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“Dont Make the Shower an Afterthought”

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“After maintaining a downtown Oakland studio space for many years, multimedia artist Naomie Kremer was ready for a change — and didn’t need to look farther than her large back garden in Berkeley. “The intention originally was to have a studio that would work for me, like the old one did, which was very much like a warehouse,” says Kremer, who has been represented by Modernism since 1997, designed video sets for the likes of San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances, and taught at the San Francisco Art Institute and California College of the Arts, her alma mater. “But given the location, we decided to build it out as a real place.”

View Project: Naomie Kremer Studio

The AIA East Bay Awards program celebrates outstanding achievements in the field of architecture and design. It recognizes the contributions of teams of architects, contractors, and developers in creating and implementing great building projects in the East Bay.

The prizes are awarded to architects and firms for projects that show exemplary design skills of formal, functional, and technical requirements, including ecological and environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and a strong sense of place.

View Project: Mayacamas Vista House 

The AIA East Bay Awards program celebrates outstanding achievements in the field of architecture and design. It recognizes the contributions of teams of architects, contractors, and developers in creating and implementing great building projects in the East Bay.

The prizes are awarded to architects and firms for projects that show exemplary design skills of formal, functional, and technical requirements, including ecological and environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and a strong sense of place.

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“Perched high above Oakland, the expanded midcentury soaks up jaw-dropping views”

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“This particular home had been built sometime in the 1920s, and fixed up a couple of decades later. That midcentury influence was everywhere, from the all-over paneling to the choppy layout, and the owner wanted to find a way to keep the best parts while removing the rough ones. In other words, she and the Fischers were already on the same page”

“A hillside hippie surf cottage gets lovingly returned to its vintage Stinson Beach vibe.”

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“For one poet who purchased a beachside property in Stinson Beach, California, the idea was to transform a small structure already existing on-site into a haven for creative writing. Turning the project over to the designers at Fischer Architecture, the rundown studio has now been transformed into a purposeful workspace that welcomes light and the beauty of the outdoors into the area.”

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“From North Europe’s thick forests to the vast green expanses of the USA, tour some of the best architectural cabins”

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“A writer looking for a quiet place to write and reflect bought a one-room studio and hired Fischer Architecture to overhaul it. Located steps away from the Pacific Ocean in Stinson Beach, this compact home is now an open space, light-filled writer’s retreat that maximizes indoor-outdoor living. A set of tall folding glass doors at the entrance flood the inside with natural light while extending the usable space outside to a patio.”

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A modern addition to a classic Victorian home.

Republish of SPACES article in Marin Magazine.

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A modern addition to a classic Victorian home.

“To connect the modern addition, the architects subtly slid the flat-roofed structure under the Victorian’s decorative eave line. As historic guidelines dictate that a distinction between the old and new can be read, the architects didn’t strive to mimic the original house, but to take cues from it.”

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“The risk of wildfires seems greater than ever. Years of drought and soaring temperatures are creating tinderbox conditions across the country, even in the Bay Area. And the rising demand for homes creates a need for new construction across the region.

So how can architects and designers plan for a future that’s more protected against the risk of fire?

Architect Andrew Fischer fully understands the intricacies of building houses in the Bay Area’s physical and bureaucratic landscape.”

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USM Modular Furniture’s profile of Kerstin and Andrew Fischer’s own home in Berkeley

The AIA East Bay Awards program celebrates outstanding achievements in the field of architecture and design. It recognizes the contributions of teams of architects, contractors, and developers in creating and implementing great building projects in the East Bay.

The prizes are awarded to architects and firms for projects that show exemplary design skills of formal, functional, and technical requirements, including ecological and environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and a strong sense of place.

The AIA East Bay Awards program celebrates outstanding achievements in the field of architecture and design. It recognizes the contributions of teams of architects, contractors, and developers in creating and implementing great building projects in the East Bay.

The prizes are awarded to architects and firms for projects that show exemplary design skills of formal, functional, and technical requirements, including ecological and environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and a strong sense of place.

The Bay Area Regional Design Awards program has been established by AIA East Bay in order to recognize the best housing design in the Bay Area. It celebrates the impact that excellent design has on everyday living and the community. Judges use criteria such as quality of design, resolution of the program idea, sustainable responsibility, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique to decipher the winners.

Curbed goes over the Berkeley Ridge project through the lens of a first-time homeowner that takes on the remodel of a midcentury modern time capsule.