{"id":97418,"date":"2026-04-03T12:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/?post_type=destination&p=97418"},"modified":"2026-04-03T12:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T12:56:05","slug":"2026-commercial-design-brown-estate-by-catherine-kwong","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/destinations\/2026\/04\/03\/2026-commercial-design-brown-estate-by-catherine-kwong\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Commercial Design: Brown Estate by Catherine Kwong"},"content":{"rendered":"

After designing Brown Estate\u2019s<\/a> downtown Napa tasting room in 2017, Catherine Kwong<\/a> was enlisted to tackle the concrete box a couple of doors down, transforming it into an elevated office, a.k.a. Brown HQ. \u201cIt\u2019s an industrial space, so we wanted to highlight those elements\u2014the super-tall ceilings and windows, and the polished concrete floors\u2014by layering in luxe materials like soft wool drapery, patinaed bronze lighting with opaline shades and leather and mohair seating,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n