A new, three-story home in the Tudor style, this Palo Alto address could be in rural England. The exterior features English oak timbers, carved corbels and rafters, lime plaster, and slate roof tiles. A hidden, flat roof holds solar panels. The attached conservatory gives a view over pennant stone patios to English gardens, a fountain, and a pool. The interior of the home includes wide-plank floors, leaded windows, ornamental plaster ceilings, and antique paneling, with all trim and moldings cut by hand and brought from England.

This is a new-build basement plus two story home that is inspired by the designs in the French Countryside. The inside of the house features hand hewn beams, custom cabinets, an imported ceramic antique fireplace from Italy, two antique limestone fireplaces from France, radiant heating, marble floors, marble stairs, and an iron railing. The exterior of the house features antique French roof tiles, brick landscape walls and fireplace, a pool, and a pool house.

This Craftsman style home draws on styles from Greene & Greene, Bernard Maybeck, and traditional European building. Details include hand hewn beams on the exterior and ceilings, plaster arched interior doorways, custom built doors and cabinetry. At the core of the house is the kitchen, with radiant heated tile, white marble countertops, a pitched wood ceiling, and a side breakfast nook that looks out to the beautiful backyard.

The Mosque was built in Palo Alto and completed in early 2015. Details include marble exterior, gold leaf details, and a breathtaking front entry.

Etchings on the doors and laser cut facades over windows create visually stunning interior shadows that showcase some of the architectural elements from the inside.

The centerpiece of the mosque is the sunburst over the front doorway. It was created to mimic the design of a 1,000 year old Mosque in Egypt, but Lerch Construction took the design to the next level. The curves surrounding the circle in the center were all hand-carved then poured concrete with steel tie rods coming out the back to meet earthquake safety requirements. At night, LED's emanating from the center create beautiful patterns across the ridges and curves.

New build craftsman style home in Portola Valley. The house features a 35ft tall rotunda, massive hand-hewn trusses and rafters from reclaimed timbers, travertine floors, cast concrete counters, and views of the Portola Valley hills. The exterior features a sunken courtyard entry providing a quiet, shaded entry.

Complete remodel of a tudor style home in Palo Alto including all new exterior windows and finishes.

1980s Palo Alto Pedro de Lemos building restoration. Originally built in the 1920s. Along with a complete restoration, Lerch Construction did seismic upgrades with shotcrete walls, and rewired all electrical. The exterior is all hand plastered.

A major addition to existing commercial building for Communication Arts Magazine. The front portico is modeled after the Bernard Maybeck First Church of Christ near People's Park in Berkeley. The exterior features a hand built open truss slate roof, and a hand built Mahogany door.

New, two story split level home with a basement. The entire house is clear heart redwood. The counter tops are massive Indian marble slabs. Featuring a two story glass solarium providing beautiful vistas of the Palo Alto hills.

In 2000 Lerch Construction added a partial basement and a new, two story wing to this Palo Alto home originally designed by Birge Clark. New mechanical systems and radiant heat make the house comfortable, while the use of traditional methods and materials, including reclaimed steel windows and cast copies of original hardware, make the addition indistinguishable from the original.

New build, modern home with unique custom finishes.

New 2 story home built in the 1980's.

3 story seismic upgrade and finish work for a mixed use commercial building right in the heart of downtown Palo Alto. The look and design is similar to what Birge Clarke coined as the Early California Style.

New home and recreational facilities on a large lot. Amenities include an ice hockey rink outside, personal water storage, a par 3 golf hole, indoor basketball court and climbing wall. The interior of the home features hand-hewn wood beams and doors, and views of the San Francisco Bay.

New Mediterranean style home built in Palo Alto. 

New build craftsman style home with some English tudor influences in Palo Alto.

Complete interior remodel of a rug gallery in Meno Park. Custom archways and plaster give an authentic look and feel.