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Downsizing square footage doesn't mean compromising on experience—it means being smarter about every inch.

This office renovation focused on quality over quantity, investing in design that feels intentional and welcoming. We created a layout that prevents small teams from feeling lost on a larger floor plate, using furniture, materiality, and thoughtful spatial planning to define intimate zones within the open plan.

Every detail—from the acoustic drapery to the custom millwork—serves both a functional and atmospheric purpose. The goal was a space that works as well for daily grinding as it does for all-hands meetings and hosting clients.

Our clients tell us their team actually looks forward to coming in. That's how we measure success.

[ARGONAUT]
Architecture & Interiors: @_StudioBBA
Contractor:@principalbuilders

Lighting: @pritchardpeck
Furniture: @MGWest_
📸: @EmilyHagopianPhoto & @_StudioBBA

Downsizing square footage doesn't mean compromising on experience—it means being smarter about every inch.

This office renovation focused on quality over quantity, investing in design that feels intentional and welcoming. We created a layout that prevents small teams from feeling lost on a larger floor plate, using furniture, materiality, and thoughtful spatial planning to define intimate zones within the open plan.

Every detail—from the acoustic drapery to the custom millwork—serves both a functional and atmospheric purpose. The goal was a space that works as well for daily grinding as it does for all-hands meetings and hosting clients.

Our clients tell us their team actually looks forward to coming in. That's how we measure success.

[ARGONAUT]
Architecture & Interiors: @_StudioBBA
Contractor:@principalbuilders

Lighting: @pritchardpeck
Furniture: @MGWest_
📸: @EmilyHagopianPhoto & @_StudioBBA

A little green goes a long way. 💚

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all our friends —especially the Irish contractors we're lucky to work with here in San Francisco. Here's to craft, collaboration, and getting it done right.

From soft sage to deep forest, these hues bring calm, balance, and a connection to the natural world into the spaces we design. Green has a way of grounding a room—whether it's a bold accent or a quiet backdrop.

Here's a round up of our favorite green moments from Studio BBA projects. 🍀

A little green goes a long way. 💚

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all our friends —especially the Irish contractors we're lucky to work with here in San Francisco. Here's to craft, collaboration, and getting it done right.

From soft sage to deep forest, these hues bring calm, balance, and a connection to the natural world into the spaces we design. Green has a way of grounding a room—whether it's a bold accent or a quiet backdrop.

Here's a round up of our favorite green moments from Studio BBA projects. 🍀

The best offices don't feel like offices at all—they feel like places people actually want to be.

For this workplace project, we focused on creating distinct zones that support different ways of working, from focused individual tasks to collaborative team sessions. The challenge was designing for flexibility in a post-pandemic world where teams are smaller but the need for connection is bigger than ever.

Thoughtful acoustic treatments, varied seating options, and strategic access to natural light help the space feel both energizing and calm. We worked closely with our client to understand how their team actually works, then designed around those rhythms rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all solution.

The result is a space that adapts to the people in it, not the other way around.

PlayStudios
Architecture & Interiors: @_StudioBBA
📸: Jasper Sanidad

The best offices don't feel like offices at all—they feel like places people actually want to be.

For this workplace project, we focused on creating distinct zones that support different ways of working, from focused individual tasks to collaborative team sessions. The challenge was designing for flexibility in a post-pandemic world where teams are smaller but the need for connection is bigger than ever.

Thoughtful acoustic treatments, varied seating options, and strategic access to natural light help the space feel both energizing and calm. We worked closely with our client to understand how their team actually works, then designed around those rhythms rather than imposing a one-size-fits-all solution.

The result is a space that adapts to the people in it, not the other way around.

PlayStudios
Architecture & Interiors: @_StudioBBA
📸: Jasper Sanidad

Meet the dream team, designing your spaces here at Studio BBA✨️
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Meet the dream team, designing your spaces here at Studio BBA✨️
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This home is a study in restraint and refinement—honoring its 1940's ranch roots while serving the modern life of its owners.

We focused on a few key interventions that would have the biggest impact. The great room and outdoor living spaces became the heart of the renovation, with reclaimed douglas fir and aged white oak creating a calm, timeless palette.

The design philosophy was simple: respect the bones of the house, invest in craft and quality where it matters, and let the architecture breathe. Small, well-executed details— exposed douglas fir beams, hand-hewn wood floors, and multi-slide pocket door—add up to a home that feels both fresh and grounded in its history.

Our clients have lived here for nearly a decade, and seeing how they've made the space their own reminds us why we love this work.

San Anselmo House
Architecture & Design: @_StudioBBA
Interior Design: Neila Hutt
Contractor: Christensen Construction
Timberline Builders
📸: Cesar Rubio Photography

This home is a study in restraint and refinement—honoring its 1940's ranch roots while serving the modern life of its owners.

We focused on a few key interventions that would have the biggest impact. The great room and outdoor living spaces became the heart of the renovation, with reclaimed douglas fir and aged white oak creating a calm, timeless palette.

The design philosophy was simple: respect the bones of the house, invest in craft and quality where it matters, and let the architecture breathe. Small, well-executed details— exposed douglas fir beams, hand-hewn wood floors, and multi-slide pocket door—add up to a home that feels both fresh and grounded in its history.

Our clients have lived here for nearly a decade, and seeing how they've made the space their own reminds us why we love this work.

San Anselmo House
Architecture & Design: @_StudioBBA
Interior Design: Neila Hutt
Contractor: Christensen Construction
Timberline Builders
📸: Cesar Rubio Photography

Here's to the places that bring people together. 🥂

As we close out the year, we're celebrating the bars, cafes, gathering spaces, offices, and homes we've been lucky enough to design—places where toasts are made, stories are shared, work gets done, and communities find their rhythm.

Thank you to every client, collaborator, contractor, and craftsperson who trusted us to create spaces worth returning to. Here's to more beautiful projects, meaningful partnerships, and spaces that feel alive in 2026.

Cheers to the year ahead. 🍾

Here's to the places that bring people together. 🥂

As we close out the year, we're celebrating the bars, cafes, gathering spaces, offices, and homes we've been lucky enough to design—places where toasts are made, stories are shared, work gets done, and communities find their rhythm.

Thank you to every client, collaborator, contractor, and craftsperson who trusted us to create spaces worth returning to. Here's to more beautiful projects, meaningful partnerships, and spaces that feel alive in 2026.

Cheers to the year ahead. 🍾

To everyone working behind the scenes this holiday season—the bakers pulling trays of cookies at 4am, the hands folding batch after batch of tamales, the baristas and roasters keeping us caffeinated, the line cooks prepping for big gatherings, the retail workers stocking shelves and ringing up last-minute gifts and every person in hospitality making the season feel a little more magical for the rest of us: thank you.

We see you. We appreciate you. And we're grateful for the care, craft, and long hours you put in to make the holidays special for everyone else.

Here's to the people who make the magic happen. 🥂 🫶

To everyone working behind the scenes this holiday season—the bakers pulling trays of cookies at 4am, the hands folding batch after batch of tamales, the baristas and roasters keeping us caffeinated, the line cooks prepping for big gatherings, the retail workers stocking shelves and ringing up last-minute gifts and every person in hospitality making the season feel a little more magical for the rest of us: thank you.

We see you. We appreciate you. And we're grateful for the care, craft, and long hours you put in to make the holidays special for everyone else.

Here's to the people who make the magic happen. 🥂 🫶

We design with everyone in mind—not just the guests, but the people who make the magic happen behind the scenes. One of our mantras at Studio BBA is that the back of house is just as important as the front of house.

For Tartine Manufactory LA, we embraced that philosophy fully—giving guests a front-row seat to the artisanal baking, milling, and coffee roasting happening throughout the space. The energy of a working bakery, mill, and roastery becomes part of the experience, adding authenticity and life to every corner of this two-story ecosystem at ROW DTLA.

The material palette is refined and utilitarian—tactile materials, custom display shelving, and naturally varied mosaic tile that feel both industrial and approachable. We designed for flexibility across multiple uses: a craft bakery with visible full-scale operations, an intimate marketplace, a casual restaurant, an ice cream shop, an experimental Coffee Lab, and a dinner restaurant tucked beneath a planted trellis canopy.

This is one of four Tartine projects we've designed including the Mill Valley location currently under construction in Marin. Each time, we're reminded why we love hospitality design: it's about creating places where people feel something, not just pass through.

TARTINE MANUFACTORY LA
Architecture & Interiors: @_StudioBBA
Architect of Record: House & Robertson Architects
Associate Architect: Osvaldo Maiozzi
Contractor: Howard CDM
📸: Jakob Layman, Karyn Millet

We design with everyone in mind—not just the guests, but the people who make the magic happen behind the scenes. One of our mantras at Studio BBA is that the back of house is just as important as the front of house.

For Tartine Manufactory LA, we embraced that philosophy fully—giving guests a front-row seat to the artisanal baking, milling, and coffee roasting happening throughout the space. The energy of a working bakery, mill, and roastery becomes part of the experience, adding authenticity and life to every corner of this two-story ecosystem at ROW DTLA.

The material palette is refined and utilitarian—tactile materials, custom display shelving, and naturally varied mosaic tile that feel both industrial and approachable. We designed for flexibility across multiple uses: a craft bakery with visible full-scale operations, an intimate marketplace, a casual restaurant, an ice cream shop, an experimental Coffee Lab, and a dinner restaurant tucked beneath a planted trellis canopy.

This is one of four Tartine projects we've designed including the Mill Valley location currently under construction in Marin. Each time, we're reminded why we love hospitality design: it's about creating places where people feel something, not just pass through.

TARTINE MANUFACTORY LA
Architecture & Interiors: @_StudioBBA
Architect of Record: House & Robertson Architects
Associate Architect: Osvaldo Maiozzi
Contractor: Howard CDM
📸: Jakob Layman, Karyn Millet

Sometimes the best design move is knowing what to take away.

For this 1910 Victorian home in San Francisco, we removed a pair of ramshackle utility porches off the rear of the building, transforming a dated and subdivided house into a spacious, light-filled retreat. The sweeping Bay views—suddenly visible—became the heart of the home. We added a new lower level through excavation and structural upgrades, creating room for a family hangout area, laundry, and bathroom.

We kept the material palette intentionally simple—honed Carrara marble, pale grey custom cabinets, blackened steel accents, and bleached white oak floors—allowing the architecture and natural light to take center stage. Every decision was made with longevity in mind, from the durable finishes to the flexible layout that can evolve with the family.

This project is a reminder that thoughtful renovation isn't about dramatic transformation—it's about revealing what was always there and making it work beautifully for how people actually live.

The photoshoot features Bonnie's dog Lacey, so please enjoy the obligatory super zoom of her getting snuggles on the sofa.

VALLEY
Architecture & Design: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: Fine European Construction
📸: F. Jason Campbell

Sometimes the best design move is knowing what to take away.

For this 1910 Victorian home in San Francisco, we removed a pair of ramshackle utility porches off the rear of the building, transforming a dated and subdivided house into a spacious, light-filled retreat. The sweeping Bay views—suddenly visible—became the heart of the home. We added a new lower level through excavation and structural upgrades, creating room for a family hangout area, laundry, and bathroom.

We kept the material palette intentionally simple—honed Carrara marble, pale grey custom cabinets, blackened steel accents, and bleached white oak floors—allowing the architecture and natural light to take center stage. Every decision was made with longevity in mind, from the durable finishes to the flexible layout that can evolve with the family.

This project is a reminder that thoughtful renovation isn't about dramatic transformation—it's about revealing what was always there and making it work beautifully for how people actually live.

The photoshoot features Bonnie's dog Lacey, so please enjoy the obligatory super zoom of her getting snuggles on the sofa.

VALLEY
Architecture & Design: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: Fine European Construction
📸: F. Jason Campbell

💌 Here at @_StudioBBA, we've been busy carving, stamping, writing, and addressing our holiday cards. This year, we each carved a stamp designed as a cut-out and fold house—complete with a "FOR CONSTRUCTION" stamp (because we couldn't resist).

The first piles just hit the mailbox, and now we're waiting to see how many of you take on the contractor's role and actually build these little houses. 📮
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#StudioBBA #StudioLife #BehindTheScenes #HolidayCards #HandmadeCards #BlockPrinting #Stamping #ArchitectureStudio #DesignCommunity #PaperArchitecture #SanFranciscoDesign

💌 Here at @_StudioBBA, we've been busy carving, stamping, writing, and addressing our holiday cards. This year, we each carved a stamp designed as a cut-out and fold house—complete with a "FOR CONSTRUCTION" stamp (because we couldn't resist).

The first piles just hit the mailbox, and now we're waiting to see how many of you take on the contractor's role and actually build these little houses. 📮
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#StudioBBA #StudioLife #BehindTheScenes #HolidayCards #HandmadeCards #BlockPrinting #Stamping #ArchitectureStudio #DesignCommunity #PaperArchitecture #SanFranciscoDesign

We hope your Thanksgiving table is surrounded by your loved ones & that there is enough laughter to keep you warm all winter long. We are so grateful you are part of our community & that you continue to trust us to create the spaces you choose to spend time in -- alone, with your family, friends, colleagues, and strangers alike.

We've closed the office today so all of us can get a little extra family time in during the Thanksgiving holiday. Safe travels.

Studio BBA acknowledges the Ramaytush Ohlone people as the traditional custodians of the land where we work and reside. We pay our respects to their Elders and all Ramaytush Ohlone people past, present and future.

We hope your Thanksgiving table is surrounded by your loved ones & that there is enough laughter to keep you warm all winter long. We are so grateful you are part of our community & that you continue to trust us to create the spaces you choose to spend time in -- alone, with your family, friends, colleagues, and strangers alike.

We've closed the office today so all of us can get a little extra family time in during the Thanksgiving holiday. Safe travels.

Studio BBA acknowledges the Ramaytush Ohlone people as the traditional custodians of the land where we work and reside. We pay our respects to their Elders and all Ramaytush Ohlone people past, present and future.

As part of our emergent design process, we created an artist response for a client with multiple locations. Three of us in the studio painted the same subject—a calla lily, chosen for its iconographic shape that's both organic and modern, with clean minimal lines.

The exercise reflects a larger design question: how do you create spaces across multiple locations that are clearly recognizable and share core characteristics, while still being distinct and of place? Just as these three interpretations are unmistakably the same flower yet entirely individual, each location in our client's portfolio will have its own identity rooted in a shared vision.

This is the kind of thinking that happens before we ever put pen to paper on floor plans—exploring ideas through making, testing concepts with our hands, and letting the design emerge through process.

As part of our emergent design process, we created an artist response for a client with multiple locations. Three of us in the studio painted the same subject—a calla lily, chosen for its iconographic shape that's both organic and modern, with clean minimal lines.

The exercise reflects a larger design question: how do you create spaces across multiple locations that are clearly recognizable and share core characteristics, while still being distinct and of place? Just as these three interpretations are unmistakably the same flower yet entirely individual, each location in our client's portfolio will have its own identity rooted in a shared vision.

This is the kind of thinking that happens before we ever put pen to paper on floor plans—exploring ideas through making, testing concepts with our hands, and letting the design emerge through process.

Checkr's Denver headquarters is a workspace designed to foster collaboration, flexibility, and a serious dose of Colorado energy.

When our repeat client Checkr was ready to establish their Denver presence, they came back to us (after designing their San Francisco office) looking for a space that could support their hybrid work model while reflecting the company's innovative spirit and the vibrant culture of their team. The design balances focused work zones with dynamic collaboration areas, ensuring the space works hard whether the office is buzzing with the full team or hosting a smaller crew on quieter days.

We leaned into warm, inviting materials and a palette that nods to Denver's natural landscape—grounding the tech-forward work happening inside with a connection to place. Thoughtful acoustic treatments, varied seating options, and strategic lighting create an environment where people actually want to spend their time.

From programming through furniture and lighting selections, we worked closely with Checkr and our consultant team to bring this vision to life. The result is a headquarters that feels both polished and approachable—a space that supports how they work today and can evolve with them tomorrow.

CHECKR DENVER HQ
Architecture & Interiors: @_StudioBBA
AOR: Interior Architects, Denver
Contractor: Boots Construction
Lighting: Pritchard Peck
Furniture: Pear Workplace Solutions
📸: Kyle Fitts

CHECKR HQ DENVER

Checkr's Denver headquarters is a workspace designed to foster collaboration, flexibility, and a serious dose of Colorado energy.

When our repeat client Checkr was ready to establish their Denver presence, they came back to us (after designing their San Francisco office) looking for a space that could support their hybrid work model while reflecting the company's innovative spirit and the vibrant culture of their team. The design balances focused work zones with dynamic collaboration areas, ensuring the space works hard whether the office is buzzing with the full team or hosting a smaller crew on quieter days.

We leaned into warm, inviting materials and a palette that nods to Denver's natural landscape—grounding the tech-forward work happening inside with a connection to place. Thoughtful acoustic treatments, varied seating options, and strategic lighting create an environment where people actually want to spend their time.

From programming through furniture and lighting selections, we worked closely with Checkr and our consultant team to bring this vision to life. The result is a headquarters that feels both polished and approachable—a space that supports how they work today and can evolve with them tomorrow.

CHECKR DENVER HQ
Architecture & Interiors: @_StudioBBA
AOR: Interior Architects, Denver
Contractor: Boots Construction
Lighting: Pritchard Peck
Furniture: Pear Workplace Solutions
📸: Kyle Fitts

CHECKR HQ DENVER

A sneak peek at our latest workplace project at Fort Mason Center—where daily all-staff lunches, lectures, hackathons, and desking all happen in one flexible, light-filled space.

Working with a repeat client is always a gift. They trust the process, we know their culture, and together we can push for spaces that truly work.

This project features a dramatic entrance, soaring ceilings, a tone-on-tone blue coffee bar with cypress island and blue stained cabinets, and those Golden Gate Bridge views that never get old.

The space is designed to shift seamlessly from communal meals to presentations with full stage lighting to focused work sessions—adaptability built into every detail. Can’t wait to see it buzzing with life.

More to come when we get the final photography.

A sneak peek at our latest workplace project at Fort Mason Center—where daily all-staff lunches, lectures, hackathons, and desking all happen in one flexible, light-filled space.

Working with a repeat client is always a gift. They trust the process, we know their culture, and together we can push for spaces that truly work.

This project features a dramatic entrance, soaring ceilings, a tone-on-tone blue coffee bar with cypress island and blue stained cabinets, and those Golden Gate Bridge views that never get old.

The space is designed to shift seamlessly from communal meals to presentations with full stage lighting to focused work sessions—adaptability built into every detail. Can’t wait to see it buzzing with life.

More to come when we get the final photography.

A little orange never hurt anybody. 🧡🎃 🍊

As we head into Halloween and Día de los Muertos, we're celebrating with a round up of our favorite orange moments—from warm terracotta and burnt sienna to the boldest pops of tangerine. These hues bring warmth, energy, and a little bit of magic to the spaces we design.

Here's to a weekend filled with color, community, and celebration—whether you're honoring loved ones, handing out candy, or just enjoying the crisp autumn air.

FEATURED STUDIO BBA PROJECTS
1. Russian Hill House
2. Studio BBA office 🧡
3. Hayes Valley House
4. Mamahuhu Noe Valley
5. Confidential Tech
6. Hayes Valley House
7. Lumosity HQ
8. Tartine on 9th Ave
9. Park Padel

A little orange never hurt anybody. 🧡🎃 🍊

As we head into Halloween and Día de los Muertos, we're celebrating with a round up of our favorite orange moments—from warm terracotta and burnt sienna to the boldest pops of tangerine. These hues bring warmth, energy, and a little bit of magic to the spaces we design.

Here's to a weekend filled with color, community, and celebration—whether you're honoring loved ones, handing out candy, or just enjoying the crisp autumn air.

FEATURED STUDIO BBA PROJECTS
1. Russian Hill House
2. Studio BBA office 🧡
3. Hayes Valley House
4. Mamahuhu Noe Valley
5. Confidential Tech
6. Hayes Valley House
7. Lumosity HQ
8. Tartine on 9th Ave
9. Park Padel

Say hi and welcome our newest designer to the Studio, Claire Adams! 👋

Claire is one of those rare creatives who makes everything she touches more beautiful. Whether she's working through a design challenge or sewing and embroidering in her downtime, you can see the care and intention in every detail. Her background in both architecture and landscape design, plus her fine art hobbies, means she brings a unique perspective—equal parts technical precision and artistic vision.

She's already diving into projects left and right in her first few weeks here, and we're thrilled to have her energy and talent on the team. Welcome, Claire!

Say hi and welcome our newest designer to the Studio, Claire Adams! 👋

Claire is one of those rare creatives who makes everything she touches more beautiful. Whether she's working through a design challenge or sewing and embroidering in her downtime, you can see the care and intention in every detail. Her background in both architecture and landscape design, plus her fine art hobbies, means she brings a unique perspective—equal parts technical precision and artistic vision.

She's already diving into projects left and right in her first few weeks here, and we're thrilled to have her energy and talent on the team. Welcome, Claire!

Design is about more than looks—it’s about creating an atmosphere people want to return to. If you’re dreaming of a space to gather, we’d love to be a part of that conversation. In the meantime, we can meet up at the daylight rich (well, whatever daylight is left 🍂) bar @BrucatoSpirits -- just say when. 🥃

Design is about more than looks—it’s about creating an atmosphere people want to return to. If you’re dreaming of a space to gather, we’d love to be a part of that conversation. In the meantime, we can meet up at the daylight rich (well, whatever daylight is left 🍂) bar @BrucatoSpirits -- just say when. 🥃

This back-to-nature vacation home serves as a base camp from which to venture out - returning at night to a place that provides the same feeling of expansiveness as the red rock valley.

CUB - CAMP UTAH BASE
Architect: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: Paul Brown & Sons Construction
Structural: Shen Engineering

This back-to-nature vacation home serves as a base camp from which to venture out - returning at night to a place that provides the same feeling of expansiveness as the red rock valley.

CUB - CAMP UTAH BASE
Architect: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: Paul Brown & Sons Construction
Structural: Shen Engineering

The back of house is just as important as the front of house.

We firmly believe that people deserve to feel good in the spaces they use to do good work, this includes the laundry room and mudroom in your home, but also the roastery, the bakery, the kitchen and janitor's closets of our hospitality projects.

There are many ways to support humans doing their human thing, but we like to start with multiple levels of lighting, durable finishes, access to a borrowed view, daylight and fresh air (hello operable skylight in a windowless room), and acoustic treatments.

MESSENGER COFFEE CO
Architect: @_studiobba
Architect of Record: DRAW Architecture + Urban Design
Photography: Ryan James Carr
Contractor: 3 Square Contracting

The back of house is just as important as the front of house.

We firmly believe that people deserve to feel good in the spaces they use to do good work, this includes the laundry room and mudroom in your home, but also the roastery, the bakery, the kitchen and janitor's closets of our hospitality projects.

There are many ways to support humans doing their human thing, but we like to start with multiple levels of lighting, durable finishes, access to a borrowed view, daylight and fresh air (hello operable skylight in a windowless room), and acoustic treatments.

MESSENGER COFFEE CO
Architect: @_studiobba
Architect of Record: DRAW Architecture + Urban Design
Photography: Ryan James Carr
Contractor: 3 Square Contracting

Getting emails that have only a subject line and a giant photo of in-progress work is one of my love languages. 🪚

So fun working with @tiwoodworks the dream team @cci_generalcontractor . I didn’t even share the grout & paint mock ups. 🤩 Cannot wait to see the site taking shape!

Getting emails that have only a subject line and a giant photo of in-progress work is one of my love languages. 🪚

So fun working with @tiwoodworks the dream team @cci_generalcontractor . I didn’t even share the grout & paint mock ups. 🤩 Cannot wait to see the site taking shape!

It is such a source of pride in our Studio that prospective clients almost always say Sightglass (whichever location we worked on) is one of their favorite places in San Francisco. It is so inspiring to have clients (past and future) that care passionately about creating spaces that feel good to spend time in, that welcome in the local community, that create an extension of this city, and continue to invest in what makes San Francisco so special.

Each distinct, but perfectly interconnected by craft, check out some of the Sightglass Coffee locations that we have designed over the last 15 years:
1. Mission: 3014 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
2. Divis: 301 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
3. SOMA Roastery: 270 7th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

It is such a source of pride in our Studio that prospective clients almost always say Sightglass (whichever location we worked on) is one of their favorite places in San Francisco. It is so inspiring to have clients (past and future) that care passionately about creating spaces that feel good to spend time in, that welcome in the local community, that create an extension of this city, and continue to invest in what makes San Francisco so special.

Each distinct, but perfectly interconnected by craft, check out some of the Sightglass Coffee locations that we have designed over the last 15 years:
1. Mission: 3014 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
2. Divis: 301 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
3. SOMA Roastery: 270 7th St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Built right on the sand, this 3-story mid-century house was originally designed by Walter Thomas Brooks—with a futurist upside-down pyramid conceived of as a spaceship landing in the dunes. Its unconventional form, simple materials and proximity to the ocean left the structure a victim of the elements.

We began with a big picture, phased master plan to address the conservation and preservation issues in tandem with renovations, and a design strategy that always considers the Brooks’ iconic detailing, the era and the beach atmosphere (both physically and conceptually). Durability is also an integral criteria—to weather the elements, as well as active family use and large gatherings.

PAJARO DUNES HOUSE
Architecture: @_StudioBBA, renovation & preservation; Walter Thomas Brooks, original structure
Contractors: Steve Munson, Hagen Colbert, Inc. , Nick Sandman Construction

Built right on the sand, this 3-story mid-century house was originally designed by Walter Thomas Brooks—with a futurist upside-down pyramid conceived of as a spaceship landing in the dunes. Its unconventional form, simple materials and proximity to the ocean left the structure a victim of the elements.

We began with a big picture, phased master plan to address the conservation and preservation issues in tandem with renovations, and a design strategy that always considers the Brooks’ iconic detailing, the era and the beach atmosphere (both physically and conceptually). Durability is also an integral criteria—to weather the elements, as well as active family use and large gatherings.

PAJARO DUNES HOUSE
Architecture: @_StudioBBA, renovation & preservation; Walter Thomas Brooks, original structure
Contractors: Steve Munson, Hagen Colbert, Inc. , Nick Sandman Construction

The main bath of our Ashbury Heights House is a quiet sanctuary flooded with gorgeous daylight, filtered through the surrounding filigreed gardens. The newly added primary ensuite has a neutral palette of whites and creams extend the lightness; hand-made vertical tiles and brass accessories provide a rich, pillowy feel for her daily bathing rituals.

Full photo tour of the historic home renovation on the website.

ASHBURY HEIGHTS HOUSE
Architecture & Design: @_studioBBA
Contractor: @alderconstructionca.inc
Photos: @_studiobba / @trac.city

The main bath of our Ashbury Heights House is a quiet sanctuary flooded with gorgeous daylight, filtered through the surrounding filigreed gardens. The newly added primary ensuite has a neutral palette of whites and creams extend the lightness; hand-made vertical tiles and brass accessories provide a rich, pillowy feel for her daily bathing rituals.

Full photo tour of the historic home renovation on the website.

ASHBURY HEIGHTS HOUSE
Architecture & Design: @_studioBBA
Contractor: @alderconstructionca.inc
Photos: @_studiobba / @trac.city

It's important to us at Studio BBA to have the spaces and places we design photograph as real. Filled with functional (like light switches & ceiling can lights) and joyful objects, but also with people occupying and using the space.

Unfortunately, not all clients have dreamed of being in a photoshoot of their own home. Enter today's model, Studio BBA principal and founder -- Bonnie Bridges. When I've photographed some of our own projects, if I can line up a shot fast enough, I'll get candid shots of Bonnie helping to style the photos.

RUSSIAN HILL ADU
Architecture & Design: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: @Saturn_Construction
Photography: @_StudioBBA

It's important to us at Studio BBA to have the spaces and places we design photograph as real. Filled with functional (like light switches & ceiling can lights) and joyful objects, but also with people occupying and using the space.

Unfortunately, not all clients have dreamed of being in a photoshoot of their own home. Enter today's model, Studio BBA principal and founder -- Bonnie Bridges. When I've photographed some of our own projects, if I can line up a shot fast enough, I'll get candid shots of Bonnie helping to style the photos.

RUSSIAN HILL ADU
Architecture & Design: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: @Saturn_Construction
Photography: @_StudioBBA

Studio BBA Field Trip! The team wrapped up the summer with an outing to a few project sites in West Marin and Sonoma counties.

💬 Finally got to see a project I have been working on for a couple of months now. Happy to announce that I will continue to work on this project during my internship with Studio BBA through the fall semester! - Elle Edeker

Studio BBA Field Trip! The team wrapped up the summer with an outing to a few project sites in West Marin and Sonoma counties.

💬 Finally got to see a project I have been working on for a couple of months now. Happy to announce that I will continue to work on this project during my internship with Studio BBA through the fall semester! - Elle Edeker

Name a client whose favorite color isn't blue. I'll wait...

1+2: HAYES VALLEY RESIDENCE
Contractor: @Saturn_Construction
📸: @nicholasvruiz

3: 28TH STREET
Contractor: Blair Burke Construction
📸: F. Jason Campbell

4: SHRADER
Contractor: Hughes McGinnis Builders
📸: @nicholasvruiz

5: ASHBURY HEIGHTS HOUSE
Contractor: @alderconstructionca.inc
📸: @_studiobba

6: RUSSIAN HILL ADU
📸: @_StudioBBA

Name a client whose favorite color isn't blue. I'll wait...

1+2: HAYES VALLEY RESIDENCE
Contractor: @Saturn_Construction
📸: @nicholasvruiz

3: 28TH STREET
Contractor: Blair Burke Construction
📸: F. Jason Campbell

4: SHRADER
Contractor: Hughes McGinnis Builders
📸: @nicholasvruiz

5: ASHBURY HEIGHTS HOUSE
Contractor: @alderconstructionca.inc
📸: @_studiobba

6: RUSSIAN HILL ADU
📸: @_StudioBBA

Working on a new blog post has me digging through our projects. I was delighted to find this retreat of a primary bathroom.

SAN ANSELMO HOUSE
Contractor: Christensen Construction
Photography: Caesar Rubio
Completion: February 2017

Working on a new blog post has me digging through our projects. I was delighted to find this retreat of a primary bathroom.

SAN ANSELMO HOUSE
Contractor: Christensen Construction
Photography: Caesar Rubio
Completion: February 2017

Construction has started! We are so excited to work with repeat clients @fdotinc on an expansion of their Fort Mason Center campus. The design is focused on supporting the Founder's Inc mission, while maintaining a hack-able flexibility for disruptions and interventions.

First photo: @ericrorerphoto

Construction has started! We are so excited to work with repeat clients @fdotinc on an expansion of their Fort Mason Center campus. The design is focused on supporting the Founder's Inc mission, while maintaining a hack-able flexibility for disruptions and interventions.

First photo: @ericrorerphoto

One final lunch outing to celebrate Grace’s last day! We visited two of our past projects: @Stonemillmatcha (which we designed back in 2016!) for delicious drinks + lunch and @Brucato_Amaro for a mini distillery tour. We also finally got group photos of the team 🙌

One final lunch outing to celebrate Grace’s last day! We visited two of our past projects: @Stonemillmatcha (which we designed back in 2016!) for delicious drinks + lunch and @Brucato_Amaro for a mini distillery tour. We also finally got group photos of the team 🙌

It's already mid-August and reaching the end of summer (not SF weather though ☀️). As Grace wraps up her summer internship here at Studio BBA, she has a few fun moments to share from her experience before heading to Italy for study abroad!

💬 Can't believe its almost the end, time flew by! I'm so grateful for all the opportunities to learn and explore, from helping on various projects in all kinds of phases to our lunch expeditions around SF :) So much was new to me yet I was able to quickly adjust and get comfortable with all the help! I will miss being in the office and the team (+ Lacey!).

It's already mid-August and reaching the end of summer (not SF weather though ☀️). As Grace wraps up her summer internship here at Studio BBA, she has a few fun moments to share from her experience before heading to Italy for study abroad!

💬 Can't believe its almost the end, time flew by! I'm so grateful for all the opportunities to learn and explore, from helping on various projects in all kinds of phases to our lunch expeditions around SF :) So much was new to me yet I was able to quickly adjust and get comfortable with all the help! I will miss being in the office and the team (+ Lacey!).

We've been participating in the latest workplace shifts in San Francisco -- downsizing square footage, and investing in design that feels good. It's become a priority to create offices where small in-office teams don't feel as if they are alone on a giant floor plate.

Our design for the @weareArgonaut office is comprised of distinct wings, so the views across the office are intentionally interrupted. Acoustic treatments include drapery, area rugs, and upholstered furnishings are used throughout to dampen echoing, but also a bustling office for all-hands and out-of-town guests.

We've been participating in the latest workplace shifts in San Francisco -- downsizing square footage, and investing in design that feels good. It's become a priority to create offices where small in-office teams don't feel as if they are alone on a giant floor plate.

Our design for the @weareArgonaut office is comprised of distinct wings, so the views across the office are intentionally interrupted. Acoustic treatments include drapery, area rugs, and upholstered furnishings are used throughout to dampen echoing, but also a bustling office for all-hands and out-of-town guests.

Earlier this year we completed the sweetest renovation for a repeat client looking to finally get an en-suite primary bedroom, remodel this kitchen, refresh the bedrooms, refinish the fireplace & this gorgeous staircase.

With new textured glass for added privacy, fresh trim, new paint, and refinished stair treads this stairwell has been brought back to its prime. The curve and lightness of the light fixture was chosen to emphasize the dramatic window, not distract from it.

Fresh photos on the website for this historic stunner in Ashbury Heights.

ASHBURY HEIGHTS HOUSE
Architecture & Design:
Contractor: @alderconstructionca.inc
Photos: @_studiobba / @trac.city

Earlier this year we completed the sweetest renovation for a repeat client looking to finally get an en-suite primary bedroom, remodel this kitchen, refresh the bedrooms, refinish the fireplace & this gorgeous staircase.

With new textured glass for added privacy, fresh trim, new paint, and refinished stair treads this stairwell has been brought back to its prime. The curve and lightness of the light fixture was chosen to emphasize the dramatic window, not distract from it.

Fresh photos on the website for this historic stunner in Ashbury Heights.

ASHBURY HEIGHTS HOUSE
Architecture & Design:
Contractor: @alderconstructionca.inc
Photos: @_studiobba / @trac.city

Recently stopped by @brucato_amaro and tasted cocktails from their seasonal drink menu -- please go order yourself the Cantaloupe cocktail and stop into the funky restroom we created.

Architecture & Interiors: @_studiobba
Lighting: @bankslandllightingdesign
GC: @cci_generalcontractor
Florals: @margaux_axelrod_design
Photography: @mdecoudreaux & @itsdines

Recently stopped by @brucato_amaro and tasted cocktails from their seasonal drink menu -- please go order yourself the Cantaloupe cocktail and stop into the funky restroom we created.

Architecture & Interiors: @_studiobba
Lighting: @bankslandllightingdesign
GC: @cci_generalcontractor
Florals: @margaux_axelrod_design
Photography: @mdecoudreaux & @itsdines

Welcome Grace Choi to the Studio BBA Team!

Grace will be going into her 4th year of B.S. in Architecture at WashU after the summer, and is looking forward to studying abroad in Florence this fall. With minors in Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction, she joins Studio BBA with a hands-on, exploratory approach that aligns seamlessly with our iterative design process. Outside of the studio, she enjoys many creative hobbies, with knitting and crocheting being her most recent obsession, and is always open to learning new skills!

@gracceechoi

Welcome Grace Choi to the Studio BBA Team!

Grace will be going into her 4th year of B.S. in Architecture at WashU after the summer, and is looking forward to studying abroad in Florence this fall. With minors in Psychology and Human-Computer Interaction, she joins Studio BBA with a hands-on, exploratory approach that aligns seamlessly with our iterative design process. Outside of the studio, she enjoys many creative hobbies, with knitting and crocheting being her most recent obsession, and is always open to learning new skills!

@gracceechoi

Welcome Elle Edeker to the Studio BBA Team!

Elle will be going into her final year of the BARCH program at the Academy of Art University. Elle has balanced academic excellence with several years of hands-on internship work at Hines Designs. She has also competed for the Academy of Art in softball and track. With work featured in the AIA SF Conference and Spring Show exhibitions, Elle brings a grounded, detail-oriented approach to design rooted in technical skill, communication, and curiosity.
@elle_edeker_portfolio

Welcome Elle Edeker to the Studio BBA Team!

Elle will be going into her final year of the BARCH program at the Academy of Art University. Elle has balanced academic excellence with several years of hands-on internship work at Hines Designs. She has also competed for the Academy of Art in softball and track. With work featured in the AIA SF Conference and Spring Show exhibitions, Elle brings a grounded, detail-oriented approach to design rooted in technical skill, communication, and curiosity.
@elle_edeker_portfolio

1,487 photos later, @brucato_amaro with its distillery, bar and restaurant is opening to the public. Distinctly Californian with a little bit of Italian inspired charm, the new space is sun drenched and packed with plants, delicious food, and the very most delicious amaro cocktails. 🥃

First photo is Sam, the architect and designer of the new space, arriving for mock services last week. Swipe to the end to see her dancing with excitement at the beginning when the project was getting ready to start construction.

Link in Bio to the @sfchronicle article announcing the opening in April.

1,487 photos later, @brucato_amaro with its distillery, bar and restaurant is opening to the public. Distinctly Californian with a little bit of Italian inspired charm, the new space is sun drenched and packed with plants, delicious food, and the very most delicious amaro cocktails. 🥃

First photo is Sam, the architect and designer of the new space, arriving for mock services last week. Swipe to the end to see her dancing with excitement at the beginning when the project was getting ready to start construction.

Link in Bio to the @sfchronicle article announcing the opening in April.

🥐 Secret's out! We are working with our friends at @tartinebakery again to create their newest location in Marin at @strawberryvillagemv.

🥖 Read the full @sfchronicle_food article at the link in bio.

🥐 Secret's out! We are working with our friends at @tartinebakery again to create their newest location in Marin at @strawberryvillagemv.

🥖 Read the full @sfchronicle_food article at the link in bio.

Bonnie and I had a beautiful evening last night with Christina Weber @studiopatro. In the most charming corner storefront at Hyde and Green, Studio Patro is known by many for their linen aprons, tea towels, and table linens. We talked and touched and talked some more, about design and Ellsworth Kelly inspirations, about being a business in San Francisco, about the beauty and charms of visiting Healdsburg and Sonoma county, the importance of craft and the balance of loving what you do and when it becomes work. We could have stayed all night.

We hope to see more of Christina soon! Pop in next time you walk by to be embraced by her hospitality and beautifully made linens @studiopatro

Bonnie and I had a beautiful evening last night with Christina Weber @studiopatro. In the most charming corner storefront at Hyde and Green, Studio Patro is known by many for their linen aprons, tea towels, and table linens. We talked and touched and talked some more, about design and Ellsworth Kelly inspirations, about being a business in San Francisco, about the beauty and charms of visiting Healdsburg and Sonoma county, the importance of craft and the balance of loving what you do and when it becomes work. We could have stayed all night.

We hope to see more of Christina soon! Pop in next time you walk by to be embraced by her hospitality and beautifully made linens @studiopatro

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

We take particular joy in asking the right questions to find out what you truly need in your space, from multi-story workplace, to residential kitchen remodels.

CHECKR DENVER
Contractor: Boots Construction

Project Manager: Fitzmartin Consulting
Lighting Design: Pritchard Peck
Furniture: Pear Workplace Solutions

Photography: Kylie Fitts
AoR: IA, Denver

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.

We take particular joy in asking the right questions to find out what you truly need in your space, from multi-story workplace, to residential kitchen remodels.

CHECKR DENVER
Contractor: Boots Construction

Project Manager: Fitzmartin Consulting
Lighting Design: Pritchard Peck
Furniture: Pear Workplace Solutions

Photography: Kylie Fitts
AoR: IA, Denver

Will you be our Valentine?! 😍
Did a Red and Pink round-up of project work to celebrate St Valentines.

Will you be our Valentine?! 😍
Did a Red and Pink round-up of project work to celebrate St Valentines.

Our hearts still ache for the traumatic loss so many people and their communities are experiencing as a result of the destruction and aftermath of the fires in Los Angeles 💔 . In our office, we’ve been planning ways our skills and services can help — help people navigate next steps for rebuilding, expertise on Wildland-Urban-Interface (WUI) construction, probono design consultations.

Let us know if you have more ideas, or immediate needs.

TURTLE ROCK HOUSE, Los Angeles
Architecture & Design: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: Mike Mckay Construction
Structural: Wickstrom Structural Engineering
Civil: Incledon Consulting Group
📸 : Bruce Damonte

Our hearts still ache for the traumatic loss so many people and their communities are experiencing as a result of the destruction and aftermath of the fires in Los Angeles 💔 . In our office, we’ve been planning ways our skills and services can help — help people navigate next steps for rebuilding, expertise on Wildland-Urban-Interface (WUI) construction, probono design consultations.

Let us know if you have more ideas, or immediate needs.

TURTLE ROCK HOUSE, Los Angeles
Architecture & Design: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: Mike Mckay Construction
Structural: Wickstrom Structural Engineering
Civil: Incledon Consulting Group
📸 : Bruce Damonte

Out: monoculture landscaping, Mc-Mansions, traditional lawns, faux finishes
In: wild yards, nature inspired yards, borrowed views, multigenerational homes, community

Contractor: Christensen Construction
Client: San Anselmo House
Photography: Caesar Rubio
Completion: February 2017

Landscape Designer: Annabelle Reber Landscape Designer

Out: monoculture landscaping, Mc-Mansions, traditional lawns, faux finishes
In: wild yards, nature inspired yards, borrowed views, multigenerational homes, community

Contractor: Christensen Construction
Client: San Anselmo House
Photography: Caesar Rubio
Completion: February 2017

Landscape Designer: Annabelle Reber Landscape Designer

🌧️ It's raining cats and dogs outside this week. Does that mean more inside waterfalls?

Hayes Valley Residence
Architect: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: @Saturn_Construction
Photography: @nicholasvruiz

🌧️ It's raining cats and dogs outside this week. Does that mean more inside waterfalls?

Hayes Valley Residence
Architect: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: @Saturn_Construction
Photography: @nicholasvruiz

Finally January is coming to an end, and the Year of the Snake has begun. 🧨🐍

We are planning what the year ahead will look like for our practice here at Studio BBA. We want it to be another year of our favorites; the best clients with a mix of Home Renovations, New Builds, ADUs, Food and Beverage, Workplace, and places of gathering.

Check out AUBURN HOUSE in our portfolio to see more photos of this gorgeous home and yard, link in bio.

Finally January is coming to an end, and the Year of the Snake has begun. 🧨🐍

We are planning what the year ahead will look like for our practice here at Studio BBA. We want it to be another year of our favorites; the best clients with a mix of Home Renovations, New Builds, ADUs, Food and Beverage, Workplace, and places of gathering.

Check out AUBURN HOUSE in our portfolio to see more photos of this gorgeous home and yard, link in bio.

Happy Lunar New Year! 🐍 🧨

We read the most charming Sweet & Sour newsletter from our dear friends @eatmamahuhu this morning. Somehow, 5 years have lapsed since they opened their first restaurant. Fastforward, we have now done three Mamahuhu restaurants together <3.

A quick trip down memory lane, we’ve pulled some old mood board imagery, compiled photos from Clement, Mill Valley, and Noe Valley restaurants, and some of the branding inspiration that the design process started with (so many years ago now).

May the Year of the Snake bring you prosperity, wisdom, creativity, and joy.

Happy Lunar New Year! 🐍 🧨

We read the most charming Sweet & Sour newsletter from our dear friends @eatmamahuhu this morning. Somehow, 5 years have lapsed since they opened their first restaurant. Fastforward, we have now done three Mamahuhu restaurants together <3.

A quick trip down memory lane, we’ve pulled some old mood board imagery, compiled photos from Clement, Mill Valley, and Noe Valley restaurants, and some of the branding inspiration that the design process started with (so many years ago now).

May the Year of the Snake bring you prosperity, wisdom, creativity, and joy.

“Mili”, the namesake for this wine bar, translates to ‘meeting’ in Sanskrit, and it’s the perfect place to meet up with friends, colleagues, and neighbors alike. If you haven’t been to @miliwinebar yet, let’s turn that “let’s make plans in the New Year” into real plans. So, what are you doing next Thursday night?

Project: @Miliwinebar⁣
Architect: @_studiobba⁣
Contractor: @cooklinesf⁣
Photography: @mdecoudreaux⁣
Lighting: @pritchardpeck⁣
Guest Experience, Operations & Marketing: @whisk.sf

“Mili”, the namesake for this wine bar, translates to ‘meeting’ in Sanskrit, and it’s the perfect place to meet up with friends, colleagues, and neighbors alike. If you haven’t been to @miliwinebar yet, let’s turn that “let’s make plans in the New Year” into real plans. So, what are you doing next Thursday night?

Project: @Miliwinebar⁣
Architect: @_studiobba⁣
Contractor: @cooklinesf⁣
Photography: @mdecoudreaux⁣
Lighting: @pritchardpeck⁣
Guest Experience, Operations & Marketing: @whisk.sf

Starting to plan some get-aways for the long weekends of 2025 (👀 looking at you MLK & President’s Day weekends).

THE JESSE HOTEL & BAR
Project: @TheJesseReno
Architect: @_studiobba
Contractor: Group West Construction
AOR: McElhaney Structural Engineers
Photography: Nick Sorrento & Asa Gilmore

Starting to plan some get-aways for the long weekends of 2025 (👀 looking at you MLK & President’s Day weekends).

THE JESSE HOTEL & BAR
Project: @TheJesseReno
Architect: @_studiobba
Contractor: Group West Construction
AOR: McElhaney Structural Engineers
Photography: Nick Sorrento & Asa Gilmore

Thinking of all of our friends and loved ones in Southern California right now facing the terror of wildfires. 💔 Stay safe, stay inside, wear a mask, evacuate when asked.

Hayes Valley Residence
Architect: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: @Saturn_Construction
Photography: @nicholasvruiz

Thinking of all of our friends and loved ones in Southern California right now facing the terror of wildfires. 💔 Stay safe, stay inside, wear a mask, evacuate when asked.

Hayes Valley Residence
Architect: @_StudioBBA
Contractor: @Saturn_Construction
Photography: @nicholasvruiz

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