Mariko Reed is an architectural photographer living in San Francisco, California and Honolulu, Hawaii. Mariko photographs interiors and exteriors for editorial and commercial clients. Mariko was born in Hawaii and raised with a combination of Japanese sensitivity and American ingenuity.

The daughter of a general contractor and a fashion executive, Mariko is at home on a job site or beside a runway, bringing a unique sensibility to her photographs. While attending photography school, she discovered her quiet patience was the perfect match for architectural photography. Mariko's work focuses on capturing images with respect to the natural light and feeling of a space.

With a Spectacular Glass Wall, the Dwell House Folds Open to Nature
Expertly engineered by NanaWall, a 12-foot bifold glass wall floods the ADU with natural light and fresh air while remaining...
A Prefab Tiny Home Takes Root in a Northern California Vineyard
Built in six months and delivered in a day, the Dwell House provides an extended family with space to thrive.
Before & After: A Classic Midcentury by Albert Frey Gets a Reverent Renovation
Tantalus Studio coaxes a Palm Springs home into the 21st century with fresh finishes and a sublime palette plucked from the...
Massive Sliding Doors Connect a Hawaii Home to Its Mountainside Setting
An off-grid getaway on O‘ahu produces all of its own electricity and opens wide to the landscape.
A Professor-Turned-Farmer’s Circular Hawaii Home Takes Full Advantage of Mesmerizing Views
Behind the stylized, surfboard-inspired architecture of Craig Steely’s latest experiment on the Big Island is a simple house...
Before & After: A Luminous Remodel Breathes New Life Into a Palo Alto Eichler
A Bay Area Eichler gets a clever reconfiguration that improves function, brings in light, and adds 72 square feet of space.
This Beachside Pad in San Francisco Is the Stuff of Surfers' Dreams
Honing in on the meditative surfing vibes of the ocean, what was once an old horse barn is transformed into a seaside haven,...
Water Sports
Energy-smart technology makes managing a Sausalito floating home easy, even from 6,000 miles away.
Not the Eichler Post-and-Beam Style You Know
Referencing the home's original drawings, Klopf Architecture revives this midcentury abode.
A Heavenly Backyard is Precise with Pebbles
A San Francisco landscape designer finds a small-space solution that’s anything but narrow-minded.
Thank Sottsass for the Most Memphis House Imaginable
In Maui, of all places.