San Francisco Archives

The Intersection of Modernism & Wabi-Sabi: John Lum’s Unique Redesign

Karine Monié March 8, 2023

John Lum Architecture faced a significant challenge when tasked with the complete redesign of a midcentury modern-style home in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Heights. The

Medium Plenty: The Transformation of a 1920s Spanish Revival Home

Karine Monié March 8, 2023

A family of four in Northern California has given their 1920s-era Spanish Revival home a new lease of life with a renovation that prioritizes family

Seamless Expansion of a Wine Country Home by Feldman Architecture

Karine Monié January 25, 2023

The design of this Feldman Architecture home incorporated the natural colors of the rural setting, with concrete floors, walnut-clad ceilings, and four oversized counterweight glass

Spiegel Aihara Workshop’s Middle Ground

Jenn Thornton January 11, 2023

San Francisco-based design firm SAW // Spiegel Aihara Workshop tackled the challenge of transforming a 1962 house with a dated floor plan and created The

Urban Oasis at 1 Hotel San Francisco

Karine Monié October 19, 2022

Originally launched in 2015, 1 Hotels comprises properties in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, China and Toronto. Last June, San Francisco joined the list. More

Light Touch: Studio William Hefner’s Palisades Ranch

Jenn Thornton September 7, 2022

With the clean lines of a modern aesthetic balanced with the warmth of traditional style, Palisades Ranch is a characteristically sunny Southern California house designed

Montage Residences Healdsburg: Dream Works

Abigail Stone February 9, 2022

Montage Residences Healdsburg, the latest offering from Montage Hotels and Resorts located in Sonoma County, utilized the talents of San Francisco-based BAR Architects and San

Sea Ranch Lodge: An Honest Renaissance

Karine Monié December 8, 2021

Spread across 10 miles of the Northern California coastline and located 100 miles north of San Francisco, The Sea Ranch comprises 2,224 private homes built

EYRC Blue Sail: Modern, Modified

Abigail Stone November 10, 2021

“Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects works in a modern idiom but without a set vocabulary or language,” explains architect Takashi Yanai, a partner at the

Flying Mane Road: Above the Clouds

Constance Dunn October 27, 2021

Dr. Godfrey Pernell, who would serve multiple terms as mayor of Rolling Hills, and his wife Beverly purchased Flying Mane Road, the approximately 1.16-acre property

Olson Kundig’s Meadow House: Warm Modernism

Karine Monié September 1, 2021

Located in Woodside, California, this 17,000-square-foot home was built on an exceptional 3.5-acre site for a couple—who are active philanthropists with a focus on children’s

Richard Beard, Bar Architects, Portola Valley, Joseph Esherick, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Vita Pehar, Westridge, William Wurster

Richard Beard’s Custom-Designed Portola Valley Family Refuge

Karine Monié July 21, 2021

Richard Beard custom-designed this 7,000-square-foot house for a couple with young children. The property is ideally located in the Westridge area of Portola Valley, a