Duchamp Hotel

421 Foss Street, Healdsburg, CA

This project involves a sizable addition to, and complete makeover of the existing Duchamp Hotel, for developers Mark and Marie Luzaich. The private luxury hotel will get a new lobby building, including meeting rooms, poolside lounge area, second floor deck patio bar, and two relaxing spa treatment rooms. Eighteen studio hotel rooms will be added to the property, greatly enhancing an already beautiful facility.

I have had the pleasure of working with Ken at Lafranchi Architecture on two commercial projects. The first project was a mixed commercial remodel of just over twenty-five hundred square feet. Ken’s design-eye combined with an appreciation for value and cost containment, resulted in a project far more attractive than I dreamed and also within budget.

The second project encompasses over seventy-thousand square feet and is a mix of warehouse, retail, and office space. Once again, Ken has transformed what could have been a utilitarian box into a strikingly attractive work of art. We don’t anticipate completion for another year or so, but Ken’s management oversight in coordinating all facets of the design process with the General Contractor and the myriad of consultants and engineers, has kept our project moving smoothly towards completion.

I look forward to our next collaboration and wouldn’t hesitate to highly recommend Lafranchi Architecture to anyone considering similar projects.

Eric A Ziedrich
CEO
Healdsburg Lumber Company