San Francisco
Big ideas, evolving industries, and constant reinvention define the Bay Area and our San Francisco studio is growing alongside that energy. Our team of architects, interior designers, strategists, and specialists collaborates across workplace, science and technology, healthcare, higher education, housing, and civic sectors to create spaces that bring people together and support how communities thrive.
From adaptive workplaces and research environments to urban campuses and cultural destinations, we approach design with curiosity, optimism, and a desire to push ideas forward. As our Northern California presence continues to expand, we’re building a studio culture that values creativity, collaboration, and shaping what’s next together.
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Market Spotlight
Project in Focus
People & Office Culture
Community Impact
What's New
Bay Area Voices in the Field
HGA’s San Francisco team has been active in regional conversations across higher education, healthcare, and civic design. At the SCUP Pacific Regional Conference, Jon Riddle and Amin Mojtahedi joined UCSF’s Alicia Murasaki for “Bridging Silos: Designing for Convergence, Equity, and Innovation“ a session focused on integrated planning, stakeholder co-creation, universal design, and measurable impact.
Roderick Allen also participated in AMFP NorCal’s 3rd Annual Behavioral Health Symposium, sharing insights from the new Child, Adolescent, and Adult Behavioral Health Services Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.
HGA also welcomed Lauren Hamilton as Director of Firmwide Strategy. In this role, Lauren will partner with leaders and teams across HGA to strengthen alignment around strategic priorities, identify opportunities for growth and innovation, and support the continued success of the firm.
Market Spotlight
San Francisco Perspectives
This month’s Market Spotlight asks a simple question with complex answers: “What challenge in your market excites you most right now?” Inspired by our HGA Quick Takes series, we invited multiple voices from across our SF team to respond. Their responses reflect the pace and complexity of working in the Bay Area today, where technology, healthcare needs, housing pressures, climate challenges, and shifting work patterns are all reshaping the built environment.
Project in Focus
Building Momentum at UCSF Barbara and Gerson Bakar Research and Academic Building
Construction continues to advance at UCSF’s Parnassus Heights campus, where the Barbara and Gerson Bakar Research and Academic Building (BRAB) will serve as a translational research hub for biomedical discovery. Designed to support innovation in scientific research and education, the building will provide academic spaces that promote multidisciplinary learning and will become the new home for the UCSF School of Nursing. BRAB is being delivered through a progressive design-build partnership among UCSF, HGA, Snøhetta, and Hensel Phelps.
People & Office Culture
Celebrating Our San Francisco Team
Our San Francisco office celebrated Employee Appreciation Month with time to pause, connect, and recognize the people who make the office culture what it is. The month included an ice cream social, professional massages, and an all-staff luncheon, with a special congratulations to Isvet Paz, this year’s San Francisco Founders’ Award recipient. Chosen by her peers, the Founders’ Award recognizes employees who reflect HGA’s values through meaningful work, collaboration, and lasting impact. Congratulations to Isvet and to all of this year’s honorees across the firm.
Community Impact
A Visible Reminder, Carefully Preserved
At the close of Pride Month, members of HGA’s San Francisco team volunteered with G4G San Francisco + Friends of the Pink Triangle to help deinstall the annual Pink Triangle installation on the Twin Peaks hillside. Installed each Pride weekend since 1996, the nearly acre-sized symbol has become a meaningful part of San Francisco’s Pride tradition, offering a visible moment of remembrance, reflection, and support for the LGBTQ+ community. Our team helped remove, fold, and store the panels so the installation can continue to return in future years. The effort reflects HGA’s commitment to showing up for local organizations and supporting communities with care, respect, and inclusion.
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