The Hillsborough Residence underwent a comprehensive transformation that preserved its layered architectural history while unifying its elements through coordinated interior and architectural collaboration. Studio AHEAD and Marmol Radziner integrated mid-century structure and contemporary interventions, mixing furniture and art across eras and geographies. Ceramics operate as functional objects and sculptural anchors, with works by Peter Voulkos, Heath Ceramics, Ben Peterson, and Liza Riddle punctuating neutral Clunch No. 2009 walls and ceilings. A mobile Anastassiades chandelier and custom rounded-edge rugs shape spatial experience. The primary bedroom employs floor-to-ceiling windows to blur interior and exterior boundaries and orients the bed to maximize vistas.
The Hillsborough Residence, originally a 6,000-square-foot mid-century structure in the San Francisco Bay Area, had suffered through incongruent remodels. Rather than erase this palimpsest of architectural interventions, Studio AHEAD - the San Francisco-based interior design firm led by creative directors Homan Rajai and Elena Dendiberia - collaborated with acclaimed architects Marmol Radziner to orchestrate a comprehensive transformation. This partnership between interior and architectural vision allowed the team to weave disparate elements into a cohesive narrative about place and belonging.
Rajai and Dendiberia created encounters between objects separated by continents and centuries. A Pierre Chapo chair from 1960s France is mixed with contemporary ceramics by West Marin artist Nathan Lynch. Bauhaus master Josef Albers' geometric works hang alongside the organic forms of JB Blunk's carved wood sculptures. The dining room's mobile chandelier by Michael Anastassiades embodies the husband's interest in astronomy, while custom rugs designed by the studio create rounded edges that psychologically soften the transitions between spaces.
Throughout the home, ceramics serve as both functional objects and sculptural anchors. Pieces by Berkeley potter Peter Voulkos, founder of the university's ceramics program, share space with Heath Ceramics tableware and vessels by contemporary artists like Ben Peterson and Liza Riddle. The neutral backdrop of walls and ceilings painted in Farrow & Ball's Clunch No. 2009 allows these earth-toned vessels and sculptures to resonate with particular clarity.
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