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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…
  • 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…

  • Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for Berkeley’s newest parklet

    Berkeley will be celebrating the opening of its newest parklet with a special a ribbon cutting on Friday, Oct. 27th at 4:30 p.m. at the parklet, which is in the 1800 block of Solano Avenue in front of Zachary’s Pizza and Pegasus Books. The parklet was built as an Eagle Scout project by17-year-old Emmet Hegarty, a scout…

  • Urban Adamah Update: Fellow’s House

    Foundations are being formed for this Prefab building that will house the future generations of Urban Farmers. In parallel to this on-site construction the 16 building modules that will comprise the 3-story building are being fabricated in the Pre-fab factory to then be shipped to the site… very exciting !

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    Grace Lutheran Church – Palo Alto

    The new Narthex is taking shape! Looking forward to welcoming the Grace congregants soon with a new Main Entry, inviting Lobby space complete with Coffee Bar, Library and total indoor-outdoor flow to the new garden space created by reconfiguring the entire driveway and parking layout.

  • Urban Adamah – An urban farm community complex

    Studio Bergtraun has been developing buildings for Urban Adamah, an educational farm and community center in Berkeley, California, that integrate its practices of Jewish tradition, Sustainable agriculture, Mindfulness and Social Action These buildings include: A Fellow’s House, Community Kitchen and an Eco Retreat lodge. The following sketches are part of this development that has started…