A research scientist with an eye for detail approached us with a modest vision and a couple of basic practical needs: First, transform a 1908 Noe Valley cottage– with a history of subpar alterations – into a cohesive modern dwelling.
Architects: Schwartz and Architecture Project: Box on the Rock Project Team: Wyatt Arnold, Erik Bloom Location: Sonoma, California, USA Area 2000.0 ft2 Photography: Bruce Damonte Located in Sonoma Valley, California, Box on the Rock is a 2,000 sq ft private residence designed in 2015 by Schwartz and Architecture. With an economy of means, this simple form
This San Francisco beach house is a beautiful contemporary three-storey residence completed by Form4 Architecture. Designed for two artists this rear addition to a one-bedroom house symbolizes the architecture of linearity and sequence, where all of the rooms across the three-stories have a sight-line, progressively more expansive as one moves higher, overlooking a downward sloping garden and panoramas
Discover Mill Valley House in Marin County by Yamamar Design. This eco-friendly home features sustainable materials, optimized daylighting, and blends seamlessly with its natural surroundings, providing a serene and inspiring refuge.
Skyline House is a single-family house recently completed by Terry & Terry Architecture. This project is a rebuild of an existing post Fire-storm house. Situated high on the Eastbay mountain range over looking the city of Oakland …
Designed by WORKac, Obsidian House at 93 Reade St. is a 10,000 square foot loft renovation and penthouse addition in the heart of TriBeCa, New York City. Built in 1857, the existing 5-story structure features one of the oldest surviving cast-iron facades in New York. Named for its unusual extruded roofline—which evokes jagged forms of volcanic rock—Obsidian
Bennett / Yeo House is another stunning house of the Lavaflow series designed by Craig Steely Architecture in Big Island, Hawaii.
Schwartz and Architecture have recently finished 29th Street Residence, a single-family house in San Francisco. Project description: It is often difficult to create a sense of openness and continuity in multi-level urban homes. By allowing the staircases of this three-story structure the freedom to shift location on each level – defining a continuous flow of
