Lagoon View Tiburon, Marin County residence, Northern California home, new US property photos
Lagoon View, Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA
December 17, 2025
Location: Tiburon, Marin County, Northern California, United States of America
Design: Swatt + Partners
Photos by Matthew Millman
A striking new residence by Swatt + Partners, done in partnership with Leverone Design (interiors), Thuilot Associates (landscape) and Stroub Construction, which features an East-meets-West art collection, as well as sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay.
LAGOON VIEW
This major remodel and addition to an existing 4753 sq. ft. home was commissioned by clients who long dreamed of building a beautiful home overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Situated on one of Tiburon’s breathtaking ridges, the home offers unparalleled views of the town below, San Francisco’s skyline to the south and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean to the west.
The interior spaces by Leverone Design are handsomely appointed with custom furnishings by the studio, as well as made-to-order pieces from Coup d’etat, Jiun Ho and Holly Hunt. On the deck, selections from Zachary A. Design, RH and Niche take a back seat to the views. Throughout the interiors, the team’s minimalist approach sets the right tone for the client’s art collection, which includes works by Ansel Adams, Salvador Dali, Alberto Giacommetti, Lin Fengmian, Wu Guanzhong, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso, among others.
Lagoon View in Tiburon, Marin County, California, USA
Swatt + Partners has enriched the Town of Tiburon’s architectural history with a reverential, modern layer—Lagoon View, a major remodel and addition to an existing 4753-sq ft home.
The home was commissioned by clients with grown children who had long planned to relocate from the midwest to the Bay Area. With family and an existing pied-a-terre in San Francisco, they dreamed of one day building a beautiful home overlooking the renowned bay. In order to realize their dream, they worked closely with Swatt + Partners on site selection.
The resulting property is reached by narrow roads that snake from Tiburon’s main street to the top of a ridge, offering unparalleled views of the town below, San Francisco’s skyline to the south and Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean to the west.
Having undergone multiple renovations over the years, the existing house was visually and functionally disjointed. Swatt + Partners’ primary goal was to create a design that would pull all of the elements into a single composition, with plan organizations that were consistent and understandable at each floor. To maximize the views, the new design features a gracious open plan layout, floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall glass, as well as a new roof and deck extensions on the south and west sides of the building.
The home’s new architectural expression notably includes solid stone and vertical supporting elements on the north (entry) side and all-glass walls on the south (view) side that are framed by cantilevered horizontal floor and roof extensions. The design’s solid vertical support elements recall the iconic works of Louis Kahn and Ray Kappe, while the horizontal roof and terrace projections on the south side echo similar moves by Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra.
The interior spaces by Leverone Design are handsomely appointed with custom furnishings by the studio, as well as made-to-order pieces from Coup d’etat, Juin Ho and Holly Hunt. On the deck, selections from Zachary A. Design, RH and Niche take a back seat to the views. Throughout the interiors, the team’s minimalist approach sets the right tone for the client’s art collection, which includes works by Ansel Adams, Salvador Dali, Alberto Giacommetti, Lin Fengmian, Wu Guanzhong, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso, among others.
The landscape design by Stefan Thuilot dialogues engagingly with the architecture through well-placed outdoor areas, and moves with the hillside topography, as it slopes from the street on the north side to the property line on the south side. The material palette of integrally colored cement plaster, clear anodized aluminum windows and doors, stained T&G cedar siding, and Windsor Limestone was expertly built by Stroub Construction.
Like the winding roads that lead to Lagoon View, the spatial progressions created by Swatt + Partners create the mystery of moving from solid, opaque and tight spaces at the entry to wide open, transparent, and expansive spaces that offer some of the best views in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Lagoon View, Tiburon, Marin County, California – Property Information
ARTWORK + FF&E
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ARTWORK (throughout home):
ENTRY
Rina Minardi – Tray
Mitchell Denburg – Area Rug
Custom Design by Leverone Design – Triangular Ottomans
Erik Slayton – Outdoor Bench
LIVING ROOM
Safar – Console Table
Stahl & Band – Upholstered Spule Stool
Custom Leverone Design – Sofa
Egg Collective – Coffee Tables
Boundary – Side Table
Holly Hunt – Floor Lamp
Invisible Collection Thierry Lemaire – Lounge Chairs
Custom Leverone Design – Daybed
DINING ROOM
Safar – Area Rug
Coup d’Etat – Chandelier
Garde – Table
Diva Group – Dining Chairs
Custom Leverone Design – Console
KITCHEN
Mark Albrecht DeSousa Hughes – Upholstered Stools
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FF&E
FAMILY ROOM
Safar – Area Rug
Custom Leverone Design – End Table
Visual Comfort – Floor Lamps
POWDER ROOM
Pelle Designs – Pendant
OFFICE
Juniper Design – Task Lamp
Safar – Area Rug
Poltron Afreau – Desk Chair
Juin Ho DeSousa Hughes – Swivel Chairs
Holly Hunt – Coffee Table
Visual Comfort – Floor Lamp
EXERCISE BATH
Ridgley Studio Works – Wall Sconce
PRIMARY BEDROOM
Safar – Area Rug
SE Lankford – Custom Headboard
Lightology – Reading Lights
Boundary Christopher Delcourt – Lounge Chair
Custom Leverone Design – Media Console
OUTDOOR DECKS
Restoration Hardware – Swivel Lounge Chairs; Side
Tables (Java concrete); Lounge Chairs; Coffee Table; Dining Chairs; Chaise Lounges
Niche – Dining Table
Zachary A. Design – Side Tables (Dock Stool)
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PROJECT CREDITS
Architecture: Swatt+Partners
Interior Design: Leverone Design
Landscape Design: Thuilot Associates
General Contractor: Stroub Construction
Structural: Structus Inc
Size: 4,153 SF living space; 4753 SF with carport
Location: Tiburon, CA
Photography: Matthew Millman
Lagoon View, Tiburon, Marin County, California images / information from Swatt + Partners architects studio, CA, USA
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