Michael Striegel and Joel Agacki have been designing together since graduate school at Columbia University, and have spent the past two decades building a practice around one principle: that every project deserves the direct attention of the architect whose name is on the door.
Michael is based in Los Angeles, where he has designed custom homes throughout the Westside — in Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Bel Air, Hollywood Hills, and Studio City. Before founding SA Studio, he worked at Michael Maltzan Architecture and Callas Shortridge Architects, two of Los Angeles' most respected design practices. Joel is based in Milwaukee, where he leads the studio's multifamily and mixed-use work alongside a growing portfolio of custom residential projects.
Together they bring over 40 years of combined experience to every project — and both remain personally involved from the first conversation through the end of construction. You will not be handed off to a junior associate.
SA Studio's work has been published in Architectural Record, Dwell, Elle Décor, Art Forum, and Metropolitan Home, and featured in the best-selling book Glamour: Making It Modern. The studio has received recognition from the Chicago Architecture Club, the University of British Columbia, and has been awarded in international competitions including the Burnham Prize.
The studio designs custom homes with construction budgets from $2 million to $20 million. Current work includes an active fire rebuild in Pacific Palisades, currently under construction.
