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Wallowa Guesthouse

Joseph, OR 
in CONSTRUCTION


This guesthouse in Joseph, Oregon sits at the base of the Wallowa Mountains, providing a private studio space from the main house. In just 470 SF, this guesthouse has a living room, writer's desk, bathroom, coffee/tea zone, and sleeps five. Wanting to maximize views out at the writer's desk, we also did careful sun studies considering the harsh South-Western light. The guesthouse will be turned -10º for the perfect combination of view and sun.

Situated between the main house and the mountains, this new structure doesn't obstruct views, but fits cozily into the landscape.





  



goat farm cabin

adirondacks, nY
in CONSTRUCTION


Goat Farm Road cabin is located in the very lower part of the Adirondacks. It is situated on sixteen acres alongside a fern grove and a muggy creek bed. The “house” was left unfinished and exposed to the upstate New York winters for 15 years.

The last year was spent designing, planning, detailing, and budgeting for the inaugural Goat Farm Road Work Week. We hosted over 40 people over a month long period, leading a construction crew of friends and family, many of them having no previous building experience. In preparation for this we created a series of details and diagrams to illustrate to a non-builder group how to navigate the building process. This is an ongoing (lifetime) design / build process.




    

piedmont addition

OAKland, ca
completed 2026



Our clients are new homeowners in Oakland. Their craftsman was subdivided into many units by a previous owner. We helped to find some more space in their own unit by expanding into and finishing the attic, placing the new stair in the underutilized enclosed sun porch.

The Bugs designed the material strategy, and came up with a bathroom scheme using available overstocked Heath tile. The finished attic has one large bedroom suite with bathroom and large closets, plus an enclosed office.



           

portal - north beach

san francisco, ca
completed 2026
with elliot wilson



This ash partition splits a unique studio with 12' ceilings and minimal storage into two distinct spaces. Our Portal solution keeps the two sides connected with a “window” opening, and uses the vertical space for storage with open shelves, an open cabinet, and enclosed cabinetry.



            

splitting the difference:
a multifamily housing proposal

los angeles, ca
lola sounigo, z waite, marta elliott, elena bouton



We believe home ownership should be possible at the median income. For a family In Los Angeles, that’s $98,000 a year. Instead of pricing homes from construction costs and profit, we start with what that household can afford and design backwards. This reverse pro forma shapes site planning, programming, and massing, resulting in starter homes priced around $500K, achievable without subsidy.




           

gup mirror

material exploration 
collaboration with object projects


 
The Gup Mirror is an experiment in temporary sequestration, a resting place in a material lifecycle. The mirror/tray encourages engagement as it is arranged, transformed and repositioned over time. Made from available found materials, the mirror asks us to consider possible re-use and re-configuring of waste. We are interested in the impermanence of home and objects. We celebrate the creative co-existence of people and things. In rented apartments, we fill our spaces, we use and we waste, we value, and de-value the things that fill our lives. The Gup Mirror reflects our use and waste back to us.




           

bench

design / build
completed 2025



Our clients are new homeowners in Oakland and wanted a piece of furniture which would tie together the adjacent kitchen and living room in their quirky new house. Sit on one side and you’re in the kitchen, sit on the other and you’re in the living room. This house is the 3D embodiment of a collage- the Bugs’ specialty- and we wanted to add to it without overwhelming. This mahogany bench hangs from cleats tied into the wall, fitting right in structurally and visually, thoughtfully contributing to the spatial assembly.