Featured Project: Kaiser Vallejo Courtyards

Posted on Feb 25, 2010

Entry Court Seating (Photo Credits: Cesar Rubio)

We’re pleased to share the latest images of a recently completed project: the courtyards at Kaiser Vallejo.  We were tasked with designing the entry, dining, and rehabilitation courtyard spaces, maintaining a similar design language between the three while creating unique experiences for each.  We elected to achieve this via bamboo plantings, using the natural architectural characteristics of the bamboo’s form to create a visual continuity between outside and inside on each floor, while relating each of the courts to each other.  Make sure to check out more images of this project on our website.

Featured Project: Noel Barnhurst Studios

Posted on Feb 11, 2010
photo credit: Cesar Rubio

photo credit: Cesar Rubio

We’re happy to share some finished photography of our most recently completed project: the studios of Noel Barnhurst.  We were asked to renovate a 1930’s era concrete warehouse located in San Francisco’s SOMA district to accommodate the client’s food photography studio as well as other associated program including test + preparation kitchens, as well as office + conference spaces.  We appreciated the raw material character of the existing building and worked to preserve these elements while making sure new construction complemented the building’s existing material palette.  Hand in hand with this strategy, we avoided creating hard partitions and opted instead for a series of heavy velour curtains to divide space — ensuring the spatial organization remained open-ended and keeping the physical presence of the building in focus.

You can see more images of the project on our website.

photo credit: Cesar Rubio

photo credit: Cesar Rubio

photo credit: Cesar Rubio

GREENSKIN RECEIVES MERIT AWARD FROM AIACC

Posted on Sep 17, 2010

IA’s GREENskin Facade has been awarded a Small Project Merit Award by the AIACC for this year’s AIACC Design Awards.  The project was one of five recipients to recieve the award, and demonstrated how discarded materials can be beautifully reincorporated into our built environment.

BURGER RESIDENCE FEATURED IN CALIFORNIA HOME AND DESIGN

Posted on Jul 17, 2010

The Burger Residence kitchen is featured in the July/August 2010 Issue of California Home and Design Magazine.  This kitchen, featured on pages 118-119 of the issue, highlights the potential of a small space to create big impact in the connectivity between interior and exterior living spaces.