Our Zero Energy House was awarded the Best Remodel by Fine Homebuilding Magazine. A San Francisco row house was badly in need of a renovation. In addition, the owners wanted a more modern home for their growing family, and they wanted their house to meet its own energy needs plus those of an electric car. [...]

Beginning this project, more than four years ago, we knew we had a special opportunity, a unique site and a visionary client.  Working through the process, it is easy to lose sight of the impact of the final product, its effect on people or its place in The City, but with the perspective of time [...]

Carlos Scarpa, the noted Italian Architect, said “to draw is to see.”  Want he meant is that when we attempt to capture an image or an essence with a pen or pencil, we must observe it with far greater care than we regularly exercise, even when we think we are looking closely.  The same can [...]

Please join us for a celebration of spring, coffee, art and summer camp. This Easter morning event will feature the latte stylings of Daniel Krasnor, a uniquely talented barrista with a repertoire of over 60 cappucino-top designs. We will also be opening our gallery which is currently showing a selection of works by local artists. [...]

How do you add a mixed use building to a small scale, eclectic,neighborhood district?  With care and ingenuity we have created a structure that is, at once,utilitarian and playful.  a simple’ repetitive steel frame opens the groumd level retail floor plan for maximum potential.  Above, two towhnouse style units are split along a diagonal demising [...]

With the Supreme Court hearing arguments CA Prop 8 and DOMA, we hope for a speedy resolution to this question. That is in the interest of equal opportunity for everyone.  So that the government can move ahead on work that is in the long term interest of humanity.

This project aims to be the first residence in San Francisco that is completely self-powering and carbon neutral. The architecture has been developed in conjunction with the mechanical systems and landscape design, each influencing the other to arrive at an integrated solution. Working from the historic facade, the design preserves the traditional formal parlors transitioning [...]

The intention of the center is to provide a forum for giving back. The HIV and AIDS epidemics have been tragic, but at the same time, they have been transformative. Communities have been formed, organized and mobilized. Knowledge has been gained and disseminated, legislation passed, public health initiatives launched, treatments developed and cures sought. With [...]

Working with the historic envelope, we created a three dimensional series of spaces to unify the experience of this vertical home in San Francisco. An open stairwell brings light down four stories from the skylit penthouse and provides a heat-stack for natural ventilation and circulation. This sculptural stair travels through the void, arriving first at [...]

Integrating outdoor space from the street to the garden, in the main space and each exam room, the plan for this physician’s office is formed to take advantage of the abundant natural light and air. Walls clad in yellow cedar and an exposed concrete floor with radiant heating underscore the sustainable approach to wellness and [...]