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MARKET, SAN FRANCISCO | Master List THUMBTACK HQ MARKET STREET MARKET, SAN FRANCISCO Well-organized, open, food centric and friendly. These attributes—based on Thumbtack’s office culture—shape all the workplace environments we create for the company. Our brand-infused design approach is adapted for each new location, using curated moments specific to the built context and region. We have worked as part of the same architecture and construction team on all three of Thumbtack’s build-outs, now a well-oiled machine: the previous HQ, Utah Campus and this HQ . Thumbtack’s rapid growth and expansion plans instigated their move to this much larger space—the entire 6th floor of 1355 Market in SF’s Mid-Market tech district. Meeting the aggressive 5-month timeline and limited budget for this space demanded a massive undertaking by everyone involved. The previous tenant left a well-appointed build-out, which enabled us to re-purpose some elements and focus the budget on a few strategic moves. But it also posed challenges—mainly how to shift the vibe from an existing starkness to the casual, tactile, familial atmosphere that would feel like home to Thumbtack. Focusing on flow and finishes for the public areas, we sourced new furniture and lighting throughout. In the employee dining area we enlivened and warmed up the mood by adding a strong geometric tile face to the main food service station, maple butcher block as the food prep surfaces, and wood enclosures to hide the kitchen equipment. In the work areas we developed seven neighborhoods of 30-50 workstations in relation to the company’s seven core markets: events, home, lessons, wellness, business, crafts, design and web. Thresholds and furnishings were placed to delineate and abstractly reflect these sectors. Strong trust and complimentary roles are the foundation of our great, collaborative relationship with Thumbtack—addressing the owners’ needs with Studio BBA’s vision and design objectives. Client Thumbtack BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Anand Sheth Size 80,000 SF Contractor Principal Builders Collaborators Project Manager: CRE Group Furniture: Inside Source Photography Jasper Sanidad Back to Projects page Back to top

MILL VALLEY | Master List EQUATOR MILL VALLEY MILL VALLEY Studio BBA’s concept for this historic town square café draws on the area’s rustic and natural energy and connects to the vibrant street life, while reflecting the refined character of Equator Coffees and Teas. Expanding on elements we used at the Equator Prooflab location, our Mill Valley café design deepens the company’s brick-and-mortar brand palette with the warmth of salvaged redwood, balanced by concrete, plaster, tile and copper, and accented by ‘Equator red’. We capitalized on existing high ceilings in the storefront to feature a 27-point light array, half of which suspends down to reveal the fixtures’ slip-cast concrete texture. To further integrate Mill Valley’s history, Studio BBA designed a table of redwood and salvaged railroad rails for the outdoor seating area. Client Equator Coffees BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Sarah Fucinaro Size 950 SF Contractor Dan Dafoe Collaborators MEP: MHC Engineers Photography Nicholas V. Ruiz Back to Projects page Back to top

San Francisco, CA | Master List FOUNDER'S INC. EXPANSION San Francisco, CA When our repeat client Founders, Inc. (F.inc) needed to expand their Fort Mason campus, they came back to us with a familiar challenge: create a space that serves the full spectrum of a founder's day. F.inc backs the next generation of entrepreneurs building in AI/ML, hardware, AR/VR, Web3, and emerging tech—and their growing community needed a space that could flex from daily communal lunches to hackathons, lectures, and focused heads-down work. The expansion begins with an immersive entry hall washed in deep teal—a deliberate threshold that signals you're stepping into something different. The intrigue of the darkness draws you in before the space opens up to the vaulted ceilings and delicate historic touches mirrored in their original space. You move into a tone-on-tone color-drenched coffee bar with custom millwork counters, cypress island, and blue-stained cabinets—the social engine of the campus. This is where founders refill their espresso, linger, and find the kind of pause that leads to conversation, collaboration, and ideation. For large lectures and events, this space flexes into a host station and check-in, acting as a final threshold before entering the multi-purpose great room beyond. The multi-purpose room opens bright and expansive, complemented by the dramatic vaulted ceilings and Golden Gate Bridge views—a flexible canvas built for collective learning and the energy of community. Redundant stage lighting is provided for 3 different stage locations on overhead tracks allows the space to shift from everyday work mode to full presentation setup. A large storage room allows the team to swap furniture seamlessly, transforming the space from lunch hall to lecture seating to a hackathon setup. Strategic furniture placement creates distinct zones within the open floor plan: lounge areas offer places to sit with a friend, share work on a laptop, or step back and let an idea breathe. A custom wall-mounted desk runs continuously along the west wall, supporting focused work with those sweeping Bay views. Unistrut is hung as an armature for drapes, backdrops, and screens to subdivide the space when needed, providing acoustic privacy without compromising the airy feel. This room is designed for the kind of human connection that pushes ideas further. The break room gives founders a place to grab lunch or a snack without breaking flow, but also flexes into a catering kitchen behind closed doors for passed appetizers to intimate dinners. A private office provides a quieter setting for focused work or meetings that need a door. The green room—connected to the great room through a large repurposed glass storefront window and door from F.inc's adjacent space—serves as a retreat for guest speakers before they step on stage. The Green Room is also fitted out with acoustic treatment so it can also be a backdrop for podcast recordings with the energy of the great room visible just beyond the glass. Working inside the National Historic Landmark of Fort Mason again, we used the same delicate touch with design insertions to respect the historic building. Just as in Phase 1, we worked closely with F.inc to establish a program that anticipates the incubator's needs while future-proofing the space—ensuring it feels great for 2 or 100+ people. Studio BBA has deep experience designing workplaces for AI startups and emerging tech companies, where flexibility, collaboration, and momentum are non-negotiable. This expansion brings all of those priorities together in a space that supports founders at every stage—from early prototyping to scaling, from individual focus to community celebration, continuing the mission we began in their original Fort Mason campus. Client Founder's Inc. BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Samantha Buckley Elle Edeker Size 5,200 SF Contractor CCI General Contractor Collaborators Soo Emens - POD Office Photography Suzanna Scott Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List HAYES VALLEY HOUSE SAN FRANCISCO The Hayes Valley House was a truely collaborative effort with the owners. This single family home renovation was a huge undertaking including the multi-story addition here in San Francisco. Client Confidential BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Stephanie Griffith Size 1,052 SF Contractor Saturn Construction Collaborators Structural: Semco Engineering Photography Jason Campbell Client Back to Projects page Back to top

SOMA, SAN FRANCISCO | Master List SIGHTGLASS COFFEE SOMA, SAN FRANCISCO Highly anticipated at the time of opening, Sightglass Coffee’s flagship café with production roaster occupies a 7,500 sq. ft. building in San Francisco's SOMA district—the first of our many projects with Sightglass. The owners’ vision was twofold—to create transparency and openness between the café and roaster functions, and to establish a neighborhood cornerstone that could help ground the area as it evolves. We designed the airy industrial interior with purity of spatial experience in mind; as an homage to coffee culture and collaborative artistry. Highly crafted, the new infrastructure and architectural elements are intentionally minimalist and subtle in their response to the original shell—to emphasize materiality and meticulous detail. The seamless indoor/outdoor flow fosters connection between the interior and street life, and the open, intertwined service and roaster areas enable guests to be in the midst of the entire coffee-making sequence—with the gorgeous Probat at its hub. In a truly collective construction process with the contractor and talented craftsmen—all longtime collaborators on Studio BBA projects—we were able to realize some distinctive, one-of-a-kind features. Each contributed their creativity and expertise—from recreating the Japanese art of Shou-sugi-ban for a decorative burnt wood siding treatment, to piecing together over 38 reclaimed steel joist hangers for a custom light fixture. Client Sightglass Coffee BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Seth Boor Size 7,500 SF Contractor Kevin Smith Collaborators MEP: MHC Engineers Structural: Semco Engineering Photography Bruce Damonte Studio BBA Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List 1275 MISSION TI SAN FRANCISCO The building owner at 1275 Mission sought us out for our experience working with numerous design-savvy tenants (including Clever HQ just down the block.) They trusted us to create an office interior with its own voice and presence, while leaving room for the future tenant’s personality and culture. Part of this building’s history is somewhat of a mystery, with rumors of a speakeasy and other possibly dubious uses, which lent the project a level of fascination and intrigue. On the factual side, we do know that it served as various offices to support forms of technology (tools, sewing machines, early computers), so it seems fitting that a tech company might call it home. All this mystery inspired us to reveal only selective glimpses of the building’s original brick, concrete and wood. Unexpected discoveries during construction were spontaneously kept to underscore this idea, including a ghosted imprint of the old roof stair in the open workstation area. Black, white and gray surfaces add a sophisticated contrast to these exposed moments on the main and top floors, and provide a neutral backdrop for the new tenant’s brand palette. On the lower level we used a patterned layer of gray stucco to enliven the lounge area. And the former basement access from the sidewalk, referred to by the client as the “speakeasy stair”? …that space has been preserved in a secret cabinet for the new tenants to ponder over during happy hour. Client Tenant Improvement BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Anand Sheth Size 9,000 SF Contractor Wynne Partners Collaborators Structural: Element Structural Engineer MEP: MHC Engineers Photography Nicholas V. Ruiz Back to Projects page Back to top

BERKELEY | Master List THIRD CULTURE BAKERY BERKELEY Third Culture Bakery's flagship Berkeley location occupies a double-height industrial building, with a dramatic pitched roof and generous skylights that fill the interior with light. As the bakery has grown into a beloved Bay Area institution, Studio BBA was brought in to reimagine the interior — deepening the warmth and welcome of the space while keeping the bold, joyful identity that has always been distinctly Third Culture. The design layers coziness into the space — warm wood wall paneling that connects the interior to the exterior facade, a custom front counter with integrated retail shelving, and a bespoke pastry case that puts the baked goods center stage. The heart of the new design is a dedicated matcha counter with bar seating — an intimate perch where guests can watch baristas craft Third Culture's inventive matcha drinks with the same care that goes into every mochi muffin. It's a small theater of making, and an invitation to stay. Client Third Culture Bakery BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Samantha Buckley Claire Adams Size Contractor The Meticulous Handyman Collaborators Photography Back to Projects page Back to top

OAKLAND | Master List COMMONS OAKLAND OAKLAND COMMONS Oakland is a vision of renowned artist, Binta Ayofemi. As someone who sees her business ventures as an extension of her art and performance, Binta called upon BBA to reimagine a Broadway building into a new event space that operates like a civic park with an ancillary café. The finished project will speak to the power of a singular idea with strong authorship and opportunities for elevated craft. The building, once a mid-century bank and then a musical instrument store, seemed to be hiding in plain sight the first few times Binta walked past it. It wasn’t until she peeked through the graffiti-covered windows that she saw the true potential the site held. At that point, Binta tapped Studio BBA to fuse her love of performance art and the firm’s architectural designs. The firm’s ability to create authentic gathering places through the insertion of architectural forms, development of holistic systems, and the infusion of creative magic, was a natural fit for the project ahead. Oakland Commons is designed as an intimate hub that can foster endless opportunities. As soon as guests walk through the fourteen-foot-high, mid-century bronze Nanawall sliding glass door system, one of the tallest commercial applications in the Bay Area, they are met with the “proscenium,” one of the main inspirations and central focus for COMMONS and a key aspect of Binta’s vision. Inspired by a recent visit to Copenhagen and built of intricate wood details by Roman Hunt, the proscenium’s deodar cedar is planed and milled to accentuate all three grain surfaces – end grain, face grain and edge grain – and provides a canopy for the feature café/bar below. With symmetry in mind, the café/bar and restrooms consist of intricate two-toned tiled walls. An aqua shade, the design detail is reminiscent of patinaed copper, a classic Art Deco material that appears throughout Uptown Oakland and a strategic tie to the city at large. Stepping into COMMONS’ restroom is a stand-alone design moment, creating an outer-space-like moment that transports guests into what is intended to be a pause in their venue experience. Nearby, a common washroom sink is uniquely designed with custom concrete and stainless steel and a tapering basin, offering ADA compliance on one end, and shop-sink functionality at the other. Reinforcing the “civic” inspiration of use and space, Studio BBA incorporated custom mirrors into the tile pattern and placed vanity lights around the mirrors for a juxtaposing greenroom. To ensure efficiency within the back-of-house spaces, Studio BBA successfully tucked away areas like cafe prep and storage, as well as a shower and greenroom for performers and staff. The basement boasts an event overflow area, sound booths for recording music, and various facilities and hookups for future uses. Upstairs, COMMONS ’ renovated mezzanine includes a rentable conference room and open office for Binta’s staff and tenants. Client Binta Ayofemi BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Anand Sheth Vishnu Balunsat Size 10,000 SF Contractor CCI Roman Hunt Restoration Collaborators Binta Ayofemi Photography Studio BBA Back to Projects page Back to top

KANSAS CITY | Master List MESSENGER COFFEE CO. KANSAS CITY Studio BBA was hired as the design architect for this Kansas City coffee company’s first brick and mortar location, which will house a café, roastery, offices and storage, as well as their sister company, Ibis Bakery. The 3-story building is part of an urban revitalization taking place in the nearby Crossroads District, soon be more closely linked to already-vibrant parts of town via the new KC Downtown Streetcar . Customers get a lively, full view of café service and bakery production at street level, entering into a large open community space that puts process on display. A new 3-story, skylit stair inspires upward exploration to Messenger’s roastery and additional café space, and to the public access roof deck. The third floor functions as space for offices, quality control and an incubator for the coffee and bread creation process. The client is a young, design-minded family who want the materials to set a spunky vibe, with clever interjections throughout. The project will be implemented from Design Development through Construction Administration by the client’s local architect. Client Messenger Coffee Co. BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Sarah Fucinaro Size 19,000 SF Contractor 3 Square Contracting Collaborators Architect of Record: DRAW Architecture + Urban Design Photography Ryan James Carr Back to Projects page Back to top

OAKLAND | Master List DREAMING BIG WITH GROUND OAKLAND We often have clients find us through the myriad of hospitality projects that we have done over the years . . . where people connect the dots of their favorite Bay Area places (and their ability to foster deeper human connections) back to us. It is endearing and humbling and sometimes surprising, as is the case with these speculative projects for Binta Ayofemi and her non-profit, Ground. Over the course of two years, we worked with this artist to create the master plan, the collages and the architectural backbone for her ambitious artistic vision. You can see the results of one such project at Commons in Oakland. The others live on as dreams for a fairer future in which the flow of global capital emerges from the ground where ideas are born. Client Binta Ayofemi, Ground BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Anand Sheth Vishnu Balunsat Size Varies Contractor Unbuilt Collaborators Binta Ayofemi Photography None Back to Projects page Back to top