Work, arranged
chronologically.

Fifteen projects, in the order they were finished. Houses, small public buildings, a few interiors, and one chapel that was never built but I think about often.

• № 015
  Silverado Residence
  Fire rebuild replacing a home lost in the 2017 Atlas Peak Fire. Single-story, nearly 5,000 sq ft, with a detached ADU and pool. With Backen and Backen Architects.
  2025 — under construction
• № 014
  Sonoma Residence
  A 7,779 sq ft residence around a central courtyard, oriented to the pool and vineyard beyond. With Backen and Backen Architects.
  2022
• № 013
  Ehlers Estate
  A historic Napa Valley winery — tasting room renovation, olive grove canopy, and a replanned site with accessible pathways. With Backen and Backen Architects.
  2023
• № 012
  Courtyard Library
  Renovation of a former tobacco warehouse into a public reading room around a quiet courtyard.
  2024
• № 011
  Apartment L.
  A 78m² apartment on the 19th floor, stripped to the slab and rebuilt in lime plaster and ash.
  2023
• № 010
  Stone Bench
  Five linear meters of granite, sited under a ginkgo, in a public park renovation.
  2023
• № 009
  Black Atelier
  Studio for a ceramicist in a converted print shop. Charred cedar, polished concrete, north light only.
  2023
• № 008
  House for a Botanist
  Three rooms, one greenhouse, and a low wall to keep the rabbits out.
  2022
• № 007
  Chapel of the Plain Window
  An unbuilt chapel for a small congregation in Vermont. Competition entry.
  2022
• № 006
  Tea Room
  A 12m² interior of pine, paper, and tatami above a noodle shop in Kyoto.
  2021
• № 005
  House by the Reservoir
  A long single-story house oriented to the morning light off the water.
  2021
• № 004
  Office for a Translator
  A reading wall, a desk, a daybed. Three pieces of cherry, sized to one body.
  2020
• № 003
  Riverside Pavilion
  Pro-bono observation pavilion for an environmental NGO, Yangtze River.
  2019
• № 002
  House on the Loess Plateau
  Vernacular cave-house renovation. My second-ever built work; still my favorite.
  2018
• № 001
  A Doorway
  Master's thesis. A study of one threshold, drawn 67 times.
  2017

For project drawings, photographs, and project teams, please write — daisy.e.ding@gmail.com