WA Design

WA Design was established in 1985 by David Stark Wilson ( David's Bio ). Since its inception, WA Design has completed a broad range of new residential and commercial projects throughout the Bay Area and beyond. David, senior architect and the project team develop each design to extend and enhance the initial concept. Our design services frequently include lighting design, color consultation, furniture and interior design. While our design talent allows us to work within a given context, we employ our construction experience as a basis for fully integrated design solutions.

The clients for this Berkeley Hills home had recently retired from a life in academia. Moving out from the East Coast, they bought a home we had designed in the early 1990s. After a few years in that home, and now familiar with our work, they contacted me to pursue their dream of building a new home start to finish. We looked for land together and eventually they bought a double lot with spectacular views of the San Francisco Bay. The primordial relationship of water and canyon wall was the metaphorical origin for the layout of the home.