A Mill Valley Home Filled with Light
Diego Pacheco Design Practice’s “tunnel vision” makes architectural sense.
SPACES - January 2019
A Mission-Style Garden in Sonoma
Landscape architect Michael Lucas was inspired by a western wilderness in Sonoma, where he created a California mission-style walled garden.
An Unconventional Renovation in Berkeley
Architect David Wilson built a crate in the middle of his home renovations construction site so he and his wife wouldn't have to move out.
A Creative California Home on Stinson Beach
A new kind of Stinson Beach retreat is ripe for indoor/outdoor parties.
Rebuilding a Glen Ellen Home
A house destroyed in the Mayacamas foothills will rise again.
An Unusual St Helena Hillside Home
A modern Napa house defies wine country and digital stereotypes and yet fits in.
A Modernist Hilltop House in Ross
A local home showcases Japanese-inspired modernism.
The Spanish-Baroque Beauty of the Castro Theater
An extravagant popcorn palace became a nexus between politics and social change.
Statues from the Pan-Pacific International Exposition Adorn a Lafayette Garden
Regional experts go for evergreens.
Disused West Coast Urban Landmarks Become Art Havens
How repurposed classic structures float into modernity.
The Works of Conceptual Photographer Catherine Wagner
Conceptual photographer Catherine Wagner doesn’t just chase the light.
A San Francisco Tastemaker with Art and Soul
Everyone brings something to the table when San Francisco tastemaker Celia Tejada is hosting.
The Architecture of Sea Ranch at SFMOMA
An exhibition about Sea Ranch shows how an architectural ideal became the way forward.
Things Solid, Voluptuous, Stable & Cane
Local and global, limited-edition and mass-produced treasures.
Here, There, on the Ground, in the Air
Design in unlikely places.
Editor's Welcome
As the fog settles in and the air seems less choked by smoke and haze from the recent spate of California fires, some that have not fully abated at press time, we pause and pay homage to the losses of lives and homes.
