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MISSION, SAN FRANCISCO | Master List SIGHTGLASS ON 20TH MISSION, SAN FRANCISCO Light-filled, airy and bustling, Studio BBA’s design for Sightglass on 20th offers the comfort of an old-world café with the distilled simplicity of a sailboat cabin. We chose a refined material palette of marble, plaster, teak and dark brass to warm the double-height industrial warehouse space, while continuing the purity of spatial experience inherent in their design of Sightglass SOMA . Studio BBA custom-designed almost every detail in this café—fixtures, hardware, displays, finishes—envisioning a close-knit family of intricately detailed elements that reference each other, but each have their own iteration. Three custom chandeliers define the customer and employee zones, and draw the eye up toward the redwood sapwood ceiling’s chevron pattern, which was subtly introduced in the steel entry door design. Detailing of the niches for merchandise display and music equipment relate to woodwork in the bar and seating areas. The brass pastry case is a jewelry box of sorts, custom crafted and placed at standing height for optimal visibility and access. The café’s layout nestles all its programmatic elements efficiently, including a full-production roastery with vintage Probat roaster that roasts enough to serve and sell on site, inventively designed espresso and pour-over coffee bars and customer circulation that facilitates optimal flow. The sinuous, cushioned banquette wraps the perimeter, providing for all seating needs: outward-facing single spots for people-watching, intimate nooks to share, and a group area. Studio BBA used a mock-up with sliding parts to determine the ideal dimensions for each seating area. From initial concept through construction observation, Studio BBA’s role included space planning, coordination with city agencies, and collaboration with the fabricators, baristas and general contractor. Client Sightglass Coffee BBA Team Seth Boor Bonnie Bridges Anand Sheth Size 950 SF Contractor SmithBuilt Collaborators Structural: Tim O'Sullivan Structural Design Photography Matthew Millman Studio BBA Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List LORD STANLEY SAN FRANCISCO This new restaurant will be a welcoming, informal, cozy, comfortable space in which to share meals. Proprietors and chefs (and charming married couple) Carrie Puffer Blease and Rupert Blease aim to ensure that guests leave the restaurant with a feeling of well-being, satisfaction and nourishment from their surroundings as well as their meal. Studio BBA approached the design in keeping with this aim, and in synchronicity with the chefs’ approach to food—naturally elegant, carefully thought out, amazing ingredients and a lack of complication. We peeled away unnecessary layers in the two-story space to expose its simple raw beauty, and its tall north and east facing windows. A few minimal but interesting, honest and homey insertions were added to set the tone for the restaurant: a new front door with “Welcome” stenciled into the sidewalk, a poured concrete floor, a white custom-textured concrete bar, a modern steel railing, a sculptural lighting installation and custom wood tables. The owners commission their personal friend, textile artist Ashley Helvey , to create a wall-mounted felt piece with the texture of fur. Client Lord Stanley BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Seth Boor Sarah Fucinaro Size 1,050 SF Contractor Upcycle Builders Collaborators Textile Installation: Ashley Helvey Photography Nick Ruiz Back to Projects page Back to top

LOS ANGELES | Master List FARMERS & MERCHANTS BUILDING DTLA LOS ANGELES Studio BBA provided comprehensive architecture and interiors services for this adaptive reuse project—redeveloping the historic, long-abandoned Farmers & Merchants building in downtown LA’s Old Bank District into our client’s vision for a fantastic, new kind of dining emporium. With the building’s character and significance as our muse, we designed artful, structural and strategic interventions that would restore its glory and distinction for modern patrons. Entirely dedicated to the experience of enjoying food and drink, the interior offers a range of refined and casual environments. The main floor is a seamless integration of new and old, featuring the emporium’s flagship bakery and café near its main entry, and a central horseshoe bar with custom deck-mounted lighting gracefully anchoring the open plan. The fine dining restaurant has both communal and intimate seating; serviced in the front-of-house by an open kitchen, meat room and wine storage. A new 1,600 sq. ft. mezzanine borders the triple-height atrium, providing a singular vantage point of the grand volume. The existing second floor was redesigned with a speakeasy feel and flexible use in mind—the corner bar, cool lounge areas and three dining rooms can be used as restaurant overflow or for private events. Above it all, a restored 300-panel, vaulted skylight is engineered with natural and artificial lighting options. The expansive back-of-house is in a connected but separate building, through no small effort to resolve the structural and systems challenges. Nostalgia and authenticity are expressed throughout with well-considered materials and finishes. Historic preservation elements include moldings, pilasters, the mosaic floor, distressed plaster and the original “Verde” marble cladding. Sophisticated new finishes include brass inlaid tile, exposed steel and concrete, custom millwork, black steel, and walnut. Studio BBA specified complete furniture and decorative lighting packages to complete the tactile, rich environment. The primary complexities of rehabilitating this building centered on the need to introduce and integrate completely new systems in a structure where modern systems had never existed (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, circulation, ADA, exits, fire separation). Through rigorous and thoughtful collaboration with expert engineers, consultants, preservationists and city agencies, Studio BBA arrived at a systems approach that worked for all parties. Client Tartine LA, LLC BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Seth Boor Anand Sheth Size 19,719 SF Contractor Howard CDM Collaborators MEP: Henderson Engineers Structural: John Labib & Associates Acoustic/AV Consultant: FYXX Entertainment, Inc. Lighting: Hiram Banks Lighting Design Photography None Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List RUSSIAN HILL ADU SAN FRANCISCO As part of a 2-phase project, the Back House was renovated to be a stand-alone ADU. More details to come. Client Confidential BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Vishnu Balunsat Size 800 SF Contractor Saturn Construction Collaborators Furnishings: By Owner Photography Samantha Buckley Back to Projects page Back to top

CAZADERO | Master List CAZADERO CAZADERO The Cazadero House was designed as a weekend getaway for an adventurous couple that needed a place to land when escaping the city and their busy lives. The existing house was modest and full of potential. The 2.2 acre heavily-wooded downslope lot gave small glimpses to the Russian River and protected the existing 2 bedroom/1 bath “west county shack” – meaning no insulation, leaky roofs, and a do-it-yourself post-block foundation. With confidence, vision, and an allowance for fun, the owners engaged Studio BBA, seeking to remodel the small house into a small home with an awesome “backyard”. A long, modern fence screens and safeguards the house from the nearby street intersection; the threshold at the gate presents the first hint of the view. Strategic and thoughtful landscaping was performed to maximize the view corridor, widening the angle of sight from 30 degrees to 90 degrees, while maintaining the site’s sheltered feel. Tent spots, hammocks, raised vegetable garden beds, a regulation horseshoe pitch, a hot tub, a water feature, an exterior shower, a patio, and a fire pit populate the landscape – providing ample opportunities for outdoor living. In our eyes, the site is a series of outdoor rooms that make the small house feel and live larger. Only 100 square feet were added to the existing footprint of the house, but the main part of the residence was restructured to be more welcoming and view-centric. An expansive great room with a wood-burning fireplace reaches out to the views and invites everyone to sit and enjoy. Conversely, the bedrooms are tucked into the back for privacy. A small but luxurious bath with a soaking tub connects to a private patio and outdoor shower, bringing this indoor/outdoor home full circle. Client Confidential BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Size 1,400 SF Contractor Larry Horne Construction Collaborators Hogan Land Services Photography Studio BBA Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List YARDSALE SAN FRANCISCO Yardsale’s debut flagship store brings an energetic presence to Cole Valley — one of San Francisco’s most beloved neighborhoods, home to numerous small businesses with unique character, and the birthplace of the company. As an innovative luxury recreation brand, Yardsale is redefining ski and winter apparel while offering high-quality equipment for all seasons. Their Cole Valley location is designed as a third space for San Francisco’s active outdoor community. Customers can meet before a hike in Marin, find a roommate for a ski lease, or relax after a run through Golden Gate Park. Studio BBA worked with Yardsale early in the process to craft a store where the physical environment directly reflects their brand identity. Navigating a tight budget, the focus was on Yardsale’s biggest priorities: creating an adaptive storefront and a welcoming environment. By integrating their coffee bar, Double Black, the goal was to create a spot where customers can stay a while and experience a setting that feels almost entirely like a cafe, aligning with Yardsale’s philosophy that people should be inspired by goods rather than pressured to buy them. Yardsale covered all angles to avoid sacrificing key concepts or values. The store draws from the character of the existing building, showcasing original brick and lofty skylights complemented by feature tile and wood details that provide a tactile, handmade quality. Earth tones throughout keep the shop feeling grounded and familiar, creating a warm backdrop for clever, stylish gear. Ultimately, Studio BBA provided a gentle push in the right direction to support Yardsale’s goals and bring their dream to life. This location is an anticipated destination worth returning to, whether to see their latest outdoor innovations or stop by on a morning stroll. Client Yardsale BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Samantha Buckley Elle Edeker Claire Adams Size 3,500 SF Contractor SF Building Group Collaborators Photography Megan Goetz Reese Nelson Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List TROU NORMAND SAN FRANCISCO Trou Normand is a bar, butchery and a restaurant in one. Moody and romantic, yet rough around the edges, it’s the second endeavor of SF’s venerable Bar Agricole team. The Trou Normand vision merges the ideals of an early 19th century Boothby -inspired cocktail with a distinctively modern meat program. A modern riff on the beauty of Art Deco, the design employs distilled details with bold commentary. We kept the brick and concrete bones of the building, and layered on wood and leather design elements to set the tone for the comfortable, inviting nature of the establishment. We began our design process with a thorough study and conceptual analysis of period art, entertainment and interpretations, which led us to a robust, integral, sensory materials palette. The space is on the ground floor of an iconic Art Deco high-rise in downtown San Francisco designed by Timothy Pflueger , which is undergoing a complete interior remodel (including our design for Lumosity ’s office on an upper floor). The space extends outside to a patio with new steel and glass trellis, providing shelter from the rain and a clear view of the historic building towering above. Client Trou Normand BBA Team Seth Boor Bonnie Bridges Sarah Fucinaro Size 2,600 SF Contractor Terra Nova Collaborators Structural: DCI + SDE Engineers Food Service Consultant: KRBS Photography Bruce Damonte Studio BBA Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List CHOCOLATE SHOP SAN FRANCISCO A Japanese chocolate company sought out BBA to design a flagship for their expansion to America’s West Coast. As their company focuses on carefully crafted, high-quality natural products, they came to us for our aligned values, retail design expertise and our experience creating successful food and drink destinations. We collaborated with the chocolatier’s international team to develop two concepts: retail only, and retail plus production. The latter embodies their ‘bean-to-bar’ philosophy—to house the entire chocolate-making process in-house—by integrating a state-of-the-art factory with a customer experience component for production viewing, alongside café, retail and workshop spaces. Our design approach blended Japanese precision with California humanism and warmth to create an environment that encourages customers to linger and learn about the artisanal chocolate-making process. Client Confidential BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Megan McGuinn Size 2,500 SF Contractor Unbuilt Collaborators MEP: MHC Engineers Food Service Consultant: Christensen Consultants Structural: DCI Engineers Photography None Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List 28TH STREET SAN FRANCISCO This expanded home exuberantly expresses its owner’s artistic style, rooted in her passion for texture and pattern. A master of craft and color with a background in textiles, art and photo styling, she is also part of the Studio BBA family as our materials librarian. Designing her family’s home was a highly collaborative process that was deeply rewarding and inspiring. Located on a very steep street, the original structure was leaning downhill 14” along with its neighboring houses. To stabilize the home and make space for ground floor and under-deck additions, we embarked on an exciting process of careful demolition, shoring and pneumatic leveling to bring all the properties as close to level as humanly possible. The incrementally slow cranking of 1” per hour took an entire day. The interior is a balance of 1910 Victorian coziness and modern great room lifestyle. We completely transformed the main floor living spaces by removing a partition wall and adding a large exterior door to the new deck—achieving an expansive openness and bringing in tons more daylight. We were also able to add key functionality for the family, with a full bath on the main level and a new bath on the upper level. The latter is washed in gorgeous west light, and is a combination of simple luxury and kid-friendly utility. The whole house benefits from new radiant heating and passive cooling systems. The rear yard is equally transformed, featuring a deck with cedar wall of built-in seating/planting and pop-out for grill on the main level. The new lower level guest suite opens onto an intimate patio with dog shower and potting bench, and enjoys a connection to the stunning and unusually large garden. Client Confidential BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Lyda Cort Size 1,800 SF Contractor Blair Burke Construction Collaborators Landscape: Groundcover Landscaping Photography F. Jason Campbell Back to Projects page Back to top

MILL VALLEY | Master List TARTINE MILL VALLEY MILL VALLEY Tartine in Mill Valley is open! More details on the design thinking and process coming soon. Client Tartine BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Samantha Buckley Claire Adams Size Contractor Hasz Construction Collaborators MEP: Pacific MEP Photography Studio BBA Back to Projects page Back to top