Work
Every project is a story of listening, shaping, and building.
A curated selection across commercial, residential, hospitality, and public realm projects — each driven by narrative and built for real outcomes.
Market Tower
A facade-led retrofit that rethinks performance, daylight, and urban presence without losing the value of the existing structure.
Neighborhood Commons
Community-oriented housing shaped around social flow, shared thresholds, and quieter forms of density.
Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk
A civic gesture built from long sightlines, light infrastructure, and a ceremonial relationship to movement.
The Cottage
A high-end but unfussy home where livability, low maintenance, and warmth matter as much as form.
Catalyst
A concept study for a responsive civic building shaped by climate, circulation, program, and public life. Kinetic envelope, parametric form, five-layer program gradient, Grasshopper-driven systems feedback.
THOW (Tiny House on Wheels)
240 sq ft off-grid-capable tiny house on wheels — custom walnut joinery, composting toilet, grey water system, and a half-ton-pullable chassis.
Pixel Heights
A mixed-use scheme exploring a sharper urban silhouette through stacked volumes and neighborhood activation.
Sonoma Residence
A contemporary residence that leans into indoor-outdoor living, tonal restraint, and a grounded domestic rhythm.
SpaceArc Pod
A futuristic compact dwelling that pairs a playful silhouette with a surprisingly functional spatial core.
Bird Residence
A futuristic residential design blending sleek, modular forms with warm natural materials and panoramic hillside views.
Hawaii Fluid Art
A vibrant retail-to-art-studio tenant improvement with bold colors, neon signage, and workshop stations.
PiddeG Mediterranean Eatery — Walnut Creek
YCD Studio designed PiddeG Mediterranean Eatery at Walnut Creek's Encina Grande center — a Turkish-Mediterranean restaurant with green accent walls, gold decorative elements, and a warm dining atmosphere. 4.8 stars, 160+ Google reviews.
Cousins Maine Lobster — Pier 41, San Francisco
YCD Studio provided design and project delivery services for Cousins Maine Lobster's San Francisco Pier 41 location at Fisherman's Wharf — executing the franchise's brand and design standards. Permit drawings stamped by the project's licensed architect of record.
Alemany Farmers Market
An open-air civic market with dramatic angular timber canopies reimagining San Francisco's oldest farmers market.
Moraga ADU
A compact modern accessory dwelling unit with clean lines and an open-plan layout.
Luma Residence
A recently completed Bay Area residence — entry, primary and secondary kitchen / bar, primary suite with dedicated dressing room, and home office.
Coastal House
A Mediterranean coastal villa with a private pool, traditional hamam, and panoramic sea views.
Coastline Residence
A modern Mediterranean villa renovation with custom millwork and a private pool terrace.
Cyprus Residence
A modern luxury villa with sculptural volumes and seamless indoor-outdoor flow.
Tabyabasi Balik Restaurant
A glass-enclosed waterfront fish restaurant with a retractable roof and steel-framed structure.
Hampton by Hilton Ordu
A full-service hotel with pool, lounge, bar, and refined guest rooms on the Black Sea coast.
Fatsa Ilica Hotel
A mountain valley hotel with marble reception and warm guest rooms in a forested riverside setting.
Aurora Residences
A modern mid-rise residential building with curved balconies, generous glazing, and refined interiors.
North Loft Residences
A mixed-use residential complex with ground-floor retail and courtyard amenities at the edge of a mountain landscape.
Cathedral of St. Mary
A sanctuary transformation featuring integrated finishes, sacred art, and a refined visual language rooted in tradition.
Holy Cross Church
A Romanesque-inspired church interior with exposed timber trusses, a celestial blue apse, and gold sacred art.
St. Mary's Church
A comprehensive Gothic Revival interior transformation with vaulted ceilings, stained glass, and figurative apse murals.
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