Tierney Conner Architecture

Tierney Conner Architecture An Oakland-based architecture firm designing modern, integrated interiors and exteriors for commercial, multi-family, and residential spaces.

An Oakland-based full service architecture firm designing modern, integrated interiors and exteriors for residential and multi-residential spaces.

Flush with the deck. Flush with the horizon. This spa was designed to disappear — its surface level with the ipe decking...
05/28/2026

Flush with the deck. Flush with the horizon. This spa was designed to disappear — its surface level with the ipe decking, so the only thing between the bather and the Bay is the sky.

A flush-mount install asks for precision at every layer: framing, waterproofing, drainage, and a crane operator with good aim. The reward is a deck that reads as one continuous plane, all the way to the Bay. One quiet line. A whole lot of coordination behind it.

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Given the epic view and exposure of this site, we chose to mostly use matte surfaces to softly bounce light—but with lit...
04/24/2026

Given the epic view and exposure of this site, we chose to mostly use matte surfaces to softly bounce light—but with little moments of shine and sparkle to reflect the city and bay beyond

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Spring Equinox—that rare moment of perfect balance when day and night hold equal weight. These markers of the year remin...
03/20/2026

Spring Equinox—that rare moment of perfect balance when day and night hold equal weight. These markers of the year remind us how profoundly the sun shapes the spaces we inhabit. The angle of light at dusk softens edges, warms glass, and reveals the depth of overhangs and cantilevers. Rooms that felt intimate through winter begin to breathe differently, and the shadows track in new ways around a room.
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Here, in this to-the-stud renovation on a downslope lot, the evening light doesn’t just illuminate the building—it collaborates with it. This formerly gabled home was transformed with a butterfly roof to take advantage of the soaring views over Oakland and to the bay and San Francisco beyond. New fire-resistant materials of cement plaster, metal roofing, and thermally treated wood allow this structure to perch among the intentionally left wild landscape — hovering quietly above the oaks, borrowing the horizon, and catching this golden hour light.
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Sunset Magazine’s Western Home & Design Issue is out — and our Lafayette renovation received an award for best kitchen d...
03/19/2026

Sunset Magazine’s Western Home & Design Issue is out — and our Lafayette renovation received an award for best kitchen design! Thank you, , for the recognition. You’ve been part of our lives for decades (the Western Garden Book is basically canon in our office), so it means a lot to now be part of yours.

See link in bio to read the article.

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We are back from our unintended Instagram/social sabbatical —with lots of news and projects to share. Starting off: Aft...
03/18/2026

We are back from our unintended Instagram/social sabbatical —with lots of news and projects to share.

Starting off: After over six years of dedication, creativity, and heart, we are thrilled to announce the promotion of Christina Flores to Associate at Tierney Conner.

Christina, a licensed architect and new mom, has held integral roles in so many of the projects we’re most proud of.  Her work is thoughtful and impactful, bringing her signature even-keeled creative spirit to everything she does. A natural leader, she’s also been instrumental in introducing and implementing the many systems that keep our office running smoothly and efficiently.

Christina, we are endlessly grateful to have you. Here’s to the next chapter!



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The start of a long night! Happy solstice. tierneyconner Photo:
12/22/2025

The start of a long night! Happy solstice.


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A perfect end-of-fall day in the city celebrating our incredible studio and a year of great work and collaboration — cap...
12/20/2025

A perfect end-of-fall day in the city celebrating our incredible studio and a year of great work and collaboration — capped off with some holiday shopping at the architects’ mecca known as

10/16/2025

Back from the east coast after an amazing week photographing our waterfront project with and video from

Photoshoots are both exhausting and incredibly rewarding—seeing the fruition of years of work, planning, details and decisions is often pretty cathartic. For this one, we stayed over in the house for a couple days and got to experience this incredible site like we lived there—basking in the sun, the rhythm of the tides, and all the sounds of life on the water’s edge.

Can’t wait to share this special place and incredible home.

Congratulations to The Oakland Ballers --2025 Pioneer Baseball League Champions!Hats off to this group who, despite the ...
09/23/2025

Congratulations to The Oakland Ballers --2025 Pioneer Baseball League Champions!

Hats off to this group who, despite the challenges of recent years, put their talent and energy together to to bring home a win and build an incredible community for Oakland.

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Texture, light, and time—all working together to make the everyday ritual of bathing something elemental.Through the fra...
08/29/2025

Texture, light, and time—all working together to make the everyday ritual of bathing something elemental.

Through the frameless skylight, the angle of the sun shifts with the seasons, drawing patterns across the walls and animating the surface. What’s repetitive becomes dynamic.

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363 17th Street
Oakland, CA
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