Telegraph Hill Apartments

San Francisco, CA
Set atop San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill, this seven-unit apartment building was originally designed in 1951 by the Bay Area firm of Hertzka and Knowles. With spectacular panoramic views of the Bay Estuary, Bay Bridge and Downtown, the project scope included a full renovation and seismic retrofit of this mid-century gem with the goal to reallocate the units’ square footages in order to create a new three-bedroom “owners” townhouse.

Wurster Residence Renovation

San Francisco, CA
The patterns and demands of contemporary life dictated the reconfiguration of key areas of the house. Architectural interventions accommodated the needs of the owners while maintaining the identity and experience of Wurster’s remarkable design.

Hillsborough Residence

Hillsborough, CA
The redesign of this Chicago-modernist home, designed in the 1970s, introduces a new narrative of materiality that renews the relationship between the building and the landscape by blurring boundaries indoors and outdoors.

Claremont Canyon Residence

Oakland, CA
Nestled in a valley at the base of Claremont Canyon, this 1937 2-story residence was originally designed by Bay Area architect John Ekin Dinwiddie. The renovation creates a modern addition that integrates seamlessly with the existing shell and injects the family’s character with modern craft.

Hillside Courtyard House

Marin County, California
The Hillside Courtyard House is a remodel of a midcentury home on a steeply sloping site in Marin County. As one descends the property they pass through multiple thresholds of privacy. Each step leading further toward calmness and seclusion.

Nob Hill Residence

San Francisco, CA
The house is sited on a narrow alley that transforms from street to garden at the building’s front door. The project falls between the grid of the city and the organic nature of a garden landscape.

Russian Hill Co-op

San Francisco, CA
This interior renovation of a 4,500 sf full floor unit provides modern living for a client with an extensive contemporary art collection as well as a home office. Situated in Russian Hill, the home commands a 360º view of San Francisco.

San Rafael Ranch

San Rafael, CA
The renovation of this midcentury ranch includes a remodel of a main house, guest house, and garden design. The strategies to open the home to the landscape include a new garden entry to connect front and back gardens and enlarged windows to maximize light and garden views.

Russian Hill Apartment

San Francisco, CA
Subtle drifts in plan and section extend the movement from the interior to the distant landscape.

Park Presidio Residence

San Francisco, CA
Consisting of 6,500 sf of living space spread over four levels, this private residence was designed for a family of six. Sustainability and energy independence were integral to the conception and realization of this project.

Russian Hill Penthouse

San Francisco, CA
Our intention was to create an interior realm that establishes a seamless continuity with distant views of the landscape, creating a project that was to internalize the color, material and texture of the surrounding vistas of bay, mountain, city, and sky.

Napa Valley Residence

Napa Valley, CA
Anchored by a system of interdependent walls and enclosures that contain the domestic functions, its partitions are arranged in an open plan.

In collaboration with Jim Jennings Architecture