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Feldman Architecture
Jonathan Feldman founded Feldman Architecture in San Francisco in 2003, and AIA California gave him its Distinguished Practice Award in 2026. The firm designs new houses and remodels older ones, often with warm wood, green roofs and water-saving systems. Its published local work includes houses in Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, Woodside, Portola Valley and San Francisco. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes sell for.
- architect
- Feldman Architecture
- founder
- Jonathan Feldman, FAIA
- founded
- 2003, San Francisco
- partners
- Steven Stept, Christopher Kurrle, Anjali Iyer
- honor
- AIA California Distinguished Practice Award, 2026
- known for
- warm modern houses, green roofs, LEED Platinum homes
- listings say
- “designed by Feldman Architecture”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- year the studio was founded2003
where they are
Where its houses are
From the firm’s project pages and architecture press; listing-only credits are marked.
| work | city | years | homes | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern House | Palo Alto | 2015 | 1 new | A 4,000 sq ft new house with a floating cedar ceiling and green roofs, built by NorthWall Builders, per e-architect. |
| The Sanctuary | Palo Alto | 2019 | 1 | Three pavilions raised on piers to protect a heritage oak, in board-formed concrete and Alaskan yellow cedar, built on the site of a run-down house, per designboom. |
| Round House and Los Altos Hills House | Los Altos Hills | 2018–2020 | 2 | A renovated 1960s round house, and a spec house of two cantilevered wings in an L, per architecture press. |
| Woodpecker Ranch | Woodside | 2017 | 1 remodel | A redo of a nearly new modern farmhouse with Kendall Wilkinson interiors, per Interiors magazine. |
| Rau Haus | Portola Valley | 2020s | 1 | An L-shaped house of about 3,400 sq ft built by NorthWall Builders, published in 2023. |
| San Francisco remodels | San Francisco | 2010s | — | A 1905 house rebuilt inside to LEED Platinum, a Laurel Heights renovation with an added floor, a reworked hillside home and a Cole Valley remodel of a 1964 Albert Lanier house, per the firm and Metropolis. |
Many listing credits are remodels, and project pages rarely give addresses, so we don’t tie a listing to a project unless a record does.
how to spot one
How to spot a Feldman house
From the firm’s project pages and architecture press.
- materials
Warm wood, plain forms
Cedar ceilings and screens, board-formed concrete, reclaimed redwood and white oak against simple modern shapes, per project write-ups.
- indoor-outdoor
Ceilings that run outside
At Lantern House the cedar ceiling extends into the outdoor space; other houses use wide sliding glass walls.
- green
Green roofs and water reuse
Green roofs on several houses, and rainwater and greywater systems at its San Francisco LEED Platinum projects, per the firm.
- site
Built around trees
The Sanctuary sits on piers so a heritage oak stays undisturbed, per designboom.
- myth check
New house or remodel?
Many Feldman credits are remodels, so the original architect may be someone else; check the permits.
the sales ledger
Every recorded Feldman sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names Feldman Architecture or Jonathan Feldman, mostly in San Francisco and Palo Alto. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.
- sales on record…
- median price…
- median $ per sq ft…
- latest sale…
one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area
| sold | address | price | $/sq ft | bd / ba | sq ft |
|---|
Many of these credits are remodels or partial redesigns, so treat each as a lead to confirm. Sales come from the MLS records available to us and include every sold listing whose description names the builder, so a few homes may be labeled by the listing agent rather than confirmed from tract records. Sold data is shown with the listing brokerage. Price per square foot uses the living area in the listing. Ask us for a full comparable-sales report on any address.
on the market
For sale now
Active listings whose description names Feldman Architecture.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- Green roofs and water systemsAsk for the roof membrane and drainage specs, the planting and irrigation plan, and permits and service records for any rainwater or greywater system.
- LEED and solarAsk for the LEED certificate and scorecard if one is claimed, and whether the solar system is owned or leased.
- Wood and glass upkeepCedar screens and cladding need periodic refinishing, and large sliders need track and seal care.
- Changes and reviewIn San Francisco, exterior changes and additions go through SF Planning, and most Peninsula towns have their own design review and tree rules, so check before planning work.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Confirm the architectWe look for plans, permits or a published project, and whether the work was a new house or a remodel.
- Permits and historyWe check the permit history for additions and conversions before you plan a remodel.
- InspectionsRoof, foundation and systems matched to the home’s age. Our Inspection Decoder covers what to order.
- The right comparablesWe compare against similar homes in the same neighborhood first.
How we market one when you sell
- Document the designA documented Feldman design is part of the value; we gather the plans and press that prove it.
- Photograph the detailsWood, light and the garden connection, shot to show the design.
- Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets repairs and refresh before you list.
- Price from real salesWe price from recent sales of similar homes nearby.
questions
Questions we hear
Who is Feldman Architecture?
A San Francisco architecture studio founded by Jonathan Feldman in 2003. Its partners include Steven Stept, Christopher Kurrle and Anjali Iyer, per the firm, and AIA California gave Feldman its Distinguished Practice Award in 2026.
What is the firm known for?
Warm modern houses in wood, concrete and glass, green roofs and low-energy design. Per the firm, its Santa Cruz Haus was its first all-electric, net-zero home and earned LEED Platinum, and it has signed the AIA 2030 Commitment since 2016.
Did Feldman design the whole house?
Not always. Many of the firm’s local projects, and many listing credits, are remodels of older houses, so check the permits.
Where are its houses?
Published local projects include houses in Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, Woodside, Portola Valley and San Francisco.
sources
Sources
AIA California, the firm’s pages and architecture press, checked October 2026.
- AIA California: Distinguished Practice AwardJonathan Feldman, 2026, and the firm’s climate commitmentsaiacalifornia.org/distinguished-practice-award/
- Feldman Architecture: Jonathan FeldmanFounding in 2003 (firm)feldmanarchitecture.com/profiles/jonathan-feldman
- Feldman Architecture: studioPartners (firm)feldmanarchitecture.com/studio
- Feldman Architecture: stewardshipSustainability record (firm)feldmanarchitecture.com/stewardship
- e-architect: Lantern House, Palo AltoThe 2015 housewww.e-architect.com/sanfrancisco/lantern-house-in-palo-alto
- designboom: The Sanctuary, Palo Alto (2020)The house built around an oakwww.designboom.com/architecture/feldman-architects-the-sanctuary-palo-alto-california-05-16-2020/
- Interiors: Woodpecker RanchThe Woodside remodelinteriorsmagazine.com/northern-california-house-inspired-by-natural-surroundings/
- Metropolis: a San Francisco midcentury renovation (2018)The Cole Valley remodelmetropolismag.com/projects/feldman-architecture-san-francisco-midcentury-renovation/
builder files
Every builder file, by era
Bars show the years each builder was building here. See all builders or the home styles field guide.
- Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
- Ernest Coxhead1890–1930s
- Willis Polk1890s–1920s
- Frank Delos Wolfe1892–1926
- Henry Gutterson1914–1954
- Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
- Birge Clark1922–1970s
- Stoneson1920s–1960s
- Doelger1927–1960s
- McKeon1927–early 1970s
- Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
- William Wurster1930s–1960s
- Rousseau1931–1933
- Bohannon1936–1955
- Cliff May1950s
- Stern & Price1951–1953
- Mackay Homes1950s
- Goodwin Steinberg1950s–1980s
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- Anshen & Allen1940s–1960
- Jones & Emmons1951–1970s
- Claude Oakland1950s–1970s
- Owen Signature Homes1970–today
- Swatt | Miers1975–today
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Citation Homeslate 1970s–2010s
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- Kelly Gordon2000s–2010s
- Feldman Architecture2003–today
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- Davidon Homes2010s
- The New Home Company2014–2018
- Dividend Homes2010s–today
- KB Home1980s–today
- Brookfield1990s–today
- Pulte Homes2000s–today
- Shea Homes2000s–2010s
- Lennar2000s–today
- Toll Brothers2000s–today
- Taylor Morrison2007–today
- D.R. Horton2010s
- Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
- K. Hovnanian2014–2018
- Meritage Homes2010s
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