Founded in 1996, Della Valle + Bernheimer Design LLP's portfolio includes affordable and high-end residential, commercial and public architectural projects, furniture design, architectural design competitions, and art installations. Their design for the renovation of the Federal Plaza at the US Courthouse in San Francisco won the first San Francisco Prize in Architecture, which resulted in their first commission. This project won an annual design award from ID Magazine in 2000 as well as a national citation from the United States General Services Administration's bi-annual design competition.