A modern dining area with a wooden table, eight chairs, a large window view of mountains, and a high wooden ceiling with skylights.
Modern dining room with a large wooden table, eight green velvet chairs, and a kitchen in the background featuring a marble backsplash and countertop, with large windows providing natural light.
Modern living room and kitchen with green cabinets, white marble countertops, a large window, and a unique ceiling design with skylights and hanging pendant lights.
Living room with beige couches, a black coffee table, a fireplace with a textured stone front, large windows showing outdoor greenery, and a modern chandelier hanging from a vaulted ceiling with exposed wooden beams.
Modern living room with large glass sliding doors opening to outdoor patio with seating, and a view of a grassy yard with trees.
A bright modern bedroom with a large bed dressed in white linens and numerous pillows, large black-framed windows with a view of green trees outside, a bedside table, and artwork on the wall.
Outdoor patio with couches, a rectangular fire feature, and a swimming pool with lounge chairs and umbrellas, overlooking green fields and mountains under a clear blue sky.
Sunlit room with large windows and balcony view of mountains, furnished with a beige armchair, a wooden side table with a plant, a book, and a small decorative object, and a throw blanket on the chair.

Studio JYO treats the interior as inseparable from the architecture itself. Working throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, our studio collaborates on new construction, significant renovations, and focused interior projects within existing homes where spatial integrity matters.

Every project begins with performance rather than finish. Proportion, adjacencies, and natural light are resolved before materials are introduced, allowing each decision to emerge from the framework it inhabits. The result is a home that feels inevitable rather than assembled.

What gives a home its structure should guide what gives it life.

Modern kitchen with beige marble island, wooden cabinetry, and a skylight. Decor includes a glass vase with green leaves, a bowl of plums, white and black bowls, a teapot, a plate of oranges, and white vases. Wooden barstools line the island.

  • Joo is an exceptionally talented architect and interior designer. She brings the combined insights of both her areas of expertise to bring out the best in your space. She really listens, seeks to understand and partners with you in the process. We loved working with Studio JYO and recommended it highly!

    Sunita S.

  • "A professional team that delivers on their promises."

    —Former Customer

  • "Every detail was thoughtfully executed. We're thrilled with the outcome."

    —Former Customer

A bedroom with a modern white pendant light, a textured beige headboard, a gray bedspread, a decorative pillow, and a nightstand with vases and flowers. The wall behind the bed features a geometric patterned wallpaper.

A discipline of intention. A practice of restraint.

The work that arrives here often shares a quiet ambition: a home that holds together without excess. Some projects begin at the foundation. Others reshape what already exists. In each case, the process demands discernment and a steady hand.

Fewer decisions are made, but each holds weight. We are often engaged early, in conversation with architects and builders, ensuring the interior holds equal presence to the exterior form. On smaller scopes, that same lens is applied with care so the house settles into itself with quiet confidence.

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