“To have someone at the end say, ​‘Gosh, this is so gratifying and lovely, let’s do it again,’” Sutro says with satisfaction, ​“is a testament [not only] to their grit, but also to a successful project.” 

- Architect Stephen Sutro

“I wish I could tell you something different.” she says,“but I wake up every morning and I just cant believe I live here.”

-Homeowner

What happens when the worlds of computer and board games collide with reality? You get the kind of individualistic interiors that Scott Taylor, a VP of video game development at Zynga, and hos wife, Kristine Boyden, a West Coast president for publicity firm Edelman, orchestrated with artful collaborators, including builder Aaron Gordon, architect Ari Gessler and interior designer Tineka Triggs

- Zahid Sardar

Studio Becker, gathered 16 teams of Bay Area designers to create artful bicycles for auction. Two members of the AGC company, Aaron Gordon and Joshua Ebersole, assisted two different teams in the designing, creating, and executing of their bicycle sculptures. These sculptures were then auctioned off to raise money for disadvantaged youth in the Bay Area.

Scale down the tub. Install a petite version of a statement piece for all the impact of a full-size model in a fraction of the space. This scaled-down free-standing tub gives this tiny bathroom a classical vibe, complemented by tiled flooring, a traditional-style shower ring and curtain, smart paneling, and striking art.

In renovating their 1889 flat in the Castro, Kristine Boyden and Scott Taylor wanted to respect its Victorian aesthetic while infusing their own style and modernizing.

Who doesn’t love house porn? Striking ​“before” and ​“after” shots of places that went from yuck to chic; peeks inside lavish abodes owned by folks more fabulous than you: Yum!

At their first meeting, the owners of this 1,500-square-foot flat in San Francisco made it a point to tell architect Karen Curtiss that what they wanted to do to their home didn’t make financial sense.

At their first meeting, the owners of this 1,500-square-foot flat in San Francisco made it a point to tell architect Karen Curtiss that what they wanted to do to their home didn’t make financial sense. ​“They knew they could buy a house with the money they planned to spend on the condo,” Curtiss says.

Barely bigger than a phone booth, they’re the smallest houses in San Francisco.

Barely bigger than a phone booth, they’re the smallest houses in San Francisco.