Meet the Architects of the Home Tours 2025 [SOLD OUT]

Due to the popularity of this event, we are sold out for Meet the Architects.  Please don’t forget to purchase your Home tickets in advance!

Meet the Architects of the 2025 Home Tours!

Join us on Wednesday, August 20th as we meet the Architects of the featured homes on this year’s Home Tours! Enjoy delicious food and beverages as we learn all about the homes and the details that make each project special. As a bonus, take an inspirational tour of Earth Bound Homes, a Julia Morgan designed mansion.

Location:

Earth Bound Homes

1650 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126

Event Schedule:

5:30-7pm: Wine, beer, beverages and light appetizers, networking and tours
7:15-8:15 – Architect Presentations
8:15- Q&A
8:30- Event wrap up

This event is Free for Members before 8/15. After 8/15, Members Pay $15. *Log in to see discounted price.

Non-member tickets are $25.

Architects of the 2025 Home Tours:

Menlo Oaks

Dan Garber, FAIA | Fergus Garber Architects

Dan Garber’s true love is design.  Finding the right architecture to express his clients’ lifestyles and support how they want to live brings him great enjoyment and satisfaction.  Dan approaches every project as the development and refinement of an architectural narrative.  The design is a story of who a client is and how they want to live in a home they will call their own for many years.

Casa Reimagined

Malika Junaid, AIA | M.Designs Architects

Malika Junaid is a founder and principal of Silicon Valley award-winning architectural firm, M●Designs Architects. She has won several architectural awards for her work that, include  awards like Architectural Design Master Price 2018, prestigious META Remodeling Awards from  NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry), as well as an Environmental Quality  Award for the most sustainable single-family home in the Silicon Valley.

Malika’s design work has been featured in many local  and international TV and print media. Her clients  include executives from Apple, Box, Facebook, Google, and Whatsapp, among others In 2009, Malika founded Green Learning Institute in  California, which helped communities establish  environmentally sustainable building practices through  ongoing training and education. In 2010, Malika co-founded Pakistan Green Building  Council, a nonprofit organization committed to  promoting sustainable concepts and practices to  transform the way buildings and communities are built  and operated in Pakistan.  In addition to her professional work, Malika is a Charter  Member of the Organization of Pakistani  Entrepreneurs of North America (OPEN), a member of  Women Entrepreneur (WE) Los Altos, a member of the  AIA, member of the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Business Network group  Provisors. She is passionately involved in promoting  entrepreneurship and business leadership in the local community. Malika is also devoted to supporting many charities focused on empowering the younger  generations, especially young girls in developing countries. She is currently a board member of  Development in Literacy (DIL) and a co-founder & board member of Empower Sports Academy.  Malika is also the Chairperson of the Pakistan Women Volleyball Wing.  Malika Junaid has achieved her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Louisiana State  University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

La Mesa

Jeremy Freeman, AIA | Freeman Design Group

Jeremy’s interest in architecture started, as you might expect, playing with LEGO bricks when he was young. As his interest in drawing, sketching, and painting grew, he kept laser-focused on what he wanted to do through his education.

Jeremy has worked primarily in residential throughout his career. First, working in multifamily in D.C. for several years, then transitioned to custom single-family residential when working in Cincinnati. At this time, Jeremy fell in love with the unique aspect of every project and every client in the custom residential field. Getting to know the clients and how to craft a perfect house that fits the clients and their specific needs is a personal joy for Jeremy. With the vast amount of housing needed in California, his desire has expanded beyond just single-family homes and is getting back into the various options of multi-family in the Bay Area. Outside of work, Jeremy enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids.

Jeremy holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Texas, Arlington.

Affiliations: American Institute of Architects, National Council of Architectural Registration Board.

Carl Hesse first learned about the profession of architecture during a research project in 6th grade social studies class and knew from that experience that he would be an architect and design homes. Carl grew up on the East Coast and his family moved to the Bay Area in the late 70’s. He attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo as an architecture major during the mid 80’s – the first step or “square” in architecture. His time at Cal Poly included an influential study abroad year in Copenhagen, Denmark. During the summers back home, Carl interned at commercial firms. Here he was fortunate to work on a variety of project types including large office campuses, retail centers, restaurants, design competitions, and everything in between. Upon graduating from Cal Poly, Carl continued to work through his apprenticeship years in the commercial sector with some opportunities in residential architecture.

Anxious to set out on his own, Carl founded square three architecture in 1990 in Palo Alto and has been rooted there since. He was excited to apply the modern design influences that he was enlightened by while at Cal Poly, studying in Denmark and traveling through Western Europe to residential design. square three has grown from a one-person office to a staff that hovers around eight architects and design staff. Carl’s business partner, Tom Carrubba who originally started as an employee in the mid 90’s, eventually became Carl’s partner as they appreciated how well they worked together. As principals of the firm, Carl and Tom co-manage an average of 25 active projects and oversee all aspects of the office, along with fostering the professional growth of their skilled staff.

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