A Bay Area Gallery Looks To The Mountains For Its Interior Palette

Downtown Morgan Hill’s latest attraction, the striking two-story Edes Building designed by KTGY, has a sculptural quality befitting of a venue that houses art gallery Cura Contemporary. According to architect and KTGY principal Mark Oberholzer, the mass timber structure’s sloping gesture recalls nearby Toro Peak. Inside, interior designer and fellow firm principal Gina Deary took inspiration from the iconic mountain for the color palette. “We drew from the soft green tones of the hillside, contrasting them with the translucent pinks and deep plums found in the local foliage,” she explains. Within the building’s 6,800 square feet—which also includes Véra restaurant—Cura presents rotating exhibitions, demonstrations and workshops. Custom pivoting walls allow for flexibility in the use of its spaces. The gallery, which highlights emerging and mid-career artists across styles and mediums, is hosting a solo exhibition of Petaluma-based Samantha Buller’s paintings through April 27.