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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

SAN ANSELMO | Master List SAN ANSELMO HOUSE SAN ANSELMO Our clients (a landscape designer and a video producer) came to us because they love Flora Grubb Gardens. Although it is not a house, they were inspired by the way the architecture and gardens flow together and create a variety of creative and comfortable places within a well ordered and structurally expressed building. The challenge they gave us: transform a tiny, vintage 1940’s ranch house in San Anselmo into a long-term family home that takes advantage of the south facing 2-acre lot with amazing views of Mount Tamalpais. With a young family on a street full of kids, we popped up the entry to create the new double-height volume that welcomes neighbors and helps anchor the house on the steep downslope lot. Inside, we combined small spaces to create an expansive great room with exposed douglas fir beams, hand-hewn wood floors, and a multi-slide pocket door. The airy space opens onto to a cedar deck and enjoys generous southern light and views of oak-studded Marin hills. From the main level skylit hall, a new stair leads to the new lower level (formerly a crawl space) with direct access to the garden. The gardens, patios, and deck flow together as one outdoor living space via paths and stairways. Simple, local materials on the interior include new and reclaimed douglas fir and aged white oak, complemented by board-form concrete retaining walls and darkened steel. Special wood details throughout lend warmth and unique personality throughout, conceived through an enjoyable, collaborative process with the clients, consultants, and contractor. As the house is located within a Wildland Urban Interface area, only non-combustible materials were used on the exterior, and the trees on the site were carefully protected from construction activity. Sustainable systems were integrated inside and out, including radiant heating, a passive cool sink, permeable pavers, bio-swales, bioretention areas, and a green roof. Client Confidential BBA Team Bonnie Bridges Stephanie Griffith Size 2,800 SF; 2 acre lot Contractor Christensen Construction Timberline Builders Collaborators Civil: Pope Engineering Structural: Double D Engineering Holly Selvig Landscape Architecture Neila Hutt Interior Design Garden Design by Annabelle Reber (Client) Photography Cesar Rubio Photography Back to Projects page Back to top

SAN FRANCISCO | Master List THE PLANT CAFÉ ORGANIC - DOGPATCH SAN FRANCISCO Revitalizing the exposed brick and timbers, original sash windows and concrete floors of this space in the storied 1915 American Can Company sets the backdrop for this location of The Plant Café Organic. At the heart of the Dogpatch neighborhood, the ACC complex was originally dedicated to manufacturing but has evolved into an epicenter for designers, artists, makers, culinary businesses and cultural spaces. Studio BBA’s design approach focused on creating integral outdoor spaces and connections to surrounding businesses. By cutting a new opening through the rear brick wall, we introduced access to the existing courtyard patio, now framed by a beautiful custom mahogany door. An enormous ceramic planter and palm add greenery, and a new window into the adjacent bakery adds interconnectivity. Inside, custom steel and maple shelving and tables, dimensional Heath Ceramics tiles, and truly awesome carnivorous plant-themed wallpaper enliven the space. This café adjoins The Plant Café Organic’s ‘mother ship’ facility, which they affectionately refer to as “the plant of The Plant”—the central kitchen where new and seasonal creations are developed, provisions are prepped and distributed, and their catering operation is housed. The café’s adjacency to this facility lends the atmosphere a tone of inspiration and invention. Client The Plant Caf é Organic BBA Team Seth Boor Bonnie Bridges Megan McGuinn Size 2,400 SF Contractor Justin Farrelly, Inc. Collaborators Structural: Degenkolb Photography Nicholas V. Ruiz Back to Projects page Back to top

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