WHO WE ARE.
We are a boutique size design studio, located in the Mojave High Desert area with unique projects in California and abroad. Our goal is to elevate every day living experience by creating timeless design. Our strategy is to distill every idea into its essential components, aiming to create a minimal, yet original, and site specific design. Our clients are understood as collaborators, where we work closely with them from concept stage untill the last steps of execution. Every project is approached with great attention to details, and we are always curious to explore new ideas that spearhead sustainability and design innovation.
Mostafa Ghaffari
Founder, Partner
Assoc. AIA
Master of Architecture- 2013
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
Bachelor of Architecture Professional degree-2009
American University of Sharjah (AUS) School of Architecture and Design
Mostafa has been practicing architecture since 2009, when he graduated at top of his class from architecture and design school at American University of Sharjah. After two years of work in Dubai, his passion for architecture and design, lead him to pursue higher education at Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles, CA. While at SCI-Arc, he studied architecture under renowned architects such as Eric Owen Moss, Coy Howard, and David Ruy.
He received his masters degree from SCI-Arc in 2013. Since then, he has held prominent design roles at highly respected architectural firms in Los Angeles, such as Rios ( www.rios.com ), SPF architects ( www.spfa.com ) and Saee Studio. During these years he worked on variety of projects, ranging from high-end residential, and commercial projects to retails, and Performance halls. Mostafa started StudioDFD in 2016 as a side project, but in 2020, after meeting Meagan, they established it as a design studio based in The High Desert.
Meagan Odell
Partner
Master of Architecture- 2011
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Arts-2006
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Descendant from a line of craftspeople and art makers, and having traveled to 4 continents and 14 countries, Meagan’s design approach has a level of intricacy and curiosity that inspires new ideas in every project . Her curiosity in art and architecture began with her studies in film, video, and sculpture at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Motivated by her interest in visual and sculptural art, she then decided to study Architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She has been a contributor to the design community since 2011, while she lived in New York, London, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Her work ranging from boutique interiors to multi-family complexes, private to non-profit companies like Abode Communites ( https://abodecommunities.org/ ) her work continues to inspire.
StudioDFD currently has active commercial and residential projects in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Yucca Valley, Joshua tree, and Tehran.
StudioDFD designs their projects in compliance with California Business and Professional Code ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 33. )