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We find beauty in quiet understated forms, expressive structure, timeless materials, and carefully resolved details. Our designs celebrate light-filled open spaces with a strong connection to the outdoors. Our unapologetically contemporary approach to design combines a love of the new with a respect for the old and attempts to create timeless forms with conceptual clarity.

North America:  Carmel Valley Residence, Central California; Russian Hill Tower, San Francisco, California; Mission District Victorian, San Francisco, California; Los Altos Ranch House, Los Altos, California; Portola Valley Mid-Century, Portola Valley, California.

2009 Open Box 2
Remodeling Magazine, Home of the Year

2008 Pierce Street Renovation
AIA & Dwell Magazine, San Francisco Living: Tours Featured Project

2008 Open Box 2
Gold Nugget Award, Grand Award: Best Renovated House

2008 Open Box 2
Builder Magazine, Watermark Award: Kitchen of the Year and Grand Award

2007 House Ocho
AIA San Francisco Chapter: Honor Award for Energy and Sustainability

2007 House Ocho
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities: Extensive Residential Award

2007 Open Box House
Gold Nugget Award, Grand Award; Best Renovated or Restored Single House

2007 House Ocho
Gold Nugget Award, Award of Merit: Best Single-Family House Under 5,000 Square Feet

2006 House Ocho
Custom Home Design Awards, Merit Award: Custom Home Less Than 3,000 Square Feet

2006 House Ocho
California Home + Design, Award for Eco-Friendly Design

2005 House Ocho
Residential Architect Design Awards, Merit Award: New Home Design

REAL LIVING MAGAZINE (AUSTRALIA), October 2009
Old Bernal House

REMODELING, September 2009
Open Box 2

100 COUNTRY HOUSES: NEW RURAL ARCHITECTURE, 2009
House Ocho

SF CHRONICLE, May 2009
Old Bernal House

HABITAT MAGAZINE (South Africa), May 2009
House Ocho

GREEN IS BEAUTIFUL: THE ECO-FRIENDLY HOUSE, 2009
House Ocho

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, April 2009
House Ocho

SF CHRONICLE, March 2009
Carmel Cottage

SUNSET, December 2008
Shrader Cottage

SF MAGAZINE, October 2008
Buena Vista

ARQUITECTURA & CONSTRUCAO (Portugal), August, 2008
House Ocho

NEW SMALL HOUSES, 2008
Shrader Cottage

KUCA STIL (Croatia), June, 2008
House Ocho

CARMEL MAGAZINE, Winter 2008
House Ocho

HOUSE COLORS: EXTERIOR COLOR BY STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE, 2007
Hill House

DREAM HOMES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: AN EXCLUSIVE SHOWCASE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S FINEST ARCHITECTS, 2007
House Ocho & Open Box House

SF CHRONICLE MAGAZINE, September 2007
Open Box 2

SF CHRONICLE, August, 2007
Open Box 1

THE MAGIC OF SMALL SPACES, 2007
Shrader Cottage "Garage" & Henry "Attic"

7x7, April 2007
Park Hill Penthouse

SUNSET, March 2007
House Ocho

HOMESTYLE BY THE SEA, 2006
House Ocho

CALIFORNIA HOME + DESIGN, September 2006
Park Hill House

SF CHRONICLE, September 2006
Open Box 1

25 HOUSES UNDER 3000 SQUARE FEET, 2006
House Ocho

SF CHRONICLE, April 2006
Open Box 1

SF CHRONICLE, March 2006
House Ocho

CALIFORNIA HOME + DESIGN, March 2006
House Ocho

SAN FRANCISCO AIA: SMALL FIRMS GREAT PROJECTS MAGAZINE, 2005
House Ocho

INSPIRED HOUSE MAGAZINE, November/December 2004
18th Street House with Phil Matthews

SUNSET, March 2003
Hill Street House