Designing Spaces: Where Creativity Meets Sustainability
At Manuel Silva & Associates, also known as MS+Larq, we are a professional and experienced design-build firm that has been serving the Southern California region for over two decades. Founded in 2000, our company has established itself as a trusted and respected name in the landscape design and architecture industry. We specialize in providing a wide range of services to homeowners, property managers, realtors, contractors, builders, developers, government agencies, architects, and engineers in Southern California and Mexico.
Our Expertise
Our expertise lies in combining the art of landscape design with the science of architecture to create unique and functional spaces that are both aesthetically pleasing and sustainable. Our team of professionals is dedicated to preserving the creative vision of our clients throughout the entire design process. From conceptual ideas to construction plans, cost estimates, building permits, and installation, we offer a full range of design-build general contracting services. Our mission is to design and build spaces that are not only creative and refreshing but also environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Our Services
At MS+Larq, we offer a wide range of services that cater to the diverse needs of our clients. Our services include:
- Design Services: We provide custom master design, planning, and design development services, including conceptual design, planting, construction-staking, drainage, irrigation, lighting plans, and HOA plans submittals.
- Construction Services: We offer installation and project management services that include site preparation, demolitions, excavations, lighting, and new construction and renovations.
- Architecture Services: Our architectural services include custom design, planning, and design development, including preliminary design and schematics, custom homes, room additions, remodeling, tenant improvements, site planning, electrical plans, Title 24 energy calculations, and structural engineering coordination.
Our Team
At the helm of our company is President Manuel Silva Zayago, a renowned landscape architect and architect with over 25 years of professional experience. Manuel has a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from the Iberoamericana University in Mexico City and has received extensive academic courses and seminars in landscape architecture and irrigation water conservation from Southwestern College, UCLA, Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo, and Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is a certified member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA), California 'B' General Building Licensed Contractor, and Landscape Licensed Contractor (C-27) by the California State License Board (CSLB).
Overall Experience
The reviews provide a mixed assessment of the company's performance, with one reviewer having a highly positive experience and the other having a highly negative one.
Quality of Work
The 5-star review praises the company's work, describing it as "fantastic" and "clean". The reviewer mentions that the company helped with new ideas and did a concrete job, block job, and landscape work.
Communication and Reliability
The 1-star review, on the other hand, accuses the company of being unprofessional and unreliable. The reviewer claims that the company failed to meet the agreed-upon installation date, did not show up or call, and did not return calls.
