About Cesar Rubio
Cesar Rubio Photography is an artistic commercial endeavor dedicated high quality image production in the studio and the built environment. I use state of the art large format technology to create compelling photographs of architectural and design innovations.
In the beginning, when I first became aware of photography, my uncle gave me a camera, and since my parents had been building a house for ourselves, it was a natural subject, it was changing daily, was being transformed by workers reshaping materials to fit the structures details, being Nicaragua, he only used Black and White film, it would be months that he would present the images to me in the form of contact sheets, then, with the help of a magnifying glass I could glimpse into the past.
LOCATION: California
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In San Francisco’s bustling Mission District, a unique coffee shop, Grand Coffee Too, stands as a testament to the evolving concept of ground floor retail spaces. It transforms from a commercial entity into vital social infrastructure.
Built in 1903 and bought in 2001, the original house was dark and closed off, with no view to speak of. So the couple enlisted Ross Levy of Levy Art + Architecture to blow the roof off
This 1950’s house was long in need of an upgrade and expansion to capitalize on otherwise ‘good bones’ and to satisfy the needs of a family with young children.
The new office space welcomes visitors with an inviting Playworks graphic and an energetic pop of color- a reception desk constructed of repurposed school lockers, doubling as storage and reinforcing the recess theme.
Teaberry is a master suite addition to a simple, single-story mid-century house on a wooded lot overlooking the northern San Francisco Bay. The owners dreamed of a serene, modern retreat immersed in the nature.
Keeping pace with a family’s growing needs for smarter space in San Francisco – a poorly planned, the closed-in 2 bedroom/2 bath apartment is transformed into a flexible and spacious 3bdrm/3bth, two-story SOMA Loft where every room gets a Bay view.
The St. Helena Residence sits atop the western edge of the Vaca Range overlooking St. Helena and the Napa Valley. The house is perched on a ridge with valley views to the west and forest views to the east, nestled amongst the natural rock outcroppings, and native Oak and Manzanita trees.
Two existing homes on one lot became the ideal canvas for bringing together multiple generations and tastes to create a serene family compound. We transformed the larger home at the rear of the property to fit Ogawa Fisher Architects Principal Lynn Fisher’s family of four.
