Projects
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- Commercial
- Residential
- Objects
WHAT WE DO
about the practice
Stromberg Architecture is an award winning architecture firm that specializes in idea driven residential and commercial architectural projects. The firm is based in Berkeley, California.
Matthew Stromberg’s range of experience includes residential, commercial, stage set, furniture and architectural hardware design. Matthew received a graduate degree in Cultural Anthropology from Columbia University in 1994, a field of inquiry that both primed his interest in universal patterns of human behavior and established a theoretical underpinning to his interest in bodily presence in space and time. For five years, Matthew performed internationally with the MacArthur “Genius” Award recipient and daredevil choreographer Elizabeth Streb in her professional dance company Streb, Ringside, Inc. based out of New York City. Matthew returned to his native Berkeley for a Master’s in Architecture from the University of California, which he completed in 2003. Before establishing his own practice, Matthew worked five years with the award winning firm Fernau & Hartman in Berkeley where he worked on many projects ranging from master planning of a 3100 acre conservation ranch in Montana to project managing numerous high-end residential projects.
Matthew is a licensed architect in California and a certified LEED Accredited Professional.
HOW WE DO
the process
Every spatial idea is embedded with an emergent architectural meaning that our bodies interpret as we move through space in a constant state of perceptual observation. It is the role of the architect to be present, to listen, and to extract that essential and inspirational form and to convey its materiality.
We begin each design process with an analysis of the physical and perceptual aspects of the site referenced against the functional, budgetary, cultural, and experiential qualities of each client’s program to arrive at distilled and simple design proposals.
Collaboration with the client, the builders, and the environment is paramount.
recognition
Awards
- 2014 – Certificate of Appreciation. Lakeport Planning Commission. “357 North Main Street”
- 2011 – Shortlist Award. Designboom Colombo Design Door Handle Competition. “Aviator” door handle
Testimonials
project list
- 2016 – Glassybaby Stanford Mall
- 2016 – Stinson Beach Addition
- 2016 – Alexander Valley Healthcare
- 2015 – Napa Pavilion & Pool
- 2015 – ProWorks – Sonoma
- 2015 – Seadrift Landscape
- 2015 – Berkeley Addition
- 2015 – Glassybaby Hotshop & Store
- 2015 – ProWorks – San Anselmo
- 2014 – 5th Street Machine Arts
- 2014 – Richmond District Addition
- 2014 – West Marin
- 2014 – Oregon Street Addition
- 2014 – BMW Moto
- 2013 – Napa Pergola
- 2013 – Tribú House
- 2013 – Lakeshore Bathroom
- 2013 – Alexander Valley Healthcare
- 2013 – 357 North Main
- 2012 – ProWorks Pilates – Oakland
- 2012 – Boostan Kids Remodel
- 2012 – Virginia Bathroom Remodel
- 2011 – Northside Fence & Hardware
- 2011 – Fulton Addition
- 2011 – Door Handles
- 2010 – Sunriver Guest House
- 2010 – Rainette Writer’s Studio
- 2010 – Montevideo Remodel
- 2010 – Rose Street Pool
- 2010 – Golestan Kids
- 2010 – Mt. Shasta House Addition
- 2010 – Crystal Way Bathroom
- 2009 – Scream Sorbet Store
- 2008 – Stinson Bathing Room
- 2007 – Bakesale Betty Broadway
- 2007 – Bolinas FD Power Shed
- 2005 – Disston Addition
- 2004 – Berkeley Kitchen Remodel
- 2003 – Russian Hill Kitchen Remodel
- 2002 – Tube Chair