Lakeshore Residence
Entry
The entry sequence at Lakeshore Residence.
- Location
- Oakland
- Completed
- 2025
Project inquiry
San Francisco Bay Area
Warm, tactile architecture
rooted in natural materials.
Studio Ovo offers full design services for residential, restaurant, and commercial clients, with a practice grounded in collaboration, resourcefulness, and sustainable reuse of materials.
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- Restaurant
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practice
Caroline Nassif
Studio Ovo brings collaboration, resourcefulness, and sustainable reuse of materials into an image-led architectural practice.
Residential
Full architectural design services for residential clients.
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Full design services for restaurant and commercial clients.
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Project inquiry
Begin with the site, the way the space needs to work, and the materials that matter.
Selected work
Lakeshore Residence
An Oakland residential renovation completed in 2025.
Lakeshore Residence
Stair
A view from the official Lakeshore Residence project archive.
- Project
- Residential renovation
- Photography
- Bradley Knipstein
Lakeshore Residence
Living
A view from the official Lakeshore Residence project archive.
- Location
- Oakland
- Completed
- 2025
Lakeshore Residence
Kitchen
A view from the official Lakeshore Residence project archive.
- Project
- Residential renovation
- Photography
- Bradley Knipstein
The practice
Design through collaboration and reuse
Studio Ovo describes a woman-owned and minority-owned practice committed to collaboration, resourcefulness, local artists and fabricators, and sustainable reuse of materials.
Licensed architect
Caroline Nassif is a California licensed architect.
Accredited Professional
Caroline is a LEED Accredited Professional.
Professional membership
Caroline is a member of the National Organization of Minority Architects.
Design attention
Natural material, carefully composed
Three interior views from the completed Lakeshore Residence.
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Living
Warm wood, daylight, and a quiet material palette.
02
Kitchen
Cabinetry and surfaces composed as one continuous room.
03
Bath
Natural texture carried into the most private room.
Practice questions
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What kinds of work does Studio Ovo offer?
Full design services for residential, restaurant, and commercial clients.
Where is the practice based?
Studio Ovo is an architectural design practice in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Who leads the practice?
Caroline Nassif is Studio Ovo's founder, design principal, and founding architect.
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