Residence in Pacific Heights

This singular, shingle-clad Pacific Heights residence boasts breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. Drawing on the city’s unique approach to residential architecture, the design is inspired by the work of Ernest Coxhead, Bernard Maybeck, and Willis Polk, among other early 20^th-century architects who helped establish San Francisco’s unique tradition of residential architecture. The house confronts the street with a two-and-a-half story asymmetrical mass culminating in a lantern that bathes a central hall in soft light. At the rear, where the steeply sloping site allows the house to enjoy an additional floor, a symmetrical flat facade is relieved by an overscaled central bay window permitting sweeping views across the Marina district to San Francisco Bay.