Est. 2001 — San Francisco

Spaces shaped by
light, material
and proportion.

Perception Design Group is an architecture and interior design practice crafting spaces of quiet luxury — interiors and buildings where restraint becomes presence and detail becomes atmosphere.

A sculptural staircase inside a luxury minimalist interior with warm gold light

Meridian Villa

Palm Desert · 2024

ArchitectureInterior DesignMaster PlanningArt Direction

24

Years in practice

180+

Projects delivered

12

Design awards

9

Countries

Selected work

Recent projects

All projects
Meridian Villa — Residential project by Perception Design Group

Residential — 2024

Meridian Villa

A concrete-and-glass retreat that dissolves the line between desert landscape and interior, warmed by brass and oak.

Palm Desert, CA

Aptera Museum — Cultural project by Perception Design Group

Cultural — 2023

Aptera Museum

A monolithic gallery where a single shaft of gold light animates a sequence of hushed, atmospheric rooms.

Austin, TX

Noir Dining Room — Hospitality project by Perception Design Group

Hospitality — 2024

Noir Dining Room

A moody restaurant interior layered in velvet and warm brass — light tuned to the hour and the mood of the room.

New York, NY

Helix Tower — Commercial project by Perception Design Group

Commercial — 2025

Helix Tower

A bronze-clad headquarters that catches the last light of day, a vertical expression of material and mass.

Denver, CO

Philosophy

We design for the way a room feels — not only the way it looks.

Every project begins with material and light. We compose space the way a composer composes silence — proportion, shadow, and the warmth of a single brass edge become our vocabulary.

Our services
The facade of a contemporary art gallery by Perception Design Group at dusk

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