The clients sought a family forest retreat hidden in the forested hills of Northern California, where an extended community of family, friends and colleagues could gather. We wondered, What if the forest itself was the house?
Balcones house is perched on the edge of a fractured limestone cliff, which is a part of the echelon of the Balcones fault. Rooms look either downhill into the tops of trees in the ravine below or…
A loft-style flipped-plan rhythmically-organized house designed by the architects for their own family, this budget-sensitive human-scaled project wove together the architects’ deep knowledge of San Francisco’s urban context and codes with their crisp and clear material and…
An existing 1830 farmhouse located in historic Hyde Park, NY underwent a full-gut renovation to transform into a Rustic Modern retreat. A speculative project in collaboration with custom-home builder, Wolcott Builders, the two-story house sits on 36…
Like a butterfly specimen pinned to its mounting, this sinuous lake-front home’s light floating roofs are anchored to its site by heavy rusticated limestone masses, while its horizontal footprint is spread out and sewn through the vertical…
Completed in 2015, this contemporary farmhouse mixes Scandinavian driven design with midcentury modern and bohemian accents. The color palette was inspired by two abstract paintings in the living room.
A remarkable site overlooking the expanse of the waterfront, 150 Charles Street is sited between the activity on the Hudson River and the history of the West Village. The building incorporates the abandoned Whitehall warehouse, a massive,…
Since its founding in 2007, Dropbox has become the leader in cloud storage and file synchronization with over 350 million users around the globe. The company, which is headquartered in San Francisco, engaged STUDIOS to create their…
The exterior details at Boulder Ridge truly make the house shine. By siting the house into the slope, we were able to create an on-grade outdoor area with a grill, fire pit, water feature and bocce ball…
