Originally built in the 1920s, the renovation of this historic Italian Renaissance style home was a delicate balance between preserving its historical character while leaning forward to respond to a more contemporary way of living. To bring the building up to earthquake code, the home had to be taken down to the studs and the foundation reinforced...
Architecture firm
Walker Warner Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Matthew Millman
Principal architect
Brooks Walker
Design team
Senior Project Manager: Brian Lang. Architectural Staff: Matthew Marsten, Hana Bittner
Interior design
Redmond Aldrich Design
Landscape
Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture
Construction
Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders
Typology
Residential › House
Twin Peaks Residence is a mid-century San Francisco 1964 house that was remodeled by Feldman Architecture. The house was originally designed by San Francisco architect Albert Lanier (husband of renowned sculptor Ruth Asawa). The house has expansive views of San Francisco and features a fantastic rear garden. This most recent remodel takes the house...
Project name
Twin Peaks Residence
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
San Francisco, California
Collaborators
Cabinetmaker: Eby Construction
Interior design
Feldman Architecture
Structural engineer
Strandberg Engineering
Landscape
Ground Studio; Landscape Contractor: Frank & Grossman
Lighting
Kim Cladas Lighting Design
Construction
Upscale Construction
Typology
Residential › House
This project consists of a single-story addition and renovation to an existing mid-century ranch house in Menlo Park, California. Conceived for a retired couple, the open and accessible design integrates the living space with the rear garden to create a well-lit domestic extension.
Architecture firm
Terry & Terry Architecture
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Alex Terry, Ivan Terry
Design team
Alex Terry, Ivan Terry, Matt Bisset
Structural engineer
Santos Urrutia Structural Engineers Inc. San Francisco
Lighting
Tobias Grau, Contrast Recessed Lighting, Lumiere Lighting
Construction
Timberline Construction
Material
Cast in place Concrete, Wood/steel frame, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
This residence in west Los Angeles explores how a residence in a busy urban area can create spaces that are private, intimate, light-filled and interconnected. Spaces and form are differentiated through the use of material and woven together to create a harmonious, engaging composition.
Project name
Prosser Residence
Architecture firm
Pleskow Architects
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Principal architect
Tony Pleskow
Civil engineer
C M Peck, Inc.
Structural engineer
Shah Engineering Group
Visualization
Pleskow Architects
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
NWGC Construction Inc.
Material
Wood, Brick and Corten Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This residential project involved the construction of three distinct structures, creating additional interior space and forming a private courtyard for an existing house that remains in place. The largest new structure, the Art House, is designed to house a burgeoning art collection, and accommodate occasional guests.
Project name
Art House + Courtyard
Architecture firm
Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design
Location
Palo Alto, California, USA
Collaborators
Murray Engineers Inc. (Geotechnical)
Interior design
Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design
Structural engineer
Structus Inc.
Landscape
Stroudwater Design
Lighting
Pritchard Peck Lighting
Construction
Sherrill Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Located at Mariner’s Mile in Newport Beach, 3101 West Coast Highway is a renovation and adaptive reuse of a 4-story Cape Cod-style building from the 1980s into a modern articulation of the marine coastal aesthetic.
Project name
3101 West Coast Highway
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Newport Beach, California, United States
Photography
Fotoworks / Benny Chan
Principal architect
Mark Hershman
Design team
Emily Balas, Christiane Dussa
Interior design
ShubinDonaldson
Civil engineer
Joseph C. Truxaw and Associates, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
AMA Group
Lighting
Oculus Light Studio
Construction
Slater Builders
Material
Steel, Wood, Glass
Client
Jakosky Properties Inc.
Typology
Commercial › Office, Adaptive Re-use, Renovation
Designed by Relativity Architects, the project presents a sophisticated retail concept for the flagship store for Jushi, a national retailer of legal cannabis products. Located on the corner of a busy thoroughfare, the new 3,802-square-foot building maintains a design language that plays with opposites: industrial and refined, solid and void, open...
Written by
Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA
Photography
Relativity Architects
Theorem Winery is located west of downtown Calistoga, California, within the Diamond Mountain appellation in Napa Valley. Eschewing the ubiquitous large winery venues focused on handling hundreds of guests at one time, Theorem is designed as an intimate, bespoke experience where hospitality reigns supreme.
Project name
Theorem Winery
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
Calistoga, California, USA
Principal architect
Richard Beard
Design team
Richard Beard, Principal. Katherine Schwertner, Project Manager. Bruno Lopez-Moncada, Project Architect
Collaborators
Refrigeration Technology Inc (refrigeration engineer)
Interior design
Nicholas Vincent Design
Civil engineer
Applied Civil Engineering
Structural engineer
ZFA Structural Engineers
Environmental & MEP
TEP Engineers (mechanical and plumbing Engineers)
Landscape
Blasen Landscape Architecture
Lighting
Hiram Banks Lighting Design (lighting engineer)
Construction
Finley Construction
Material
Steel, Wood, Glass
