Design-driven architecture and interiors from California to the Caribbean
Come on in - We're Matrix Design Studio - a design collective of real people making real homes. We bring the way you want to live to life.
Different climates, codes, and cultures — with crossovers that flow between them. Our work in these two very special places has taught us how to adapt, problem solve, and create homes with intention and efficiency. Learn more about how our process has evolved through experience — and why we’re that much better for it.
ECO LUXE Harmonious cohabitation with the natural world is not just trendy, it's smart. Learn more.
Building a home is akin to climbing Mount Everest. You don’t climb Mount Everest because it’s going to be easy. You do it because it’s worth it. And most importantly you do it with the right team.
We pride ourselves on being thoughtful co-creators who lead with friendliness and trust — and a borderline unhealthy obsession to detail. This extends to our network of end-to-end contractors, the best in their respective fields. And while we might tear down your existing house, we hold the unofficial record for zero divorces during a remodel, so your marriage will remain intact.
"We were very diligent in our selection process of an architecture and design group and became very impressed with the portfolio of beautiful homes Matrix Design Studio had contributed in creating. We chose them to lead the project of our dream home and they did not disappoint. The creativity and attention to detail is truly above and beyond. Our initial experience was so enjoyable and successful, we have since chosen them for additional projects with great success."
"Nico Wallace has been an indispensable designer in the furnishing of our La Jolla condo over the last four years. She has been unfailingly honest in her dealings, uncommonly well prepared, reads her clients well but is also forthcoming with her own opinions. Nico is the ultimate, creative professional, timely and responsive in all respects. She is the most competent and genuinely helpful designer with whom we have had the pleasure to work with over these many years."
"Nico, Lauren, Holly and Fred are the ultimate professionals. We have been a client for multiple projects over the years. They listen to our vision, executed our desired outcome with attention to detail, timeliness and passion. We have thoroughly enjoyed working with the team and would whole heartedly recommend this firm for any project large or small."
"The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, The house allows one to dream in peace."
— Gaston Bachelard"The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, The house allows one to dream in peace."
— Gaston Bachelard"When I write I inhabit the white. I enter into the space of the page like entering a house."
— Hélène Cixous"The house, even more than the landscape, is a psychic state. Even when reproduced as it appears from the outside, it bespeaks intimacy. The house allows us to dream in peace. It is the human being’s first world. Before being cast into the world, man is laid in the cradle of the house. And always, in our daydreams, the house is a large cradle. It constitutes a body of images that give mankind proofs or illusions of stability. We are constantly reimagining our house as we inhabit it."
— Gaston Bachelard"A goal without a plan is just a wish."
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
