Rad Lab

Rad Lab is a San Diego-based architecture and design firm founded by Philip Auchettl, David Loewenstein, and Jason Grauten, all honors graduates of NewSchool of Architecture + Design. The company emerged from a thesis project that became Quartyard, an acclaimed urban park in Downtown San Diego constructed from repurposed shipping containers. Rad Lab specializes in custom homes, commercial projects, and boutique hospitality designs with a strong emphasis on sustainability and innovation. Their prefabricated residential offerings include the Container Living Unit series: the 320-square-foot Model 1, a minimalist open-plan ADU, and the 480-square-foot Model 2, which features a partitioned sleeping area. Rad Lab is widely recognized as a leader in container-based prefab architecture on the West Coast.