One-Mind Delivery

One-Mind Delivery: drawn by the hand that builds it

One-Mind Delivery is how MBARCHAA (Mustafa Bdaiwi Architect and Associates Inc.) in Irvine, California runs a project: our Senior Architect, a California licensed architect (C-33953) who is also a licensed general contractor (CSLB 876748), carries your project personally from the first sketch through permits and construction, so design intent, cost and buildability live in one mind instead of being handed between separate firms.

"I'm a licensed architect and a licensed contractor, so the person who designs your building is the person who builds it. It's designed once, priced from the first sketch, and there's no one to pass the blame to."

Licensed Architect C-33953 and Licensed General Contractor CSLB 876748 (Mustafa Bdaiwi, sole proprietor).

The problem with the usual split

On most projects the architect draws, then hands the plans to a separate contractor who has never been part of the design conversation. That handoff is where projects tend to go wrong:

• Bid surprises. The drawings are finished before anyone who builds for a living has priced them, so the first real number can send the design back to the drawing board.
• Redesigns. When bids come in high, the owner pays for another round of design to cut what was just designed.
• Change orders from drawing gaps. Anything the drawings didn't spell out becomes a question in the field, and questions in the field become change orders.
• Finger-pointing. When something doesn't work, the contractor says it was drawn that way and the architect says it wasn't built as drawn. The owner is stuck in the middle.

How One-Mind Delivery works, from first sketch to keys

1. First conversation and site review. You meet the licensed architect directly. Our Senior Architect looks at the property, zoning, setbacks and what you want to achieve, and thinks about how it will be built from the start.
2. Design with cost in the room. Sketches are drawn by someone who also builds, so every early decision is weighed for cost and constructability while it is still cheap to change.
3. Construction documents written by the builder. The drawings are prepared knowing exactly who will read them on site, which means fewer gaps, fewer assumptions and fewer surprises.
4. Permits included. MBARCHAA prepares the permit set, submits to the city and answers plan check comments, so you are not managing the building department on your own.
5. Construction by the same licensed professional. Building is carried out under the Senior Architect's own general contractor license (CSLB 876748). The intent of the design stays intact because the person who drew it is on site.
6. Walkthrough and keys. One person answers for the whole result, from the first sketch to the final walkthrough.

Traditional delivery vs One-Mind Delivery

Who One-Mind Delivery is for

• Orange County homeowners who want one accountable professional instead of coordinating an architect and a contractor.
• ADUs and garage conversions, where small spaces leave no room for drawing gaps.
• Home additions and remodels that have to tie cleanly into an existing house.
• Custom homes, where design intent is easiest to lose between drawing and building.
• Small commercial and tenant-improvement projects for owners who need a clear path from plans to an open door.

Prefer to hire architecture only? MBARCHAA also provides design, construction documents and permits without construction. See all services.