--- title: "Jensen Architects — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/jensen-architects-pfvwus-pf~1510040218 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~1510040218.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Jensen Architects" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/dc53fcce0cacff44_8011-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "833 Market Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103, United States" latitude: 37.7725 longitude: -122.4147 phone: "(415) 348-9650" website: http://www.jensen-architects.com rating: 0 review_count: 0 best_of_houzz_awards: 3 followers: 333 last_updated: 2026-09-02 --- # Jensen Architects Original Houzz profile: [Jensen Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/jensen-architects-pfvwus-pf~1510040218) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Serves:** San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Daly City, Alameda, South San Francisco, San Bruno, El Cerrito, Albany, Mill Valley, Emeryville, Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, Piedmont, Tiburon, Sausalito, Brisbane, Broadmoor, Marin City, Belvedere, Colma, Alto, Muir Beach, Belvedere Tiburon, SF Bay Area - **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 3 awards (2012–2016), for Design. ## About ### Houzz Badges - 50,000 Ideabook Saves At JENSEN Architects we are passionate about creating buildings and environments that enrich the experiences of organizations and individuals. Guided by a responsibility to achieve the most using the fewest resources and to engage a broader cultural perspective, we develop solutions that embody each client’s values and larger purpose. Our wide-ranging portfolio—encompassing arts, education, residential, workplace and retail—is underpinned by an abiding interest in how we live and work today, and the pleasure we take in collectively solving design challenges through research, unconventional thinking, and a focus on craft. The economy and directness in our work reflects not only a clear concern for ecological sustainability, but also a deep appreciation of the inherent beauty that emerges when functional, experiential and environmental goals are efficiently and gracefully resolved. We are recognized for innovative applications of proven building systems and materials and valued for our collaborative approach to design and construction. Our accomplishments are rooted in a culture of camaraderie that fosters longstanding relationships with clients, consultants, and colleagues. We offer clients an opportunity for creative exchange that informs our practice as much as the resulting work. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design ### Areas Served - San Francisco - Oakland - Berkeley - Daly City - Alameda - South San Francisco - San Bruno - El Cerrito - Albany - Mill Valley - Emeryville - Tamalpais-Homestead Valley - Piedmont - Tiburon - Sausalito - Brisbane - Broadmoor - Marin City - Belvedere - Colma - Alto - Muir Beach - Belvedere Tiburon - SF Bay Area ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Jensen Architects | | Address | 833 Market Street, 7th Floor, San Francisco, California 94103, United States | | Phone | (415) 348-9650 | | Website | http://www.jensen-architects.com | | Followers on Houzz | 333 | **Social profiles:** - Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/JENSEN.ARCHITECTS.SF - X (Twitter) — https://twitter.com/JensenArch - LinkedIn — http://www.linkedin.com/company/jensen-architects?trk=hb\_tab\_compy\_id\_2783560 ## Offers (DEMO) OFFERS _(DEMO) DISCLAIMER_ ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Jensen Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/jensen-architects-pfvwus-pf~1510040218) - **Website:** http://www.jensen-architects.com - **Phone:** (415) 348-9650 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 3 awards (2012–2016), for Design. **Affiliations** - [American Institute of Architects, San Francisco](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/american-institute-of-architects-san-francisco-pfvwus-pf~788533068) - [The American Institute of Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-american-institute-of-architects-pfvwus-pf~1350720471) ## Selected projects - [Cole Valley Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/cole-valley-residence-pj-vj~5519928) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 9 - Description: The Cole Valley Residence responds to its unique hillside site, while looking outward to the city and bay beyond. Located along the slopes of Twin Peaks, the single-family home is situated on a steep hill that was a key element in the massing. The home is a series of five stacked volumes, including a heavy and articulated concrete base meant to give the impression of being embedded in the earth. A floating main living level maximizes the horizontal expression of the house, taking advantage of th… - [Stanford Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/stanford-residence-pj-vj~6811639) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 8 - Description: This remodel for a Stanford University professor with a lifelong passion for design celebrates the utilitarian and the abstract. Staying within the existing footprint, the design simplifies and opens up the interiors: A bedroom blends into a kitchen, which blends into living rooms both inside and out. Minimal details and neutral finishes anticipate an evolving composition of the client’s art and design collection. The courtyard, once closed off from the house, is now its undisputed heart. The ho… - [Alamo Square Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/alamo-square-residence-pj-vj~5519946) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 3 - Description: Fronting Alamo Square Park, a historic landmark within San Francisco, this three-story residence is a house with two faces. From the street, the original 1889 facade was faithfully restored, and appears to have been dipped in a modern bath of silver paint, hinting at the transformation within. The rear façade reveals the building’s new identity in a multi-layered composition of sliding aluminum screens and glass. Upon entering, the house has been punctured with light from above and is organized… - [Pacific Heights Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/pacific-heights-residence-pj-vj~5519937) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 4 - Description: Perched on a hill in Pacific Heights, with nearly 360-degree views of San Francisco and the bay, this three-story residence is a series of continuous spaces connecting light, airy interiors with expansive exterior decks and shaded courtyards. A new upper level ‘floating cube’ at the rear of the lot takes advantage of views and opens onto a roof deck oriented toward the Golden Gate Bridge. A single-level addition at the front of the lot links the existing house with the existing detached garage,… - [Turner Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/turner-residence-pj-vj~689158) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 17 - Description: A plinth and a pavilion. Nestled into the hillside, the long, solid plinth contains the private rooms of the house. Atop this plinth sits a transparent living and dining pavilion that opens up completely for access to the outdoor decks, pool patio and expansive views to Mount Tamalpais and the bay. An elegant structural solution allows the views to be uninterrupted by perimeter sheer walls. The majority of the site is left undeveloped with its forest of native oaks intact. - [House on the Hill](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/house-on-the-hill-pj-vj~689165) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 14 - [Kokoris Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/kokoris-residence-pj-vj~6260) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 8 - Description: An existing hillside home is transformed with the addition of a re-imagined contemporary front porch. Floating concrete steps lead to the cantilevered cast-in-place concrete porch, which hovers above a new waterfall and tiled reflecting pool. The pool, lined with artisan ceramic tile in shimmering shades of blue, creates a dramatic transition from city street to residential interior. A vitrine-like, all-glass, entry vestibule leads to an automatic sliding translucent door, which slowly opens to… - [House on the Bay](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/house-on-the-bay-pj-vj~1759) - Location: Tiburon, CA - Photos: 5 - Description: Designed by Italian architect Andrea Ponsi, with our office as architect of record, this home is situated on the shore of Tiburon Bay. The house is comprised of four distinct programmatic wings that form the edges of a central open-air courtyard and art gallery. The house incorporates subtle changes in floor elevation to create a descending terracing effect as one approaches the beach. The standing seam copper roof and Ipe rainscreen façade will weather naturally, connecting it back to the site… - [Caretaker Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/caretaker-residence-pj-vj~1762) - Location: Geyserville, CA - Photos: 8 - Description: This caretaker’s residence is part of the larger Walden Studios project. The caretaker’s dwelling is a linear building arranged in repetitive bays and clad entirely in standing seam metal siding and roofing. The metal exterior encases living spaces lined entirely with sliding glass doors. Patios and exterior walkways set inside the metal arcade provide protection from rain and hot summers while framing views out to the surrounding vineyards. - [Walden Studios](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/walden-studios-pj-vj~6261) - Location: Geyserville, CA - Photos: 11 - Description: A concrete barn in scenic Sonoma County is completely transformed by inserting a new building inside its heavy walls. The new structure uses frameless glass walls to create light-filled interior spaces, while large cuts in the existing walls frame views of the surrounding vineyards. The mixed-use building accommodates work/live units, arts-related offices and other leased spaces. A new plinth, raised above the floodplain of the Russian River, grounds the building and provides panoramic views ove… - [Twin Peaks Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/twin-peaks-residence-pj-vj~1760) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 5 - Description: The Twin Peaks residence stands on a steep hill looking out over San Francisco. The site’s dramatic views inspired this single-family home’s character and organizational structure. The closed, panel-covered street façade contrasts the glass-walled openness of the back of the house. Elegant details abound—the pre-finished bakalized wood composite panel system is perforated where it runs over windows, while the oversized sliding glass panels disappear into pockets in the exterior walls. Stone floo… - [Koren-Burchiellaro Bath](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/koren-burchiellaro-bath-pj-vj~1712) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 4 - Description: This bathroom’s radically rational layout and largely invisible hardware create a space that is both elegantly minimal and warmly sensual. The project consolidates two separate rooms—a bathroom and detached toilet—into one unified space. A textured gray sandstone floor and backsplash contrasts with the glossy white upper walls and ceiling. Natural light washes down the walls from two recessed skylights placed at either end of the room. Three westward-facing windows fill the room with a soft diff… - [Scraphouse](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/scraphouse-pj-vj~1761) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 9 - Description: Designed in collaboration with Public Architecture and other local design firms for World Environment Day 2005, this green demonstration home is built entirely of salvaged materials. Erected on the Civic Center Plaza adjacent to San Francisco City Hall, Scraphouse showcases the creative use of previously discarded materials. Some materials were re-invented for their intended purpose, such as a chandelier using several discarded lamps. Other solutions present scrap in innovative ways. One wall, c… - [Chestnut Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/chestnut-residence-pj-vj~1763) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 7 - Description: This interior remodel of an existing townhouse perched above San Francisco Bay emphasizes the space’s expansive and dramatic views. The neutral airy interior consists of white walls, translucent white laminated glass, white lacquered cabinets and white Carrara marble tile, allowing light to penetrate into all areas of the narrow house. The floor, a rich Brazilian Cherry wood, grounds the luminous interior spaces while a custom open stair with floating wood treads links all levels of the home. - [Twin Flats Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/twin-flats-residence-pj-vj~1764) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 8 - Description: This project consists of the simultaneous renovation of two nearly identical flats. The interior hallway walls were removed and replaced with full-height translucent sliding glass panels that span the entire length of both apartments. These frosted panels bring light into the core of the apartment and allow the space to be selectively reconfigured. New rooms, rendered in clean modern materials—ceramic tile, dark-stained mahogany and stainless steel—contrast the living, dining and bedrooms, which… [See all 15 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/jensen-architects-pfvwus-pf~1510040218) ## Community Q&A **Q: Who manufactured this sliding door/wall?** *(in Photo Questions)* Who manufactured this sliding door/wall? A: It was a custom installation made with an aluminum angle frame and polycarbonate panel. -- Jensen Architects **Q: I love the exterior wood panel. Is this a stock product line? What's the company that carry this panels?** *(in Photo Questions)* I love the exterior wood panel. Is this a stock product line? What's the company that carry this panels? A: Thank you for your inquiry! The product used is Prodema. You can find more information on their website: http://www.prodema.com/en/the-company/ **Q: What is the metal cladding used on the right of the pic? Appears to be steel, but the finish is unique?** *(in Photo Questions)* What is the metal cladding used on the right of the pic? Appears to be steel, but the finish is unique? A: Actually, it's not steel, it's Prodema. Thank you for your question! \- Jensen Architects **Q: What is this particular type of floor? Thank you!** *(in Photo Questions)* What is this particular type of floor? Thank you! A: Thank you for your interest! It is in fact Brazilian Cherry. -- Jensen Architects --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-02.*