In Oakland we designed a small front yard that packs a lot of color. This new perennial garden is low-water and provides a lush setting in contrast to the wide open walkway to the front porch. The clean symmetry of the poured concrete path is offset by the wild display of flowering plants.

Michael Hospelt Photography

This small guest house is built into the side of the hill and opens up to majestic views of Vail Mountain. The living room cantilevers over the garage below and helps create the feeling of the room floating over the valley below. The house also features a green roof to help minimize the impacts on the house above.

View back to the house.

Broadway Terrace House Outdoor terraces: at living room (lower terrace) and family room (upper terrace) The house exteriors meet the fire requirements for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) requirements for fire resistant construction. California modern, California Coastal, California Contemporary Interior Designers, San Francisco modern, Bay Area modern residential design architects, Sustainability and green design. Photographer: David Duncan Livingston

A complete interior remodel of a top floor unit in a stately Pacific Heights building originally constructed in 1925. The remodel included the construction of a new elevated roof deck with a custom spiral staircase and “penthouse” connecting the unit to the outdoor space. The unit has two bedrooms, a den, two baths, a powder room, an updated living and dining area and a new open kitchen. The design highlights the dramatic views to the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge to the north, the views west to the Pacific Ocean and the City to the south. Finishes include custom stained wood paneling and doors throughout, engineered mahogany flooring with matching mahogany spiral stair treads. The roof deck is finished with a lava stone and ipe deck and paneling, frameless glass guardrails, a gas fire pit, irrigated planters, an artificial turf dog park and a solar heated cedar hot tub. Photos by Mariko Reed Architect: Gregg DeMeza Interior designer: Jennifer Kesteloot

Photo by Stephen Barker

Modern Kitchen with classic marble backsplash with Eco-wood cabinetry and Stranded Bamboo Flooring. Photo by: Paul Bardagjy

Photography © Claudio Manzoni

Laura Hull Photography

William Short