architects. Golba produces virtual 3D models, construction documents, and permit-ready submittals, and its coastal-zone specialty covers setback calculations, view-corridor analysis, height-limit compliance, and California Coastal Commission coordination. Clients who want interior design integrated into their architectural plans can consult Allito Spaces - Interior Design on Turquoise St. The team of roughly eleven professionals handles everything from beach cottages and modern infill townhomes to luxury waterfront estates. Sasha Varone, who later founded Studio Varone, completed multiple Golba Architecture projects through the sustainable expedite program during her time with the firm, per the Voice of San Diego investigation.