Studio Banaa

Studio Banaa Dane Bunton + Nastaran Mousavi

Studio BANAA is a San Francisco-based architecture practice focused on creating thoughtful and inventive urban infill and adaptive reuse projects for real estate developers, local businesses, and community organizations

Designing Poke House around layered connection and atmosphere.Varying planters provide both privacy and connection to cu...
06/19/2026

Designing Poke House around layered connection and atmosphere.

Varying planters provide both privacy and connection to customers while establishing an environment rooted in nature and local elements. Corner bench seating helps distinguish seating types throughout the space, with the poke bar remaining the project’s main visual focus.

Natural materials, soft curves, and transparent food preparation work together to create a space that feels warm, open, and experience-driven.

What makes this project so interesting is the program - the left volume functions as a café, while the right volume serv...
06/12/2026

What makes this project so interesting is the program - the left volume functions as a café, while the right volume serves as a wedding and event venue capable of hosting performances, trade shows, gatherings, and more. Upstairs, guest suites provide lodging for overnight guests.

The two volumes are brought together through a central garden courtyard, creating both separation and connection between the spaces. During larger events like weddings, the café transforms into the bar + catering area, allowing the two spaces to open up and flow freely as one.

Partnering with Project Open Hand to create a new concept: Ruth's Kitchen! POH, a nonprofit in the Tenderloin, serves 2,...
05/26/2026

Partnering with Project Open Hand to create a new concept: Ruth's Kitchen!

POH, a nonprofit in the Tenderloin, serves 2,500 nutritious meals and 200 bags of healthy groceries daily to those battling serious illness, isolation, and homelessness across San Francisco and Oakland.

Studio BANAA is designing a new customer-facing restaurant within their facility - serving warm lunches, hosting cooking classes, and creating space for community to gather.

This project bridges our work in hospitality and community-driven spaces, supporting POH’s mission to provide nourishment, education, and self-sufficiency to those who need it most.

The name "Ruth's Kitchen" honors Ruth Brinker, the founder of Project Open Hand, who believed food was a vehicle for connection, love, and community. Her spirit lives on in every corner of this space.

This is La Playa.What was once an old Cheers bar, legendary in Pacifica - transforms into something entirely new. The bo...
05/21/2026

This is La Playa.

What was once an old Cheers bar, legendary in Pacifica - transforms into something entirely new. The bones are still there, the history still felt, but reimagined through a more intentional lens of material, light, and flow.

How do you bring a coffee bar to life in such a unique footprint?With a precise template and highly detailed dimensions ...
05/07/2026

How do you bring a coffee bar to life in such a unique footprint?
With a precise template and highly detailed dimensions guiding every move.

This is where thoughtful planning meets craft, turning complex geometry into a seamless, functional experiences.














Another Poke House location, this time in Encinitas.From the San Jose Flagship to Encinitas, this project reflects the p...
04/24/2026

Another Poke House location, this time in Encinitas.

From the San Jose Flagship to Encinitas, this project reflects the progression of the brand - evolving from a single concept into a refined system with clear design guide standards that can scale across locations.

A big part of our work in hospitality is supporting brands as they grow, creating a design language that translates across multiple locations while staying true to the original vision.

Always excited to partner with hospitality clients building something bigger than one space.

04/14/2026

This is Voyager Craft Coffee (The Alameda) where coffee and travel are experienced together. This was our third space for the brand, with subtle nautical details woven throughout: sailboat tiles, ladder-like shelving, and a coffee counter shaped like a ship’s hull.

The layout is designed a bit more quietly - seating flows like continents and water, creating space for how people actually gather. The more you explore, the more it reveals.

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2169 Folsom Street #s106
San Francisco, CA
94110

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
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