HBA is a multi-disciplinary architecture, planning and development consulting firm with offices in Santa Barbara and Westlake Village, California.

Since the firms inception in 1990, the founding partners Jan Hochhauser, AIA and Jay Blatter, AIA, have focused on delivering exceptional design and first rate professional services from concept design through construction. Expertise in planning and design across a broad portfolio, coupled with extensive experience in land planning, project feasibility analysis, and land-use entitlement work distinguish HBA’s unique value and business acumen. LEED AP certification ensures the firm integrates the principles of sustainability into all they do, ultimately assisting clients in exploring a vision that is fiscally sound, aesthetically superior, and focused on livability and integration with the surrounding natural environment.

The Principals of HBA are NCARB Certified and have experience in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, New York, Oregon, and Washington.