1. Behind a blond oak reception desk at the Hotel Kabuki, a factory-paned window installation inlaid with a historic map of San Francisco Bay wraps the wall and cantilevers out over the ceiling, while a custom rug celebrates the art of shodo calligraphy. 2 2. A mezzanine was demolished to create 19-foot-tall ceilings in the lobby where a Douglas fir crossbeam features hot-rolled steel brackets, a nod to Japanese farmhouses. hospitalitydesign.com May 2018 263