Explore The 2025 Tour Homes
From extraordinary ultramodern to Cali-cool, we're showcasing Amazing Examples contemporary living on the peninsula!
image: Mariko Reed for Klopf Architecture
About 48 hours before Tour Day, watch your email for a printable PDF map and info packet, as well as links to a dynamic online map for easy navigation.
Travel at your own pace as you visit the homes in any order you wish between 10 AM and 4 PM on Tour day. Meet the architects and designers, ask questions, and get inspired by these beautiful Bay Area homes!
From extraordinary ultramodern to Cali-cool, we're showcasing Amazing Examples contemporary living on the peninsula!
Indoor Outdoor Eichler by Klopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture strategically expanded and reconfigured to strengthen the connection between interior and exterior spaces to this Eichler home. Klopf added a more spacious primary suite, formalized entry space, and an expanded bedroom and hallway bathroom.
The entry sequence is now defined by custom storage, a large glass wall at the light-filled atrium, and a mid-century-inspired geometric screen. The sense of connection between indoor and outdoor spaces is heightened by a large, multi-panel sliding door system spanning the full width of the main living spaces. The outdated kitchen was relocated adjacent to the new door system, flowing into a spacious great room overlooking new landscaping. Indoor/outdoor floor tile extends the living spaces out onto patios at the atrium and rear yard to further fade the boundary between this Eichler’s interior and exterior.
Images: Mariko Reed
The original home before our renovation and addition, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s protégé, Aaron Green and built by Eichler Homes in 1966. In 1951, Frank Lloyd Wright hired Green as his West Coast representative, allowing him to continue his independent practice out of their joint office.
Our primary design charge became “First, do no harm.” This dictum, from Hippocrates’ 400 B.C.E. text “Of the Epidemics”, would prove ironic given the timing of the global pandemic and its impact on the project’s cost and schedule. Our challenge was to protect the design integrity of the home while adding a substantial amount of space to make the home viable for a young family with three children.
We added a prime bedroom suite tucked behind a new board-formed concrete wall. Taking inspiration from the home’s existing concrete block walls, our addition peeks out behind the new wall –referential but deferential. Despite the addition’s deference, we wanted the roof to have its own distinct character, with the lightness of the clerestory windows balancing the heaviness of the original roofline. Whenever possible, views through the space frame the iconic roof scuppers as they touch down to the ground. The design strategy is to let our modern interventions shine but with the mindset of “What would Mr. Green do?”
images: Ayla Christman
Builder: Greenberg Construction
This modern luxury two-story custom home offers breathtaking bay views from every angle, seamlessly blending sophisticated design with natural beauty. From the moment you step inside, the open concept layout creates a fluid indoor-outdoor connection, allowing for effortless entertaining and relaxation. Expansive windows flood the home with natural light, highlighting the sleek finishes and contemporary style throughout. The design emphasizes both comfort and elegance, with high-end materials and attention to detail at every turn. Whether you’re inside enjoying the views or outside relaxing in the private outdoor spaces, this home offers a unique living experience that celebrates both luxury and nature.
images courtesy Greenberg Design Gallery
TOPOS Architects has designed a contemporary new home for a growing family in an established residential neighborhood. The tall, one story, glass walled living, dining and family areas present dramatically to the street. Bedrooms are recessed atop the main floor kitchen, garage, and accessory dwelling, all grounded in place by a two-story masonry entry element. Clerestory windows flood the stone clad central hallway with daylight streaming through the cantilevered stair treads and glass railing. Double kitchen island counters provide ample entertaining and cooking spaces and are conveniently accessible from all areas of the home. Large roof cantilevers provide a wonderfully cool poolside loggia adjacent to the outdoor kitchen. And… don’t miss the outdoor shower hidden within the light filled primary bathroom!
Temporary Images courtesy TOPOS Architects
Nestled among a grove of heritage oaks, this thoughtful remodel and addition reimagines a dated mid-century home as a serene, modern retreat. The family of four sought more space, higher ceilings, and a deeper connection to the outdoors—without losing the warmth and character of the original architecture. Klopf Architecture responded with a seamless expansion that introduces taller volumes set back from the original structure, preserving the home’s roofline and rhythm. Expansive windows draw in natural light and frame views of the surrounding trees, dissolving the boundary between inside and out.
An open-plan kitchen and living area now anchor the home, open to a newly-created flat rear patio pool area. Clean lines, natural finishes, and a soft, minimal palette allow the landscape to take center stage. Vertical siding helps the structure settle into its wooded setting, while protective porticos echo the sheltering canopy of the oaks. The result is a modern, light-filled home designed to grow with its family—rooted in nature, and grounded in mid-century design.
Images courtesy Klopf Architecture
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