ELIZABETH LABRA brings a unique perspective and diverse range of work experience in luxury lifestyle brands to FGA.

Elizabeth launched her career in New York City where she merged her love for architecture and fashion as a Store Planning Project Manager for an Italian luxury fashion house. There she managed the design, development and construction of their North American stores for five years. In 2019, Elizabeth and her husband traded Brownstones for Victorians and relocated cross-country to San Francisco. She spent weekends walking and admiring the city’s architecturally-rich homes and neighborhoods—an exercise that encouraged her to reconnect with her passion for residential design.

Elizabeth holds a Master’s degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly Pomona, which included a wondrous year studying Renaissance architecture in Florence, Italy.

“Empathy is an important quality that often gets overlooked when hiring an architect. We design spaces for others, and we can’t do that without taking the time and initiative to walk in their shoes. It is critical to designing a home that—functionally and aesthetically—reflects who they are and the way they want to live.”