JUNIPER architecture is a small, hands-on design studio focusing on residential, retail, and restaurant projects where good design is integral to the project's success. We began as a design/build collaboration with one of San Francisco's most respected residential builders. As an independent design studio, Juniper operates with the same hands-on ethos that led us to seek a path within architecture that is closer to making.

We're always happy to answer questions about design and building - please feel free to drop us a line.

SHANE CURNYN, PRINCIPAL

Prior to Juniper Architecture, Shane worked on several award-winning projects at Aidlin Darling Design, including Matarozzi Pelsinger Builder's new headquarters building and its ground floor restaurant, Bar Agricole. Prior to this, Shane was a Design Associate at the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, where he worked on several large-scale projects in the US and abroad.

Shane has a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Yale and a Master’s of Architecture from Harvard.

Shane lives at Ocean Beach in San Francisco with his wife, daughter, and dog.

Josh Lowe, Principal

Josh is a licensed architect in Maine, California, & Delaware. 

Prior to Juniper Architecture, he worked at Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders as a key member of the Design + Build Department. This experience of designing a project and managing the construction was an education equal to that of any schooling. An education in the value of clear communication, great design, and good people skilled at their trade. Josh also worked at 450 Architects and BCV Architects in San Francisco.

When not designing, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters exploring the coast in Marin.