Exceptional projects begin long before construction.
Independent owner-side advisory for architect-led residential projects.
Owner Advocacy aligns contracts, cost, and schedule from the earliest stages of a project — creating the structure, clarity, and continuity that allow exceptional projects to succeed. Acting solely in the owner’s interest, we help clients navigate complexity with confidence.
WHO WE ARE
Independent. Integrated. Owner Focused.
Projects don’t fail because people lack talent.
They fail because contracts, budgets, schedules, and responsibilities evolve independently rather than together.
Owner Advocacy serves as the integrating layer across architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors — bringing structure to complex projects while protecting the owner’s interests from concept through construction.
Our System
Three Decisions Shape Every Project.
Contracts
Cost
Schedule
Define roles, allocate risk, and establish accountability before design advances.
Provide continuous cost visibility so financial decisions support—not constrain—the project.
Establish critical-path discipline that aligns every consultant around a shared plan.
These three elements create the framework that guides every decision thereafter.
what we do
We Coordinate Complexity.
Every project is different.
The need for alignment is universal.
Owner Advocacy provides strategic leadership across the entire professional team, helping owners move from fragmented information to coordinated decision-making.
Typical areas of involvement include:
- Construction Advisory
- Owner Representation
- Contract Structuring
- Consultant Coordination
- Budget Oversight
- Critical Path Scheduling
- Design & Preconstruction Advisory
- Entitlement Strategy
representative experience
Representative Projects.
Every project presents a unique set of technical, regulatory, financial, and design challenges.
Our role is to establish clarity before those challenges become risk.
Los Angeles
Marin County
San Francisco
Jackson Square
Define roles, allocate risk, and establish accountability before design advances.
Provide continuous cost visibility so financial decisions support—not constrain—the project.
Establish critical-path discipline that aligns every consultant around a shared plan.
Who we work with
Designed for Complex Residential Projects.
Our work is intentionally focused.
Typical engagements include:
- Estate residences
- Hillside developments
- Architect-led custom homes
- Historic properties
- Environmentally constrained sites
- Multi-consultant projects
- Pre-acquisition feasibility
- High-design renovations
We work best with owners who value thoughtful planning, disciplined execution, and long-term relationships.
THE DIFFERENCE
What You’re Actually Buying.
You’re not hiring another consultant.
You’re investing in:
- Better decisions.
- Better alignment.
- Better outcomes.
Owner Advocacy provides the structure that allows architects, consultants, contractors, and owners to perform at their highest level together.
our team
Meet the Team.
Together, we provide a single, continuous source of owner-side leadership from early feasibility through construction.
Nick Zigler
Decades of construction leadership and owner representation experience, bringing practical judgment, collaborative leadership, and disciplined execution to architect-led residential projects.
Bri Zigler Clabo
Strategic owner advisor focused on contracts, project integration, feasibility, consultant coordination, entitlement strategy, and executive-level decision support.
Jeff Shaddock
Coming soon.
PHILOSOPHY
Successful Projects Are Structured.
Every project begins with uncertainty.
The difference between a difficult project and an exceptional one is rarely the quality of the design—it is the quality of the framework supporting it.
That framework is our work.
CONTACT
Let’s Start Early.
The greatest opportunity to influence cost, schedule, and project success occurs before construction begins.
Whether you’re evaluating a property, assembling a design team, or beginning schematic design, we’re available to discuss how early owner-side advisory can shape the path ahead.