Pfau Long Architecture

In a recent article in @homefrontmagazine Melanie Turner discusses reconsidering transition areas and quiet spaces in the pandemic. Read more at the link in our bio. . . . Camera: @brucedamonte ... Architecture: @pfau_long_architecture . . . @perkinswillsf #pfaulongarchitecture #design #customhomes #designinspiration #californiadesign #home #homesweethome #homefrontmagazine See more

The latest in our landscape discussion series features our Stinson Beach House project with Blasen Landscape Architecture which is situated in coastal Northern California. We reflect on design solutions to landscape challenges including introducing form and planting where options are limited like the main garden area located over a leach field, how landscape design can complement architecture, and celebrating the successes of a firepit to gather around. . . . : @marionbrenne...r Achitecture: @pfau_long_architecture Landscape Architecture: @ericblasen_landscape_architect . . . #pfaulongarchitecture #residentialdesign #design #customhomes #residentialarchitecture #designinspiration #home #homesweethome #landscapearchitecture #landscapedesign #californialandscape #californiahome #garden @ Northern California See more

Melanie was also featured in the Press Democrat discussing the impacts of COVID-19 on residential design. https://www.pressdemocrat.com//how-covid-19-is-forcing-ho/ Photography: MDRP & Matthew Millman... Architecture: Pfau Long Architecture . . . @perkinswillsf #pfaulongarchitecture #design #customhomes #designinspiration #winecountry #napa #home #homesweethome #adudesgin #californiadesign #resilientdesign See more

Melanie Turner, our Director of Residential Design, has been featured in Dwell offering ideas on the future of Accessory Dwelling Units. https://www.dwell.com//why-the-adu-is-the-future-of-home-7 : @artgrayphotography ... Architecture: @pfau_long_architecture #pfaulongarchitecture #design #customhomes #designinspiration #winecountry #napavalley #home #homesweethome #adudesign #accessorydwellingunit #californiadesign

Racism is a foundational part of many of our institutions, including (but not limited to) policing, education, healthcare, housing, architecture, and urban planning. . . We Pledge to use our voices, our positions, our votes, and our resources to support our Black, Indigenous, and POC friends, colleagues, employees, and perfect strangers. It will take all that, and more, to recast our foundations based upon equality and equity and specifically, that Black Lives Matter. .... . . . . . #blacklivesmatter #BLM See more

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In our series of discussions with landscape architects we turned to Kim Starr to talk about how landscape design has played a role in the home she shares with our very own Peter Pfau. Kim designed the landscape of their Northern California property and shares her approach which included the preservation of an existing oak woodland, inclusion of native and drought tolerant plant species, integration of architecture with outdoor gathering spaces, and the experimental nature of ...working in the garden. . . . : @brucedamonte & Kim Starr Architecture: @pfau_long_architecture Landscape Architecture: Kim Starr Builder: DRL Builders . . . #pfaulongarchitecture #design #customhomes #designinspiration #home #homesweethome #landscapearchitecture #californialandscapes #californiahome #garden #victorygarden @ Northern California See more

Looking forward to summer... the pool at our Northern California Retreat is in good company in Interior Design Magazine's article featuring poolside retreats! https://www.interiordesign.net//18050-10-poolside-retreat/ #pfaulongarchitecture #design #customhomes #designinspiration #winecountry #home #homesweethome #poolside #pools

Now that many of us are staying home and turning to our gardens, we are reflecting on the importance of outdoor domestic space. Our Northern California Retreat has expansive views onto the verdant garden, vineyards, and hills beyond. We chatted with @lustskoassociates who shared their reflections on the maturing landscape complementing the architecture over the years (much like an exquisite wine ), the importance of gardens for nourishment, and their favorite moment in the l...andscape. . . . : @artgrayphotography Architecutre: @pfau_long_architecture Landscape Architecture: @lutskoassociates Landscaping: Dexter Estate Landscapes Builder: @grassiassociates . . . #pfaulongarchitecture #design #customhomes #designinspiration #winecountry #napavalley #home #homesweethome #landscapearchitecture #californialandscapes #garden #victorygarden @ Northern California See more

Repost from @perkinswillsf Our own Director of Residential Design, Melanie Turner, was featured in @sfchronicle ! She shared her thoughts on how residential spaces might change post-pandemic and the lasting impact this time will have on design. Read the full feature at the link in our bio, or in your Sunday paper! #pfaulongarchitecture #residentialdesign #customhomedesign #architecture

Melanie Turner, Director of Residential Design for Perkins And Will Architects' residential studio in SF, shares her thoughts on residential design post Covid-19 with Sf Chronicle and SFGATE Real Estate's Jordan Guinn. Read about it here: https://www.sfchronicle.com//Architect-speculates-how-resi #residential #architecture #design

This is been on our minds a lot lately. It was lovely sharing some of our thoughts with Apartment Therapy https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-coronavirus-will-chang

Thinking of the serene entryway of our Wine Country Retreat and the importance of designated spaces to transition from exterior to interior. Our Residential Design Director Melanie Turner gives more thoughts on the importance of mudrooms and entryways in a recent @apartmenttherapy article on how Coronavirus will change how we build homes. Read more at the link in our bio. . . . : @matthewmillmanphoto ... Architect: @pfau_long_architecture . . . #pfaulongarchitecture #customhomedesign #residentialdesign #design #architecture #home #homesweethome #californiahome #winecountry #napa #GoBigStayHome See more

My husband’s first painting. It will always be my favorite. . . . Another vignette from Residential Design Director Melanie Turner’s home... . . . #pfaulongarchitecture #stayhome #residentialarchitecture #residentialdesign #design #homesweethome #GoBigStayHome See more