This completely renovated Victorian residence, originally built in 1885, is located in San Francisco’s Liberty Hill Historic District. Unlike the oft-depicted “painted ladies” of Steiner Street, whose palette of exterior hues can exceed ten different paint colors on a single home, this remodeled traditional dwelling utilizes a monochromatic black scheme to emphasize form-a rare aesthetic dialogue in the American Victorian tradition.
Due to code restraints, very little of the original design was altered on the street-facing portion of the residence. Instead, anew addition was added in the rear, facing away from Liberty Street. The exterior of this new portion is painted white, and features horizontal timber cladding that mirrors the 1885 structure. The two contrasting structures illustrate the aesthetic bridge between Victorian architecture and contemporary design, breaking up what might have become an overwhelming and monolithic black wooden box. The all-white rear structure, also two stories, looks out over a remodeled back garden that is accessible from both floors of the home by a compact spiral staircase on the exterior rear façade.
Material Used :
1) Rear Facade
a) Windows/Doors-Bonelli
b) Metal Window Screens – custom – Ron Moore of SF Metal Works
2) Rear Yard
a) Decking–Ipe
b) Flush Firepit - custom stainless steel
3) Kitchen
a) Casework-Jason Gaid more Cabinetry
b) Counter tops-Cesar stone
c) Island Counter tops-Brazilian Slate
d) Range – SMEG design by Renzo Piano
e) Appliances- Sub Zero
f) Pendant Lights – John Pomp
4) Master Bathroom
a) Tile-Polar Extra White Marble
b) Countertops-Polar Extra White Marble
c) Bathing fixtures/sins-Lacava
d) Vanity Faucets–Vola (121)
e) Vanity Lights – Boyd-Emmanation
5) Guest Bathroom
a) Tile-Polar Extra White Marble
b) Bathing fixtures/sins-Lacava
c) Vanity Faucets–Vola (121)
d) Vanity Light/Mirror – Mirror Lux 6002
e) Wallpaper – Timorous Beasties
6) Other
a) Door Hardware – FSB (Sunrise)
