ABOUT
Dedicated experts with a proven record of success.
Founded by Dan Matarozzi and Dan Pelsinger in 1986, Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders evolved into a 100% Employee Owned company. We specialize in all aspects of custom building from historical renovations, remodels, and retrofitting to unique ground-up projects. We are particularly known for our work in modern architecture.
Throughout our evolution we have maintained a standard of teamwork, warranty service and proactive project management unmatched in the building industry. The results are decades of great relationships with clients and architects, and hundreds of quality projects completed on time and on budget.
OUR SERVICES
We construct beautiful and architecturally complex residences and light commercial spaces.
Pre-Construction
We are frequently invited to join the project team during the design phase. This allows us to work closely with the client and architect to develop a preliminary construction schedule and budget estimate. Early input from our staff and trusted subcontractors can offer invaluable insight into the cost and feasibility associated with key scopes of work.
Construction Services
With permit in hand, construction gets underway immediately. Our full-time superintendent will layout the work and direct all subcontractor and self-perform labor on site. Back at the office, our project manager will control the relationship between the contract budget and the schedule. As the communications hub for the project, the project manager will also ensure that the client, architect, superintendent, and subcontractors are all on the same page as various aspects of the project evolve.
Post-Construction Services
When construction is complete, we will walk the project with our clients and discuss the homeowner's binder, which includes product manuals, system operation instructions, emergency shutdown procedures, maintenance requirements, warranty policies and a complete suite of construction photos. As our clients settle in and we move out, our special projects division will be standing by to deliver on the promise of our warranty.
SUSTAINABILITY
Committed to the
highest standards
of craftsmanship.
A commitment to efficient, sustainable building has always been a big part of the way we work. We can use our experience to help vet the practical and economic viability of a broad range of solutions that might be applicable to a given building element, as well as assist in the nuanced processes of approvals and ratings (LEED, Build It Green).
Building sustainably is an increasingly complex endeavor, but the basic goals remain the same. Over the years we have compiled an extensive knowledge base of sustainable products, systems, and technologies that we are more than happy to share. We systematically dismantle ("deconstruct") rather than simply demolish, and prepare all materials for recycling, re-use in the project, or for donation to a network which specializes in re-purposing building materials.
Our recent projects have included low/no VOC building products, FSC certified lumber, structural insulated panel construction insulating concrete form walls, air & geothermal heat pumps, heat recovery ventilation systems, intensive and extensive green roofs, rammed earth & PISE walls, pervious paving (masonry & site poured), photovoltaic power (and associated metering options), exterior shade systems (vertical & horizontal, automated & manual), rain screen facades and radiant heating/cooling.
Our Net-Zero Energy Home features a 11kW solar array and mechanized windows. The building envelope was constructed using insulating concrete forms and structural insulated panels resulting in an airtight structure ideal for maximizing thermal efficiency.
AWARDS
PUBLICATIONS
PRESS
S.F. parents shelled out thousands of dollars to build this elementary school chicken coop.
SF Chronicle - May 2022
Modernist Marvels
Modern Luxury - June 2019
2019 James Beard Award goes to El Pipila, Bar Agricole, and Benu
SF Chronicle - May 2019
House tour: a modern reimagining of a historic San Francisco home
Vogue Magazine, November 2018
A Modernist Dream Home Makes the Most of a Rare Double Lot in Palo Alto
Dwell Magazine, July/August 2018
Vintage Revival, A Historic Presidio Heights Remodel Blends the Present with the Past
Luxe Interiors + Design - May/June 2018
This is How the Apple Store's Architects Design A House
FastCoDesign - April 2017
Home Design in 2 Words: Rustic Modern
SF Chronicle - January 2016
Aidlin Darling Designs for the Senses
Introspective Magazine - November 2015
Net Zero Energy Modern House
TreeHugger - October 2013
Los Altos Residence
AIA - 2017 Housing Awards
Abandoned Industrial compound Becomes A Modern Home Base
Dwell - 2015
Net Zero Energy Modern House
Home DSGN - September, 2013
The Benefits of Transparency
San Francisco Magazine - June 2013
SOL: Solyndra's Taxpayer-funded Glass Tubes Now in Modern Art Exhibit
Washington Examiner - August 2012
2011 Big 50
Remodeling Magazine - 2011
When Skaters Grow Up
New York Times - April 2009
COTE Top 10 - 355 11th St
AIA - 2010
How Many Artisans Does it Take
to Build a Modern Tavern?
7x7 - October 2010
COTE Top Ten Plus Award
AIA Architect - 2013
Heavybit Teaches Hackers to Be Business Savvy
Wired - June 2013
'Natural Discourse' at UC Berkeley Garden
SF Gate - August 2012
Thad Vogler of Bar Agricole Speaks
7x7 - August 2010
New Faces Start A Welcome Trend
SF Gate - March 2009
San Francisco's Eco-Evolution
Travel and Leisure - 2008
Bar Agricole Bags Award for Best Restaurant Interior of 2011
FastCoDesign - May 2011
Office Tour | Heavybit Industries
Design Bureau - July 2013
Giant Pixel / Studio O + A
ArchDaily - June 2013
Noriega Street Parklet
AIASF - 2012
Domes Rise at the Yerba Beuna Center for the Arts
SF Gate - July 2010
2009 AIA San Francisco Design Awards Winners
ArchDaily - March 2009
You're the Tops
ArchPaper - February 2008
Ask Architect Shane Curnyn About Design
And Building in San Francisco
Curbed SF - April 2013
Heavybit Industries /IwamotoScott Architecture
ArchDaily - July 2013