“Natura e Poesia,” Abitare, March 2017.

Italian architecture and design magazine, Abitare, issue 562: Women: projects, actions, visions. This issue is dedicated to stories and projects which remind readers that in the vast field of architecture and design there are many women at work, doing very interesting and innovative things in every part of the world.  | read about Custom Tree Builders>>

“La Casa del Mes,” Tu Casa Nueva, April 2014. 

The Custom Tree Builders model tree studio is on the cover of Tu Casa Nueva magazine.  The home studio is featured as April, 2014 “House of the Month.” |  read more>>

“Of Miniatures and Mondrian,”  San Francisco Magazine 2013.  

The Custom Tree Builders studio is featured in San Francisco Magazine. In the April, 2013 issue you will find an impressive article about the design inspirations behind the Nikki Beach’s Russian Hill home renovation, her collection of art and ephemera, and the wall of faux foliage in the miniature tree modeling studio. |  read more>>

2013 Gold Nugget Award of Merit    
Congratulations to John Marx, AIA  - Form 4 Architecture – in Recognition for Excellence for Mondrian’s Window – Best Renovated or Restored Single House. The Russian Hill home renovation, which includes the Custom Tree Builder’s studio, was recognized for excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues.

Architecture: Innovative Spaces Shaping Global Design | A Design Bureau Special Edition.                                          

This special edition book released in 2013 by the Design Bureau is a collection of spaces that represent innovative design in architecture. Included in this collection is “Mondrian’s Window,” and the Custom Tree Builders tree studio.  |  read more>>

The Transbay Transit Center Project, San Francisco.  Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the new transit center in downtown San Francisco features a 5.4 acre rooftop park on the roof of the bus and rail station. Custom Tree Builders worked with model makers to create the miniature landscape needed to depict the vibrant outdoor space that complements the design.                                                       

National September 11 Memorial, New York.  Architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker created the Memorial design selected from a global design competition that included more than 5,200 entries from 63 nations. We are proud that the architects used our trees to depict the hundreds of Swamp White Oak Trees, an essential part of the design concept, in the creation of their model . | read more about The National September 11 Memorial >>  

You can see our trees being planted into the model in the video below.

Building the World Trade Center Memorial Model from PWP Landscape Architecture on Vimeo.