STACKING THE DECK
How do you take advantage of a long narrow San Francisco lot perched on the side of a hill? Stack the house and its terraces to celebrate every possible view on all levels, and then tumble it down into the long and narrow lot to connect and ground it to place.
The seamless connection to home, sky and land was a collaborative effort. Each terrace of this LEED Platinum home has a unique view and degree of privacy as it soars or is nestled against an edge. The lower intimate spaces feature a fire pit and hot tub and bring focus to the garden level.
Edges and surfaces are maximized. A continuum of materials from the architecture into the landscape softens the verticality of the building as creates a visual base. Wood faced landscape walls transition the mass of the building to human scale at the ground plane. The shipping container works double duty as architectural surfaces and garden as a green roof.
Edible fruits and vegetables with low maintenance plants round out this composition of intimate spaces that stack together as one.
STACKING THE DECK
How do you take advantage of a long narrow San Francisco lot perched on the side of a hill? Stack the house and its terraces to celebrate every possible view on all levels, and then tumble it down into the long and narrow lot to connect and ground it to place.
The seamless connection to home, sky and land was a collaborative effort. Each terrace of this LEED Platinum home has a unique view and degree of privacy as it soars or is nestled against an edge. The lower intimate spaces feature a fire pit and hot tub and bring focus to the garden level.
Edges and surfaces are maximized. A continuum of materials from the architecture into the landscape softens the verticality of the building as creates a visual base. Wood faced landscape walls transition the mass of the building to human scale at the ground plane. The shipping container works double duty as architectural surfaces and garden as a green roof.
Edible fruits and vegetables with low maintenance plants round out this composition of intimate spaces that stack together as one.
