--- title: "Studio Peek Ancona — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/studio-peek-ancona-pfvwus-pf~92404021 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~92404021.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Studio Peek Ancona" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/bbb3210a0ec375b6_2502-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "273 Duncan Street, San Francisco, California 94131, United States" latitude: 37.745 longitude: -122.4383 phone: "(415) 282-0431" website: https://www.peekancona.com rating: 5 review_count: 3 best_of_houzz_awards: 1 followers: 8 last_updated: 2026-11-08 --- # Studio Peek Ancona Original Houzz profile: [Studio Peek Ancona](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/studio-peek-ancona-pfvwus-pf~92404021) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Serves:** San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Napa, South San Francisco, Emeryville, Hillsborough, Tiburon, Sausalito, Brisbane, Belvedere, Muir Beach, Belvedere Tiburon - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (3 reviews) - **Best of Houzz:** 1 award (2020), for Service. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Star Houzzer - 25 Ideabook Saves Studio Peek Ancona provides innovative architecture and interiors that draw on global resources to address aesthetic, functional, and financial considerations. The studio's internationally recognized work includes residential, commercial, institutional, and LEED design. Honors include a Fulbright in Architecture, AIA CA and NJ Design Awards, and a FEMA Best Practice. The "Flood-Proof House" at Stinson Beach was recognized as one of the fifteen most beautiful houses in America by leading French magazine Avivre, best houses of the year by Baanlaesuan, published in Dwell Magazine as "Prince of Tides," and nominated to become part of Smithsonian collection. The most recent "LEED Hurricane House" received a 2018 AIA Award. Both houses are cutting edge investigations of resilience for the 21st Century and draw on twenty years of hazard-resistant design, including flood, hurricane, earthquake, and fire-resistant work as professors and architects. Matthew Peek AIA, licensed architect in CA and NJ, studied architecture at Berkeley, Columbia, and Yale, with a Fulbright at the University of Venice. Matt has also taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of San Francisco. A native San Franciscan, his experience includes projects in various U.S. states and abroad, and has served as a trustee of various institutions committed to improving education, the arts, and the architecture of neighborhoods and the city. Renata Ancona studied architecture and engineering at Berkeley, Pescara, and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florence. Her work is characterized by a contemporary aesthetic focusing on the refinement of sustainable design. Renata’s innovations in high performance interior and exterior materials is projected into new lightweight architectural forms, blurring inside and out. She combines almost thirty years of experience of American and Italian design sensibilities, creating spaces balancing elegance and comfort. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Building Design - Home Remodeling - Custom Homes - New Home Construction - Home Additions - Home Extensions - Sustainable Design - Kitchen Design - Kitchen Remodeling - Energy-Efficient Homes - Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) - Green Building - Multigenerational Homes - Pool House Design & Construction - Outdoor Kitchen Design - Attic Conversion - Deck Design - Staircase Design - Modular Home Additions - Prefab Houses - Rooftop Deck Installation ### Areas Served - San Francisco - Oakland - Berkeley - Napa - South San Francisco - Emeryville - Hillsborough - Tiburon - Sausalito - Brisbane - Belvedere - Muir Beach - Belvedere Tiburon ### Typical Job Cost $100,000 - 10 million ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Studio Peek Ancona | | Address | 273 Duncan Street, San Francisco, California 94131, United States | | Phone | (415) 282-0431 | | Website | https://www.peekancona.com | | Followers on Houzz | 8 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Studio Peek Ancona](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/studio-peek-ancona-pfvwus-pf~92404021) - **Website:** https://www.peekancona.com - **Phone:** (415) 282-0431 ## Credentials - **Best of Houzz:** 1 award (2020), for Service. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 3 reviews** ### All 3 reviews **★★★★★ — HU-791673650, May 2019** > I hired Peek Ancona to design a large addition to my house. Matt and Renata were fun to work with and super dedicated in getting every detail right. After the first addition, I asked them back for a remodel a few years later - amazing interior design work - then a few years after that for a third project, a major vertical addition. They were able to navigate the approval process with ease and even willing to meet with neighbors to streamline the design for the whole neighborhood. **★★★★★ — Irwin Fisher, Inc., March 2019** > Matt and Renata are an unusually creative team - they think outside the box and are fantastic collaborators. I had the role of building their award-winning "Flood-Proof House" - this sustainable design was a work of art with innovative technical details, and the architects were eager to meet regularly to discuss the construction, creating a positive atmosphere for all. I had worked with Matt before on various urban projects, and he brings his superlative technical knowledge of big buildings to the residential sphere to create unique high-performance homes that are stunning and stand the test of time. **★★★★★ — Ed Neale Construction Inc., Feb. 2019** > I have been in the construction business for over 40 years. I had the good fortune to meet Matt and Renata 8 years ago while working on a sophisticated penthouse/rooftop deck addition in the Marina district of San Francisco. The project required strong collaboration between us and regular site meetings with follow up emails and phone calls. I found the to be dedicated ;professionals that think both artistically and structurally. The project went very well and they were a pleasure to work with. > Then it came time to design my own home 5 years later, Studio Peek/Ancona were the first architects I thought of. I met with Matt and gave him the parameters of what my ideas were and he came back with a creative contemporary design that was over and above anything I had imagined. With the help of Matt and Renata over the course of the following year I completed the home and consider it to be the finest work I have ever done. I credit their flexibility, experience, artistic sensibilities and ability to think out of the box for that. ## Selected projects - [LEED Hurricane House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/leed-hurricane-house-pj-vj~5592036) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 22 - Description: 2018 AIA Design Award SITE AND PROGRAM: - High flood beach hazard zone - Summer residence for a family of six DESIGN: - LEED Hybrid Prefab, hurricane-resistant design - Ground floor open for flood or lounge area - Maximized views with a deck for every room - Passive solar and natural ventilation TECHNOLOGY: - S-shaped plan resists torsional lateral loads - Innovative high-strength frame over piers - Missile-impact glazing, super-insulated walls - Articulations and setbacks reduce wind loads - Co… - [Hillside House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hillside-house-pj-vj~5591973) - Location: Burlingame, CA - Photos: 15 - Description: SITE: - South Bay hillside with views north to San Francisco DESIGN: - An old ranch house is reduced to its foundation, then doubled in size with perpendicular buttress walls, and opened to bay views with floor-to-ceiling glazing. Two large volumes are added: a central reception area and a new bedroom wing, both hovering above shallow reflecting pools with deeper koi basins. - The entry dematerializes against the oaks, providing a continually changing light box dappling in the light of the movin… - [Flood-Proof House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/flood-proof-house-pj-vj~5592046) - Location: Stinson Beach, CA - Photos: 14 - Description: HONORS: - AIA California Design Award - Marin County Platinum Sustainable - FEMA Best Practice - "Prince of Tides," Dwell Magazine - "The Most Beautiful Houses in America," Avivre SITE: - Built: Stinson Beach, CA - Prototype: global flood hazard zones - Hazards: earthquake, seasonal flooding, and tsunami DESIGN: - House remains functional during wave action - Innovative hybrid prefab adaptable to context - Cantilevered ocean view decks from all rooms TECHNOLOGY: - New cost-efficient floating fou… - [Marina Vertical Addition](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/marina-vertical-addition-pj-vj~5595543) - Location: San Francisco, CA - Photos: 8 - Description: HONORS: -"All Hands on the Deck," S.F. Chronicle design feature -"Layers of Living," Vancouver Sun SITE AND PROGRAM: -Marina District, San Francisco with views over the bay and Golden Gate -New penthouse and multi-level roof deck, outdoor projector, cooking, firepit, and golf DESIGN: -Wind-sheltered lower deck with gathering space -Second level view deck providing bay and city views -Evening reception area with screening and music TECHNOLOGY: -Louvered west windscreens to eliminate turbulence -C… [See all 4 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/studio-peek-ancona-pfvwus-pf~92404021) --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-11-08.*