Welcome to Dolores Heights Residence in United States by o2 Architecture

Welcome to Dolores Heights Residence in United States by o2 Architecture

HOUSES•SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES

Architects: jones | haydu

Area : 295 m²

Year : 2021

Photographs :Matthew Millman

Manufacturers :  Western Window Systems, Blu Bathworks, Benjamin Moore, Graff, Integrated Resources Group, Mosa, 

Sogni Di Cristalo, Tulip, Umili

Lead Architects : J. Hulett Jones, Paul Haydu, Grace Leung

Interior Design : Sawyers Design

General Contractor : Jeff King and Company

Structural Engineering : Strandberg, Strandberg Engineering

City : San Francisco

Country : United States

The west-sloping location, which is situated in San Francisco's Dolores Heights district, provides expansive 

vistas of both the city and the nearby Sutro skyscraper. Kevin Sawyers of Sawyers Design, who is also a co-owner of the house, worked on this project with me.

In order to turn these awkwardly connected rooms into an open, harmonious space, Kevin and his husband wanted to restore and enlarge their existing earthquake cottage that had been added onto piecemeal over the years. Making the most of the house's relationship to this special site was important because the current footprint took up a large portion of the property.

A straight axis serves as the site and home's circulation, and as it ascends to the main entrance, it interacts 

with the building's shapes. Going inside, Sutro Tower at the downhill end and a spectacular Monterey cypress tree 

at the uphill end serve as permanent anchors for the experience along this axis.

The house's shapes nestle together, which is emphasised by the use of cedar, standing seam metal, and cementitious panels in its construction. These shapes, together with the interior color scheme, produce rooms within an open floor plan. The crescendo of forms at the front pays homage to the iconic vernacular architecture of San Francisco.

Three experiences of the "urban forest" are highlighted by a "inverted" Bay window box that cantilevers eight feet from the front. An outdoor fire pit for the forest floor is shown below. The box's interior frames a look at the "trunk" level. The living room is extended upward by a roof deck, giving access to the "canopy" level. At this deck, a gable—that almost innocent representation of home—serves as the backdrop.

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Music by : Bensound - Ukulele

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