San Francisco houses

Eureka Valley Residences / Knock Architecture and Design

Eureka Valley Residences / Knock Architecture and Design

Eureka Valley Residences by Knock Architecture and Design is a remarkable single-family home expansion that maximizes both space and views. By expanding upwards and downwards, the residence takes full advantage of its urban setting. This vertical growth allows the homeowners to enjoy breathtaking cityscapes from multiple levels of their home.

lower unit kitchen, Knock Architecture and Design

Bernal Heights Residences / Knock Architecture & Design

This transformation of a dilapidated Victorian duplex near Holly Park Circle revitalized the front facade, while transforming the rear and roof of the project with dramatically modern features, finishes and amenities. The lower unit expanded down, to access the rear yard featuring a private garden and mature trees, while the upper unit expanded to the roof, to capture panoramic views of the park and San Francisco Bay waterfront.

Filbert Cottages by Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design

Filbert Cottages, San Francisco / Buttrick Projects Architecture+Design

The four old wood-frame cottages along the garden mews at 1338 Filbert Street were in terrible shape in 2007—severely deteriorated, rat infested, and in complete disrepair. The asphalt roofing had failed, and the original wood siding was 60 percent gone. The paint was peeled off, dry rot had destroyed much of the framing, and the concrete foundations were cracked.

Chestnut Residences, Edmonds + Lee Architects 9

Chestnut Residences by Edmonds + Lee Architects

For this four-story multifamily condominium building, Edmonds + Lee related the massing of the three-unit structure to the neighborhood’s existing context, but contrasted the neighboring facades with the use of contemporary details and a subtle play on plane and volume, all through the careful deployment of a crisply detailed glass box gently nudged into the street.

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