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Redwood City · Greater Peninsula

Design. Detail. Harmony.

A Redwood City architecture and interior design practice.

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We don't just design spaces — we deliver integrated, permit-ready solutions that connect your home to light, landscape, and daily living.

The Process

Four phases. One team. One set of drawings.

At RPC Studio, architecture and interiors are developed together as one process. Our experienced team guides clients through every phase — from concept and permitting to interiors and installation.

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    Schematic Design

    We establish what the project wants to be — how it sits on the site, where the light comes from, how you'll actually move through it.

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    Design Development

    Architecture and interiors are resolved together: materials, millwork, fixtures, and structure, decided once rather than twice.

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    Permitting

    We prepare and carry the submittal — drawings, corrections, and city coordination — through to approval.

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    Construction Administration

    We stay on the job: reviewing submittals, answering the builder, and confirming what gets built is what was drawn.

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By uniting design, documentation, and project management under one roof, we simplify each step and ensure a cohesive result.

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Our Core Difference

Inside and outside, designed as one room.

We specialize in seamless connections between indoors and outdoors, enhancing natural light, flow, and comfort.

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Services

What we take on.

Architectural Design

New construction, additions, and whole-home remodels for Peninsula properties.

Interior Design

Developed alongside the architecture, not bolted on afterward.

Custom Residential

Single-family homes designed around how the household actually lives.

Small Commercial Improvements

Tenant improvements and small commercial fit-outs.

Architectural Project Management

Documentation, permitting, and coordination held under one roof.

The Studio

Your design partners.

Serving Redwood City and the Greater Peninsula, Rockwell Chan (B. Arch) and Fara Presto lead a collaborative design practice {{studio_bio_continued}}

Our boutique consultancy consists of a collaborative design and management team with decades of combined experience in design, construction, permits, and business operations.

Influenced by our travels and exposure to diverse design cultures, we bring a refined yet approachable perspective to every project.

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ADUs & Permitting

Redwood City is opening a pre-approved plan program. We build to it.

Redwood City is standing up a pre-approved ADU plan program under state law AB 1332, alongside a public plans gallery where homeowners browse designs and contact the designers who made them. Approved plans move to a 30-day city review.

Whether you're adding a backyard cottage, converting a garage, or carving a junior unit out of the house you already have, we design it, document it, and carry it through permitting.

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Start a Project

Tell us about the property.

A short note is enough to start. We'll come back with what the project likely involves and what the first phase looks like.