LAURA R. OATMAN, ARCHITECTS, INC.

Homer C. Oatman, AIA

Homer Oatman

Homer Oatman, AIA is the president and principal designer of  Oatman Architects, Inc.  His architectural career combines over 25-years experience in design, development and construction management of high-end custom homes, hospitality projects and recreational facilities.

Prior to establishing his current private design practice, Mr. Oatman was the principal designer of custom homes and a partner at KTGY Group.  He has also served as Director of Design for Custom Homes for the Irvine Company overseeing the design review of its most prestigious custom home communities, including Shady Canyon and Crystal Cove.

Homer Oatman received his undergraduate education at Stanford University and the University of California at San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts.  He received his Master of Architecture from the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Planning at UCLA.  His design internship was with WATG, a world renowned designer of custom resort hotels, located in Newport Beach.

He is a registered architect, engineering contractor and general building contractor in the State of California.   In addition to high-end custom residential design, Oatman Architects provides pre-acquisition due diligence, performa budgeting, critical path scheduling, negotiation of public entitlements, and the procurement and management of all design, engineering and construction contracts.

He a former member of the Construction Panel of the American Arbitration Association and has been certified as an expert in the field of architecture and construction in the Superior Court of the State of California.  He has also lectured before the Orange County Bar Association on standard practices in the design and construction industries.

Homer Oatman is a native of Southern California and currently resides in Newport Beach with his wife, Laura, who is also an architect, and their 5 children.