Clare Jacobson

Pippal at Bay Street Emeryville, with interiors by Studio BANAA, features an enticing bar as its centerpiece.

Completed as part of the nascent Mission Rock neighborhood, the five-acre green space draws San Franciscans of all stripes to the area around Oracle Park on game day—and every other day. 

In a time when building construction is contributing to multiple global crises, the American-Israeli designer posits that nature has much to teach us.