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johnlumarch

Boutique San Francisco architecture and design firm. 🏡Architecture with Intention🏘 johnlumarchitecture.com

Staircase Surprise! Architecture: @johnlumarch Staircase Surprise! 

Architecture: @johnlumarch 
Interior Design: @zahariasdesign 
Contractor: @artofconstructioninc
Photography: @dyerphoto
On The Boards. A contemporary residence defined On The Boards. 

A contemporary residence defined by natural materials and clean geometries. Organized around a central courtyard, the design  seamlessly connects indoor and exterior spaces.
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This bedroom opens right to the patio, so even under a flat sky it stays soft and warm. Pull the covers up, crack the doors, let the cool air move through. However you spend the weekend, it’s good to have a place to land.

Architecture: @johnlumarch

#sanfranciscodesign #bedroomdesign #moderncalifornia
We organized this Hillsborough home around the sur We organized this Hillsborough home around the surrounding landscape, orienting the primary rooms toward the rear yard while integrating the interior program with the site.

Architecture @johnlumarch
Photography @eichlerphoto
Natural daylight floods this yellow foyer and hall Natural daylight floods this yellow foyer and hallway, emphasizing the linear flow while creating a welcoming entry sequence.

Architecture: @johnlumarch
Interior Design: @formandfield led by @_christine_lin
Realtor: #RivetRealEstate
Photography: @marikoreed
On The Boards. #PaloAlto On The Boards.

#PaloAlto
Happy 43rd Anniversary Bolinas Museum! Repost fro Happy 43rd Anniversary Bolinas Museum!

Repost from @bolinasmuseum and @jessshaefer

🌿 Thank you to everyone who joined us last Sunday for our Spring Soirée! 🌿

It was a joy to gather at an extraordinary property to celebrate community, creativity, and the Bolinas Museum.

We are deeply grateful to our generous hosts, Mike Light and John Lum, and to everyone who helped make the event so special, including Kate Sylvan and the LOBA team; guest DJs Chris Deam, Jordan Kurland, and Joseph Becker; Idell Family Vineyards; Madre Mezcal; Sally Robertson; Parkside Bakery; Johanna St. Clair; Ainsley Tharp and her dance troupe; and especially our wonderful volunteers, event underwriters, staff, and Board of Directors.

As we celebrate the museum’s 43rd year, I’m reminded that community is one of our greatest sources of strength. For decades, the Bolinas Museum has been a place where people gather to encounter new ideas, engage with art, reflect on history, and deepen their understanding of one another and the world around them.

The museum is a collective creative act—shaped by artists, volunteers, members, supporters, staff, and visitors. Together, we create something far greater than any one individual could build alone.

Supporting artists, preserving history, and fostering community are at the heart of our mission. We’re excited for our upcoming programs, with exhibitions by Judy Molyneux and Amanda Gracia Blanco, a History Room exhibition on Bolinas surf culture, an exhibition drawn from our archives of independent Bolinas publications from the 1960s/70s, and a major retrospective of Paul Harris in the fall.

If you’d like to support this work, please consider making a donation. Your contribution helps keep museum admission, exhibitions, educational programs, and community events free and accessible to all.

Thank you for believing in the museum and helping sustain a place where art, history, and community can thrive!

— Jess Shaefer, Executive Director

Photographs by @waubi_saubi 🤍✨

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We’re hiring! We’re looking for a talented Project We’re hiring! We’re looking for a talented Project Manager / Architect II to join our team.

To apply, visit @AIASF job board:

https://www.aiasf.org/news/project-manager—architect-ii-john-lum-architecture

Thank you for considering our studio.

#joinourteam #architecturejob #architectjobs
Designed for multifunctional living, this orange a Designed for multifunctional living, this orange accented bedroom integrates a dedicated workspace within a compact footprint.

Architecture: @johnlumarch 
Interior Design: @mansfieldoneil 
Contractor: Floyd Construction
Photographer: @dyerphoto
Summer vibes. We design homes for indoor-outdoor Summer vibes. 

We design homes for indoor-outdoor living, where pools are a natural extension of the architecture and landscape

Check out some of our Bay Area homes that are primed for California summer living.

#SummerVibes #pools
Welcome! This entry is shaped by a simple, enduri Welcome!

This entry is shaped by a simple, enduring material palette. Cedar siding, board-formed concrete, and metal were selected for their beauty, sustainability, and ability to age gracefully over time.

Architecture/Interiors: @johnlumarch
Contractor: Via Builders, Inc.
Engineer: @hohbach_lewin
Landscape Architecture: @keithwilliglandscapearchitects 
Photographer:@adamrousephoto
Repost from @studiojyo A gut renovation can go on Repost from @studiojyo

A gut renovation can go one of two ways. It either feels brand new in the way that never quite settles, or it feels like it has always been here. This one is firmly the second.

Rebuilt from the studs with @johnlumarch, the home keeps its structure disciplined and lets everything else stay soft, from the white oak millwork to the objects that look gathered rather than placed. For a house that was essentially built twice, it holds an unusual calm.

#glenpark #warmminimalism #collectedhome #bayareadesign #houserenovation
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San Francisco’s Victorians have a character all their own, and preserving that while bringing a home into the present is one of our favorite challenges. 

Architecture: @johnlumarch
Photography: @johnmerkl
Rooted in principles of wellness and biophilic des Rooted in principles of wellness and biophilic design, the staff kitchen at McGann Oral Surgery Center in San Diegio opens to exterior views and features an uplifting palette, highlighted by hand-crafted tiles that quietly reflect the sun.

Architect: @johnlumarch
Client: #mcgannoralsurgery
General Contractor: #SKConstruction
Structural Engineer: @ashleyvanceengineering
Title 24: #WadeEnergy
Lighting Designer: #DavidScottLighting
Interior Designer: #GoliMaleki
Medical Equipment Specialist: @hscheindental
Photographer: @dyerphoto
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Floor-to-ceiling doors, a continuous horizontal groove detail, and a bold color that echoes the room’s palette. You’d never guess this wall is hiding board games, bins, and a stuffed goose.

Architecture: @johnlumarch
Interiors: @mansfieldoneil
Photography: @johnmerkl
Stylist: @yeddamorrison
Playing around with the camera. View of our roofto Playing around with the camera. View of our rooftop.
Staircase Surprise! Photo @dyerphoto Staircase Surprise!

Photo @dyerphoto
On the boards — and being built. Atherton Residen On the boards — and being built.

Atherton Residence.
Moment of stillness. A sculptural tub sits within Moment of stillness.

A sculptural tub sits within a minimal architectural frame overlooking a layered garden composition.

Architecture @johnlumarch
Photography @adamrousephoto
Contractor: Via Builders, Inc.
Civil and Structural Engineer @hohbach_lewin
Landscaping @keithwilliglandscapearchitects
Stairs. Stairs. Stairs. Take an architectural asce Stairs. Stairs. Stairs. Take an architectural ascent with us.
Repost from @nicolehollis In Sausalito, plaster w Repost from @nicolehollis

In Sausalito, plaster walls and white oak flooring flow seamlessly through each room, while blackened steel and glass railings draw clean lines against the soft materiality.

Interiors @nicolehollis
Architect @johnlumarch
Landscape @arterralandscapearchitects
Photography @douglasfriedman
A reminder to look up. A reminder to look up.
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Taking a moment to appreciate the feat that was these steel and glass bridges from our Sausalito Contemporary project, built by @irongrainoakland. The exterior bridge connects a workshop/garage to the primary residence, while the interior bridge spans a cantilevered steel and oak stair. 
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@johnlumarch
@nicolehollis
@arterralandscapearchitects
Photos by @adamrousephoto (1-2) & @douglasfriedman (3-4) 

#bayareabuilders #sausalito #marinhomes
Fully code-compliant, fire-rated windows and doors Fully code-compliant, fire-rated windows and doors, articulated with the clean lines and aerodynamic restraint of 1940s Streamline Moderne design.

Architecture @johnlumarch
Interior Design @laurahuntdesign
Photo @daviddlivingston
Functional Art. Design/Fabrication: @johnlumarch Functional Art.

Design/Fabrication: @johnlumarch
Exhibited: @museumofcraftanddesign

Learn more: johnlumarchitecture.com/project/cube
A study in stillness. This bathroom is shaped by r A study in stillness. This bathroom is shaped by restraint, where clean architectural lines frame a palette of stone and warm wood.

Architect @johnlumarch
Interiors @nicolehollis
Photography @douglasfriedman
A study in light, proportion, and restraint. This A study in light, proportion, and restraint.

This Hillsborough home embraces clean lines and a material palette rooted in its landscape. Expansive glazing, warm wood tones, and precise detailing create a quiet architecture.

Architecture: @johnlumarch
Photography: #davideichlerphotography 

#CaliforniaModernism
Staircase Surprise! Architect @johnlumarch Contra Staircase Surprise!

Architect @johnlumarch
Contractor: Doleman Group
Photography: @dyerphoto
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