About Us
Guita Boostani
Guita has been a California-licensed architect since 1996, with a focus on the design and development of residential projects in Oakland.
Guita has a Bachelor's and Masters degree in architecture from U.C. Berkeley. As a graduate student, she was a coordinator of the International Symposium for Traditional Dwellings and Settlements, and a teacher's assistant in architecture and planning courses.
Guita's graduate theseis was the creation of Oakland's first and only graphic guidelines for infill housing with an emphasis on creating multi-family units in low density zones.
From 1990-1997, Guita served as the Design Review Supervisor for the City of Oakland office of Planning and Building, where she provided site planning and architectural design assistance for over 1000 single and multi-family projects, and served as a catalyst in resolving issues between architects, developers, and residents.
In 1998,Guita and Stephen started their full-time private practice as Boostani-Glaudemans Architects, and designed dozens of houses and additons in Oakland and the Bay Area.
In 2008, Guita and Stephen created the Shattuck Muse Group House - an affordable housing compound that involved the reuse and refurbishing of an old abandoned shelter on the border of Oakland and Berkeley. Initially intended as a 3-year experiment in affordable housing, the Muse continues to thrive as a vibrant community where Guita and Stephen put their energies to create a strong sense of place. https://shattuckmuse.com/
Stephen Glaudemans
After completing his Bachelor's degree in Architecture at the University of New Mexico, Stephen worked for five years on a series of residential, commercial, and institutional projects in the Southwest. Following his internship, Stephen moved to Berkeley, where he received his Master's degree in Architecture at U.C. Berkeley, his California Architectural license, and his California General Contractors license.
For the next 12 years, Stephen worked on independent residential design projects and a series of large-scale architectural projects throughout the Bay Area, including the Berkeley YMCA, the Piedmont schools, Kaiser Walnut Creek, and the San Francisco International Airport Terminal.
In 1998, Stephen and Guita started their full-time private practice as Boostani-Glaudemans Architects, and designed dozens of houses and additons in Oakland and the Bay Area.
In 2008, Guita and Stephen created the Shattuck Muse Group House - anaffordable housing compound that involved the reuse and refurbishing of an old abandoned shelter on the border of Oakland and Berkeley. Initially intended as a 3-year experiment in affordable housing, the Muse continues to thrive as a vibrant community where Guita and Stephen put their energies to create a strong sense of place. https://shattuckmuse.com/