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Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders logoHow the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 69%87+60.2Reliability 31%88+27.1Experts Score= 87Not enough data for value, replies to reviews; its weight is shared by the others.Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.87SCORE

Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders

Oakland, CA · Grade ALetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #5Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 12 architects · 4.9★ from 15 Google reviews

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Percentile vs other architects (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: momentum and reliability; weakest: satisfaction.

SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders is better than 87% of architects.A
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ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders is better than 88% of architects.A
88
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders is better than —% of architects.–
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ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders is better than —% of architects.–
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MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders is better than 100% of architects.A
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Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders is better than —% of architects.–
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Customers hired Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders for 3 kinds of job.

Design Draw Build – Architects & Builders for architectural design services

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All 2 Google reviews tagged “Architectural design services”

Christopher1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 2 months ago★★★★★

I’ve been meaning to write this review for ages, we've worked with Design Draw Build on multiple projects over the years. Tyler, Justin, and their team are deeply knowledgeable and excellent at what they do. They first helped us with an infill project at our facility in the SOMA neighborhood of SF. It was a big…

Project managementArchitectural consultationPlanning & zoning approval assistance
Keith1 reviewTotal number of Google reviews this person has written across all businesses on Google Maps (not just this one). More reviews usually means a more experienced, trustworthy reviewer. · 5 months ago★★★★★

Design Draw Build handled the architecture for our remodel—adding a bedroom and expanding our downstairs—and did a great job! Tyler and his team have a strong practical design sense, kept us within budget and worked seamlessly with our structural engineer and general contractor. DDB provided the design, planning and…

Home renovationsArchitectural consultationRemodeling

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