Home Tours 2026

Explore East Bay’s Most Talked-About Homes – With the Architects Who Designed Them

This isn’t just a home tour—it’s a design experience. Step inside remarkable East Bay residences and hear the stories of how they came to life, straight from the architects who made it happen. One weekend. Limited tickets. Unforgettable inspiration.

Save the Date: Saturday, May 30th, 2026. 10am – 4pm

This Year's Homes

Swatt House

This is an architect’s house, built 30 years ago for a family of five, including three children. Goals of the design included open interior spaces suited for family life and entertaining, with fewer walls and doors; and strong connections of interior spaces to exterior spaces and the surrounding natural environment. In form, the house is quiet, restrained and modern, building on the language of earlier modern West Coast architecture.

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The Elmwood

Architecture Firm: Sogno Design Group

Tucked into one of Berkeley’s most walkable neighborhoods, a modest 1920s split-level got a bold second life. Today, it’s a two-story painted-shingle hideaway where multigenerational living feels effortless. The main house now holds four bedrooms, three baths, and a one bedroom ADU tucked into the back garden.

Inside, chaos and calm collide: adventurous wallpaper patterns and carefully chosen tile and stone play against moments of quiet light and airy restraint. The eat-in kitchen and cozy ADU spill onto a hidden garden, part secret sanctuary, part lively gathering spot, where indoors and outdoors blur into one. This a house with personality: a little unruly, deeply personal, and undeniably a perfect backdrop for a growing multigenerational family to enjoy spending time together.

Somerset House

General Contractor: Integrity Remodeling

Set on a terraced hillside in Piedmont, this 1979 contemporary home had striking geometry and sweeping Bay views, but the layout felt disconnected and dated. The homeowners wanted a space that supported modern family life while honoring the home’s architectural roots. The redesign reorganized all three levels, opened the interiors to the landscape, and gave each room a clear purpose. The result is a warm, contemporary home where views, light, and daily rituals shape the experience.

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Recrafted Spanish Colonial

Architecture Firm: Sogno Design Group

This 1932 Spanish Colonial Revival home, originally designed by renowned architect, Henry H. Gutterson, has been fully recrafted for modern life. The 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath residence now completely opens to a large stone patio, a terraced garden and sweeping Bay views, blending classic architecture with contemporary comfort.

Every detail was updated—from custom insulated windows and energy-efficient systems with solar and smart-home tech, to a fully remodeled kitchen and bathrooms, new gas fireplace, using exotic stone slabs, handmaid Moroccan and locally sourced tile, terrazzo flooring, custom wrought iron patio railing, lively wallpaper and Murano glass chandeliers—keeping the house’s historic charm while giving it a new contemporary vibe. Bifold doors in the kitchen and dining room blur the line between indoors and outdoors, creating a lanai-like flow for effortless entertaining.

Happy Valley

Architecture Firm: Feldman Architecture

Feldman Architecture and Alicia Cheung Design worked together to breathe life into a 1960’s East Bay home, layering fun and lively interiors with modern, refined architecture. The design aims to keep the clean lines, natural materials, and balanced proportions—and rework the house for how a family lives today while maintaining the midcentury charm. Natural stone and tile bring depth and contrast, warm woods add balance, and custom details—like a wall-to-wall headboard and two queen beds in the primary suite—make it uniquely theirs. The result is a home that feels grounded, joyful, and distinctly Californian.