Harrison Street recently completed a multi – unit residence is the definition of urban family life. This property includes two innovative residence filled with upscale materials and finishes that lift the space beyond mere function and create the integration of living space indoor / outdoor. Created for Paul Dawson and his young family grow. a house pet project for his young family – his wife, Rebecca and their two young children aged 3 and 5.

Paul Dawson is one of the owners of Clinton, boutique design / build company located in San Francisco.  requiring the exercise, outer space and the ability to have fun.  Always active parents, their needs are not unique in this day and age where the city offers a different atmosphere in raising children.  (more…)

The Fontana Apartment is located in area near Aquatic Park San Francisco, California. It is the reinvention of 1960s building; one of two semi circular apartments. The views of Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge gotten by the apartment are so fantastic. Then the owner trusted Mark English Architects to design the interior to be like a resort hotel with the amazing views of the bay. (more…)

A house is the work of Kanner Architects in the hills of Oakland, California. Description of Kanner Architects: Located in Oakland, California, in the down-sloping site high above the bay of San Francisco, this house is designed to capture the magnificent view stretching from the Gulf of Bright to the Golden Gate Bridge. Floor to ceiling glass clean way for unobstructed views. Especially the south-west orientation of the power required overhang to reduce glare and soften the light quality at home.

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This house Designed by Berkley-based McGlashan Architecture is located on a beautiful hillside in Marin Country, near San Francisco. Its form and color are inspired by the hillside landscape. It has three levels and three generations of an extended family live there.

Roofs of all three levels are planted with drought resistant and native gardens. Besides that it is super insulated and designed for passive solar conditioning. With the solar panel array, it is also designed for a net-zero energy footprint. Thanks to generous decks, window walls, and big openings the house is very wheel connected to the outdoors.

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Interior Design Multi Color ROBERT Restaurant unveils for its clientele an expansive view of Columbus Circle, Central Park, Broadway and Central Park West, hidden for decades since the closure of Huntington Hartford’s museum. Celebratory, sexy and romantic, designed to allow for conversation, patrons may dine sitting on sofas in the central lounge area, or be seated at the windows to enjoy the views.

Lighting is designed by San Francisco based architect Johanna Grawunder. Grawunder’s two installations are Cherry Blossom; a mobile-like chandelier installation of LED lit lucite panels and Tangerines; a series of suspended orange lucite boxes along the windowed perimeter.

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