{"id":97500,"date":"2026-04-16T15:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/?post_type=housetour&#038;p=97500"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:45:41","slug":"2026-kitchen-design-drew-mcgukin-and-mcgriff-architects","status":"publish","type":"housetour","link":"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/house-tours\/2026-kitchen-design-drew-mcgukin-and-mcgriff-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Kitchen Design: Drew McGukin and McGriff Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past decade\u2014a philanthropist and art collector\u2014had renovated his Mill Valley house, room by room. When it came time to address the kitchen, he enlisted New York-based interior designer <a href=\"https:\/\/drewmcgukin.com\/\">Drew McGukin<\/a> who then turned to Ben McGriff of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcgriffarchitects.com\/\">McGriff Architects<\/a> to help execute. According to McGriff, the client expressed a desire \u201cto live in my own custom piece of art, which I sometimes cook in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3-770x1024.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3-770x1024.png 770w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3-768x1022.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3.png 1078w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\"><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20770%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97502 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20770%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3-770x1024.png 770w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3-768x1022.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3.png 1078w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff3-770x1024.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A ceramic light by Jeremy Anderson and copper shelving by Chris French are suspended from the ceiling, for which decorative artist Caroline Lizarraga devised a custom wash. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adamrousephotography.com\/\">Adam Rouse Photography<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>To that end, \u201cthe project took customization to its furthest extent, with artisan layered on top of artisan,\u201d McGriff says. While the kitchen abounds with bespoke copper elements by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfrenchmetal.com\/\">Chris French<\/a>\u2014from drawer and door faces, right down to the screws\u2014multiple disciplines were involved in every aspect of the design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-1024x769.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-1536x1153.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2.png 1910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20769%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97503 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20769%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-1536x1153.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2.png 1910w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff2-1024x769.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up of carved wood refrigerator panel: Caleb Woodard hand- carved various panels, including covers for the refrigerator. <br>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adamrousephotography.com\/\">Adam Rouse Photography<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Noting the work of Caleb Woodard (hand-carved black walnut cabinetry panels), Jeremy Anderson (hand-built ceramic lighting) and Caroline Lizarraga (the metallicized wash on the ceiling), McGriff describes the collaborative effort as \u201ca celebration of creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4-762x1024.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-97504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4-762x1024.png 762w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4-768x1032.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4.png 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20762%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-97504 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20762%201024%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 762w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4-762x1024.png 762w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4-768x1032.png 768w, https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4.png 1060w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.californiahomedesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/McGriff4-762x1024.png\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The pantry is accessed by copper doors, whose faces were fabricated by Chris French; Jeremy Anderson wall lanterns provide illumination. 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