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Reuse Design & Build

From Concept to Completion, Without Compromise.
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Where Resilience Meets Design.

Steel. Wood. Smart Homes.

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Design Development and Pre-Construction Services

At Reuse Design & Build, every project begins with a thoughtful, site-sensitive approach led by our in-house design team. We develop personalized concepts tailored to the land, lifestyle, and vision of each client, with a strong emphasis on quality, engineering, sustainability, and long-term performance.

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Our Story

This next generation of our family business is rooted in a long construction legacy, but uniquely focused on fire rebuilds in the Pacific Palisades and across Los Angeles. Building on more than four decades of family construction experience, we are focused on helping homeowners rebuild stronger, smarter, and more sustainably. Our integrated design-build approach creates a seamless transition from concept to construction, allowing for greater collaboration, efficiency, and attention to detail throughout every stage of the process. Our projects incorporate light-gauge steel, wood construction, smart-home systems, and high-quality materials designed for long-term strength, efficiency, and resilience.

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Meet the Team

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Jon Lagardere, Business Development

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Bernardo Charca, Architectural Design

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Light gauge steel (LGS) offers a sustainable, code-compliant structural system designed for long-term durability and minimal maintenance. Resistant to termites, pests, moisture-related deterioration, and structural warping, LGS helps create homes built to endure for generations. Our fire-conscious approach may also incorporate steel framing, aluminum or wood-look aluminum systems, concrete cladding, and other fire-resistant materials to enhance both resilience and modern design.

  • Wood offers exceptional design flexibility, strong thermal protection and a sense of character that creates inviting, elevated living spaces. For clients seeking a more traditional or organic feel, wood remains one of the most enduring and inspiring building materials available.


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  • Our project management team oversees every phase of planning and construction with a focus on communication, efficiency, budget alignment, and attention to detail. From initial concept through final completion, we guide each project with care and precision to create a seamless, transparent, and well-managed building experience.

  • As California reimagines how homes are built in wildfire-prone regions, our work reflects a shared commitment to resilient, sustainable, and future-focused construction. Through innovative materials, fire-conscious design, and modern building systems, we are contributing to a new standard of rebuilding.

    Our approach aligns with many of the forward-thinking principles emerging from California’s Green Rebuild movement, including fire-conscious design, resilient building systems, sustainability, and long-term energy performance.