ALTO


About 

ALTO is an architectural firm focusing on large scale cultural, community and unique development projects. We combine forward thinking contemporary design with a rigorous approach to both the technical and financial aspects of our projects. Our clients include non-profits, community based developers, fashion companies, arts clients, and various other commercial and individual projects.

We begin every project with a deep collaborative process between our clients, stakeholders and our team of designers and architects. We’re able to take on a large range of project types and scales due to the wide range of experience we’ve had on all scales and types of projects. We regularly collaborate with a variety of designers, expert consultants, engineers, and contractors to deliver complex and unique projects within budget and on schedule.

ALTO takes on all types of projects, from large multifamily commercial developments, to small restaurants as well as neighborhood non-profit projects. We take on selective residential projects through the partner’s separate residential practices.


Partners
Tommy Haddock, Principal Architect
Tommy is a licensed architect in California and Michigan. He has practiced with SANAA in Japan on award winning projects around the world.  He has a wide range of experience with community spaces, workplace design, residences, landscapes and urban design. He also has experience leading design on various interiors, retail environments, furniture, and public art installations. Throughout every type and scale of project he brings a sensitivity to contextual atmosphere and the human scale.

Alex Spatzier, Principal Architect
Alex is a licensed architect in California, Michigan, and Texas with a multidisciplinary background in physics, art and architecture. He is experienced in a wide variety of projects including multifamily housing, master planning, residences, art galleries and studios and workspaces. He has also worked on large and small offices, cafes, retail spaces, medical office buildings, commercial spaces as well as various historic preservation and adaptative reuse projects. 




Employment 
We are currently accepting application.  
Projects & Clients

Arts
T&H Art Studio Art Studio400 SF Oakland, CA
Timber Workshop Studio / Woodshop1,800 SF Oakland, CA
Riebli Workshop Shop4,200 SFSonoma, CA
Wav.Field Public Art Installation100 SF San Francisco, CA
Loft Gallery & Studio Art Gallery1,140 SF San Francisco, CA
Work / Office
Front Workshop Office/Workshop650 SFOakland, CA
Richmond Workshop Office/Workshop400 SFRichmond, CA
Pottery Workshop & Studio Workshop / Studio650 SFOakland, CA
Tower Office Office Interior1,400 SFSan Francisco, CA
Educational / Community
MCCT Teen Halfway House Supportive Housing6,000 SF Marin, CA
Plaza para Soñar Cultural Plaza14,350 SF Lanzarote, Spain
Tri Ân Monument Memorial6,440 SFLouisville, KY
Hospitality
Palace Hotel Hotel + Community Mixed Use85,000 SFUkiah, CA
Thee Stork Club Bar & Music Hall6,000 SFOakland, CA
June's Pizza Restaurant1,600 SFOakland, CA
Commercial
BAGGU Retail + Flagship3,000 SFNY &
BAGGU Retail1,400 SFLA
BAGGU MoMA Popup Shop600 SFNew York, NY
Sears Point Port Retail / Offices / Workshop 6,600 SFPoint Sonoma, CA
M5 / Jamie Hyneman Mixed Use 2,700 SFSan Francisco, CA
KLW Investments Roof Terrace Public Roof Terrace 4,200 SF San Francisco, CA
Honey's Roof Restaurant 720 SF Chicago, IL
Collectors Universe Headquarters & Operational Facilities 74,550 SF Santa Ana, CA
Housing
MCCT Teen Halfway House Supportive Housing6,000 SF Marin, CA
Linden Historic Housing Multifamily Housing6,300 SFOakland, CA
Ashland Home Duplex16,200 SFDetroit, MI
Atlas Road Housing Housing Feasibility Study70,000 SFRichmond, CA
Pacific Ave Housing Housing18,000 SFSonoma, CA
One Mission Bay Four Condos10,400 SFSan Francisco, CA
Residential
Film Maker's House Residence + Theater3,400 SFLos Angeles, CA
Historian's Home Residential Additions900 SFBerkeley, CA
1919 House Residence4,300 SFSan Francisco, CA
A2 Additions Residential Additions1,100 SFAnn Arbor, MI
Helen St Residence Residence2,300 SFDetroit, MI
Ceramicists's House Residence & Studio2,600 SFDetroit, MI
Santa Rosa House Residence5,300 SFSanta Rosa, CA
Shadow House Residence5,800 SFHouston, TX
Ocean House Residence6,300 SFMaine
Aqua Addition Addition800 SFContra Costa, CA
Riebli Ranch Residence4,300 SFSonoma, CA
Lift House Residence3,500 SFSonoma, CA
Lombard Penthouse Historic Victorian Addition + ADU3,800 SFSan Francisco, CA
Cabin in the Woods Residence1,630 SFJenner, CA
Eagles Nest Cabin Residence1,850 SFJenner, CA
Temescal Kitchen Extension Addition + Renovation400 SFOakland, CA
Meriloma Addition Addition + Renovation650 SFSan Francisco, CA
Interiors
Bed/Bath/Bench Interior Renovation750 SFBerkeley, CA
Oxford Street Historic Interior Renovation3600 SFBerkeley, CA
Monte Vista Apartment Interior Renovation750 SFOakland, CA
Park Street Kitchen Interior Renovation850 SFBerkeley, CA
San Mateo Great Room Interior Renovation450 SFSan Mateo, CA
1880 Sutter Victorian Interior Renovation2,100 SFSan Francisco, CA
Midcentury Bath & Kitchen Interior Renovation305 SFBerkeley, CA
Landscapes
Redwood Landscape Landscape / GardenRedwood City, CA
Temescal Landscape Exterior Living SpaceOakland, CA
Potrero Landscape & Terrace Garden Terrace & PatiosSan Francisco, CA