This radical remodel of an Eichler-era townhouse consisted of replacing a confusing floor plan with an open-concept design. A new sky-lit, steel staircase connecting all three levels, transforms the formerly dark interior into a sunlight-drenched space.
Project: The Beach Lab Architects: Surfside Projects Project size: 1698 ft2 Site size: 7500 ft2 Location: Encinitas, California Photography: Darren Bradley The Beach Lab project was completed in 2017 by Surfside Projects, a design based Real Estate Development firm. A tired, termite and mold ridden Mid Century Rancher close to the Beach was screaming for a
Project: Airbnb Headquarters Architects: WRNS Studio Project team: Kyle Elliot, Wrignt Sherman, Edwin Halim, Stephanie Herbert, Jane Chua, Wesley Wong, Pauline Souza, Sam Nunes Location: San Francisco, California, USA Area: 107,000 sq ft Photography: Mark Mahaney, Jereny Bittermann Airbnb, an online marketplace for vacation rentals that had 4 million hosts at the end of 2020,
Project: Glen Park Residence Architects: CCS Architecture Location: San Francisco, California, USA Photography: Eric Laignel Glen Park Residence is a single-family home designed by CCS Architecture, an architecture and interior design firm with offices in San Francisco and New York City. From the architect: This view home was carefully created for a San Francisco entrepreneur.
Architects: Stanley Saitowitz / Natoma Architects Project: 50 Oakwood House Location: San Francisco, California, USA Photography: Jacob Elliott Photography Oakwood is a one block street between 18th and 19th in the Mission. A few steps from Valencia, it is a quiet residential precinct tucked away from this new center of San Francisco urban life. Oakwood
Los Altos Residence is a 5,360 SF modern house designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Located in an established Los Altos neighborhood, this single-family residence is a modernist reinterpretation of the Northern California ranch style home
The Eastern tradition and background of the Client finds influence in the material finish qualities of the house. Aspiring to descriptions of shade, shadow and dimness by Junichiro-Tanizaki in his essay, In Praise of Shadows, alcoves of darkness transition to sunlit spaces that connect to the landscape.
Recently completed by Feldman Architecture, Healdsburg House was designed as an open air pavilion to embrace the sweeping views. Metal and glass panels lift to provide seamless connections to the outdoor spaces on both sides of the house.
