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( Manifesto )

We design and build in the same room. No drawings thrown over a fence, no finger-pointing between architect and contractor — one team carries a home from the first quiet conversation to the day the keys change hands.

The result is an interior that feels older than it is. Considered, buildable, and unmistakably yours.

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Kitchen — Moraga
Kitchen — Moraga
Living — Walnut Creek
Living — Walnut Creek
Bath — Lafayette
Bath — Lafayette
Addition — Piedmont
Addition — Piedmont
Detail — Amber hour
Detail — Amber hour
Warm interior, completed New Key Construction home

Moraga Clouds — whole-home design + build

Moraga Clouds

01  Moraga Clouds

Moraga, CA

A hillside residence rebuilt around a single, slow-moving kitchen — structure, millwork and cabinetry as one continuous gesture.

Studio Life

02  Studio Life

Walnut Creek, CA

Pale rift-cut oak, a single block of honed stone, and a clerestory that pulls weather across the ceiling all afternoon.

Warm Minimal

03  Warm Minimal

Lafayette, CA

Quiet luxury without the noise — an interior that feels older than it is, considered down to the last reveal.

The Addition

04  The Addition

Piedmont, CA

An addition that reads as if it was always there. One schedule, one point of contact, no seam between design and build.