The San Francisco Bath Atelier
The Brief
San Francisco primary baths are usually the smallest room asked to do the most work. This one was no exception: dated finishes, a cramped layout, and a footprint that could not grow. The owners didn’t ask for more square feet — they asked for a room that felt like it had them.
The Approach
Within the existing footprint, the room was taken to the studs and recomposed — fixtures relocated to give the shower the dominant wall, storage built into the vertical, and a finish palette chosen to read as one continuous surface rather than a catalogue of materials.
- The shower. Rebuilt as the room’s anchor — full-height tile and frameless glass, so the enclosure disappears and the room reads at its true size.
- The vanity wall. A fitted vanity with mirrored storage above keeps every daily object off the counter and out of the sight line.
- The envelope. New waterproofing, plumbing, and ventilation behind the walls — the unglamorous half of every bath that decides whether the glamorous half lasts.
The Result
The same footprint, working at twice the capacity — a primary bath that begins and ends the day without friction, and finishes that will read current long after the trend cycle moves on.
“You can’t add square footage to most San Francisco baths. You can add order, light, and quiet — which is what people were asking for all along.”
— Jacob Bachar, Principal, We Do Construction
Project Credits
| Design-Build | We Do Construction |
|---|---|
| Principal | Jacob Bachar |
| License | CSLB #1096552 · Class B, C-36 |
| Photography | Project photography, We Do Construction |
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