Our Studio

Consortium is a full service architectural design firm experienced in custom residential, specialty retail, commercial interiors, boutique hospitality, and adaptive reuse projects. Experience in retail identity, food service, accessibility assessment, and lighting design supplement the standard design & documentation services. With over twenty years of experience, Elmer Lin has been involved with innovative practices in New York, Singapore, and California as both project manager and site architect involved in all aspects of schematics, design development, and construction administration. Our experience with local agencies including 8 bay area, Placer, Fresno, & Los Angeles counties have involved architectural review boards, planning commission hearings, and zoning determinations. We strive for positive experiences by providing clarity and tenacity during the design approvals process. Consortium has provided assistance in construction administration to individual architects and design firms throughout and beyond the Bay Area and continues as a contributing team member committed to precise execution, tectonic clarity, and fluid communications between all stakeholders and consultants. Several of the completed projects have received professional and industry awards for their innovative construction techniques and elevated use of materials.