BUILD Design & Build Awards 2025 AIM-Aug25023 BUILD Campaign Name 2023 Southern California’s design landscape is evolving, with a growing demand for spaces that reflect both luxury and intention. Kendra Mays Designs is meeting that demand with a distinctive approach to residential design and build – one that seamlessly blends elegance, sustainability, and deep community connection. We spoke with Kendra Mays, Owner and Senior Designer at Kendra Mays Designs, as the firm is named in the Design and Build Awards 2025. Designing Spaces That Reflect Soul, Story, and Style Based in Southern California, Kendra Mays Design is a design and build firm specialising in luxury residential design, build, and renovation projects for clients needing a wide range of interior design and construction solutions. The firm is headed by Kendra Mays, a Senior Interior Designer and Licensed General Contractor with more than two decades of experience in designing spaces for a variety of clients, including several celebrities, athletes, and politicians. “Our mission is to transform everyday spaces into intentional, inspiring environments that reflect the lives, values, and dreams of those who inhabit them,” Kendra told us. “We design and build lifestyles, not just homes or spaces. We take pride in helping our clients realise how to live, dream, and think big for the spaces they are in.” “Through a commitment to excellence, attention to detail, and service to others, we design with heart, build with integrity, and deliver with purpose – one space, one story, one home, one soul at a time.” Going beyond aesthetics, Kendra Mays Designs stands out in the industry by designing with deep intentionality, rooted in human connection, purpose-driven creativity, and a commitment to lifestyle-centric transformation. This philosophy is steered by Kendra Mays’ expert knowledge and unparallelled creativity, establishing the firm as an affordable luxury brand through lifestyle designs tailormade to each client she serves. To remain a frontrunner in this competitive space, Kendra Mays Designs understands the importance of staying ahead of industry developments. Recent advances in fire-resistant building materials – from non-combustible claddings and steel framing to high-performance fire-rated glazing, intumescent coatings, and sustainable composites – are redefining what it means for homes to be both stunning and safe. Kendra Mays Designs has quickly become a leader in this space, integrating these emerging innovations early in the design process, choosing materials that exceed safety standards without sacrificing aesthetics, educating clients on the value of these advancements, and committing to continual innovation and testing. In doing so, the firm not only designs for the beauty of today but also builds resilience for the risks of tomorrow. Equally important to Kendra Mays Designs is sustainability, which is upheld as a responsibility across the firm, rather than a feature. Guided by core values of faith, service, love for humanity, attention, and excellence, the firm is committed to creating spaces that are not only beautiful and functional, but also ethically grounded, environmentally responsible, and built to stand the test of time. “We believe that every design decision carries long-term impact – on our clients, on communities, and on the earth,” Kendra shared. “We are continuously learning, evolving, and challenging ourselves to do better, for our clients, our communities, and our planet. As we grow, so will our sustainability practices, driven by innovation, rooted in values, and fuelled by a mission to design responsibly and live intentionally.” Looking to the future, Kendra Mays Designs aims to continue this mission; over the next five years, Kendra hopes to undertake more lifestyle design and build projects, with a significant focus on blending affordable luxury with sustainability – a capability that has earned the firm recognition as Southern California’s Best Luxury Residential Design and Build Firm 2025. This vision is already taking shape, with multiple projects in the works for the picturesque town of Altadena. “We have been entrusted by multiple clients to help design the new landscape and lifestyle that our beautiful clients will embrace as they pick up the pieces and restore beauty for ashes within that amazingly resilient community,” Kendra shared. “Moving forward, we would like to concentrate on more philanthropic missions and mentorship programmes within the coming years. “I have been in this industry for over 30 years, and yet somehow, I feel like I am just getting started – so watch out world: we are still on a mission.” “I have been in this industry for over 30 years, and yet somehow, I feel like I am just getting started – so watch out world: we are still on a mission.” Contact: Kendra Mays Company: Kendra Mays Designs Web Address: www.kendramaysdesigns.com AIM-Aug25023
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