Studio Banaa

Studio Banaa Dane Bunton + Nastaran Mousavi

Studio BANAA is a San Francisco-based architecture practice focused on creating thoughtful and inventive urban infill and adaptive reuse projects for real estate developers, local businesses, and community organizations

Partnering with Project Open Hand to create a new concept: Ruth's Kitchen! POH, a nonprofit in the Tenderloin, serves 2,...
05/26/2026

Partnering with Project Open Hand to create a new concept: Ruth's Kitchen!

POH, a nonprofit in the Tenderloin, serves 2,500 nutritious meals and 200 bags of healthy groceries daily to those battling serious illness, isolation, and homelessness across San Francisco and Oakland.

Studio BANAA is designing a new customer-facing restaurant within their facility - serving warm lunches, hosting cooking classes, and creating space for community to gather.

This project bridges our work in hospitality and community-driven spaces, supporting POH’s mission to provide nourishment, education, and self-sufficiency to those who need it most.

The name "Ruth's Kitchen" honors Ruth Brinker, the founder of Project Open Hand, who believed food was a vehicle for connection, love, and community. Her spirit lives on in every corner of this space.

This is La Playa.What was once an old Cheers bar, legendary in Pacifica - transforms into something entirely new. The bo...
05/21/2026

This is La Playa.

What was once an old Cheers bar, legendary in Pacifica - transforms into something entirely new. The bones are still there, the history still felt, but reimagined through a more intentional lens of material, light, and flow.

How do you bring a coffee bar to life in such a unique footprint?With a precise template and highly detailed dimensions ...
05/07/2026

How do you bring a coffee bar to life in such a unique footprint?
With a precise template and highly detailed dimensions guiding every move.

This is where thoughtful planning meets craft, turning complex geometry into a seamless, functional experiences.














Another Poke House location, this time in Encinitas.From the San Jose Flagship to Encinitas, this project reflects the p...
04/24/2026

Another Poke House location, this time in Encinitas.

From the San Jose Flagship to Encinitas, this project reflects the progression of the brand - evolving from a single concept into a refined system with clear design guide standards that can scale across locations.

A big part of our work in hospitality is supporting brands as they grow, creating a design language that translates across multiple locations while staying true to the original vision.

Always excited to partner with hospitality clients building something bigger than one space.

04/14/2026

This is Voyager Craft Coffee (The Alameda) where coffee and travel are experienced together. This was our third space for the brand, with subtle nautical details woven throughout: sailboat tiles, ladder-like shelving, and a coffee counter shaped like a ship’s hull.

The layout is designed a bit more quietly - seating flows like continents and water, creating space for how people actually gather. The more you explore, the more it reveals.

03/25/2026

Inside - where concept, craft, and daily ritual meet.

We sat down with Mabel and Ming from Moonwake Coffee Roasters to talk through the design journey and how the space continues to support the flow of their business one year in. Seeing it fully lived-in is always the goal.






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The Great Irish Famine Memorial is a passion project rooted in remembrance, history, and place.We’re supporting San Fran...
03/17/2026

The Great Irish Famine Memorial is a passion project rooted in remembrance, history, and place.

We’re supporting San Francisco’s Irish community through distinct projects, from the United Irish Cultural Center to now this memorial.

Recently approved at Lincoln Park Golf Course, the memorial sits on an extraordinary overlook toward the Golden Gate Bridge - where land, water, and history converge.

The architecture is intentionally simple: a concrete perch cantilevered over the hillside, creating a quiet place to pause, reflect, and look outward. The form is restrained so the meaning can lead.

Honoring those who died during the Great Irish Famine (1845–1852), the memorial also acknowledges the deep Irish imprint on San Francisco’s neighborhoods, labor, and cultural life.

This is not about spectacle, it’s about memory, landscape, and creating space for reflection in dialogue with the city and horizon beyond.











We sat down with owners, Mabel and Ming to take a deeper look at the story behind Moonwake Coffee’s success - and the r...
03/12/2026

We sat down with owners, Mabel and Ming to take a deeper look at the story behind Moonwake Coffee’s success - and the role thoughtful, intentional design played in shaping the experience.

Grateful for collaborators who trust the process and push the work forward. Full conversation coming soon. Stay tuned.













Earlier this year, we shared the early sketches for Zareen’s Parklet, exploring the tension between pedestrian street gu...
02/26/2026

Earlier this year, we shared the early sketches for Zareen’s Parklet, exploring the tension between pedestrian street guidelines and the needs of an active restaurant. These renderings show the next step, where those constraints translate into a climate-responsive, site-specific extension of the space.

Designed to adapt across seasons, the parklet balances protection, airflow, and daily use while reflecting the character of Zareen’s itself. When public frameworks and local operators work together, pedestrian spaces become places people actually want to spend time.








Architecture shaped by landscape, community, and care.The First Responders Resiliency Center is rooted in a simple belie...
02/11/2026

Architecture shaped by landscape, community, and care.
The First Responders Resiliency Center is rooted in a simple belief: healing doesn’t happen in isolation. It grows through connection - to people, place, and nature. Set within the Sonoma County landscape, the architecture is carefully positioned to preserve habitat while opening toward gardens, views, and natural elements, allowing the environment to lead the experience.

Led by Susan Farren, the center supports first responders, caregivers, and community members through spaces designed for rest, reflection, and shared experience. Hospitality-driven gathering, dining, and wellness spaces - from yoga and meditation to art studios and an equestrian center - extend care beyond the building itself. Here, architecture and landscape work together to quietly support healing.









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