Studio Roene is a full-service design firm led by Manila-born and California-raised Julia Sobrepeña King. The studio focuses on custom residential and boutique commercial projects that honor craftsmanship and the innovative spirit of the West Coast, grounded in classical principles and buoyed by a global outlook.

Her unique approach is as a design partner and collaborator to the Studio’s clients, integrating a perspective that skillfully integrates the breadth of her knowledge and expertise with imaginative possibilities.

With a career spanning nearly two decades, King received her training from some of the most formidable names in contemporary California design including: Charles De Lisle, Commune Design, Waldo Fernandez, Michael S. Smith and Kelly Wearstler. She founded the studio in 2021 and was named a New American Voice by Architectural Digest in 2022.

"Roene" is a hybrid of the names of her two grandmothers—one an artist and the other an architect—reflecting their revolutionary spirit and her pride in their creative legacy.