Blog
On the boards, art & travels, and more.
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Spreading good design
Two projects from our Studio have been featured in a couple different recent publications: The just released book ‘My Creative Space’ showcases a hillside split-level, multi-use accessory building that combines a gym and bath +carport +rooftop deck for viewing tennis matches and easily doubles as a party space: Our library wrapping books all around a…
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Urban Farm Eagle Project
The last Eagle Scout project under Scoutmaster Alex (Bergtraun 🙂 ’s guidance was inaugurated with a very nice ceremony at Urban Adamah, where Studio Bergtraun is continuing to fulfill the Master Plan vision for this urban farm with a series of buildings now under construction. Berkeley’s Troop 6 boyscouts, their families and the U.A. community gathered under the Grape Arbor which now shields the Farm campus from the…
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Tiny Houses
Studio Bergtraun just spent the week-end volunteering our time to build tiny houses for at-risk-youths in Oakland (YSA) and it was a very rewarding experience! The SF Chronicle just published an article on how successful these tiny homes communities have been in Seattle and it’s a joy to be involved firsthand doing something real to help the housing crisis that envelops our community. …
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Rebuilding in the Fire Zone
For the past year Studio Bergtraun has been actively involved helping Homeowners in Calistoga and Santa Rosa rebuild their fire destroyed homes in the area. Construction is now under way for 3 homes and we’re extremely happy at the progress on all of them! We look very much forward to everyone being able to…
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The Sea Ranch: One exhibit and Two new homes!
First of all: We’d like to remind everyone of the SFMOMA ‘The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism’ exhibit around till June 2nd, don’t miss it ! Second: We’re excited to share the first steps for two new homes we’re very happy to be designing in this special enclave, adding to our Sea Ranch portfolio which includes ‘The Fisch House’…
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Doyle St. Art Gallery inaugurated
In keeping with our philosophy of interweaving Art and ARchiTecture we are excited to have opened an art gallery addition to our Studio. It will be available to the community free of charge for artists to display their pieces and we started off the journey showing work of our own with paintings by Kevin Smith…
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What Architecture is all about
This Sunday Studio Bergtraun attended the beautiful ribbon cutting ceremony for Grace Lutheran Church new Narthex. The Bishop came specially to bless it and it was wonderful to witness the feelings of community and renewal that accomplishing this new space brought on. This IS what architecture is all about!!
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NEW HOME in GUALALA
We are very excited that the new home we have been working on in Gualala (just north of Sea Ranch) has entered into framing stage! Take a look below at some great aerial shots taken by drone and more.
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New Sonoma family home complex
We were in Napa and Sonoma County this week meeting with friends and new clients whom we’re helping rebuild their burned home sites.A highlight was visiting this newly finished project that survived even though it was in the middle of the fire zone. We are very grateful for this and are going to do our… -
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PALO ALTO GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH REMODEL
Our extensive remodel/addition of Grace Lutheran Church’s Narthex/Lobby/Entrance/Landscape is almost complete and ready to be inaugurated by the Congregation in a few weeks! We opened up the space turning it into an inviting, light filled environment where congregants will feel drawn to linger and socialize after services. A once dark dead-end space is now a…
