Steel House 1 & 2
Architects & Firms
San Francisco, California
Site size: 2,500 sq. ft.
Project size:1,800 sq. ft. (front unit, including garage), 1,400 sq. ft. (rear unit)
Program: On the site of an 850-square-foot cottage from the early 1900s, the architects sought to create two new compact, modern, single-family homes in an architecturally conservative area.
Location: San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood
Solution: The architects built two detached three-bedroom townhouses, 1,400 square feet each, with a ground floor garage in the unit facing the street. A courtyard separates the front building, which has a main living area on the second floor and sleeping quarters on the third, from the rear, two-story house, with living areas on the top floor and sleeping quarters on the ground floor.
Construction and materials: The wood-framed structures are clad in Cor-Ten, with cement stucco and wood siding. Inside, the architects used drywall with floors of either wood or tile.
Architect:
Zack/de Vito Architecture + Construction
Jim Zack (principal in charge and architect of record) and Lise de Vito (associate designer)
Zack/de Vito Architecture + Construction
156 South Park
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 495-7889
zackdevito.com
PeopleTotal project cost: $2,400,000 Total construction cost: $1,450,000 Client: Architect led development project, owned by the architect Owner: Jim Zack, Lise de Vito and Bruce wickstrom Architect: Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Project Team: Ryan Knock, Darren Hodies Interior designer: By Architect Engineers: Consultant(s): Lighting: By Architect General contractor: Zack/de Vito Architecture + Construction Photographer(s): Paul Dyer |
ProductsStructural system Exterior cladding Wood: Custom mill cedar T & G Moisture barrier: Vaproshield Other cladding unique to this project: Cement stucco with Drive-it acrylic color coat Roofing Windows Glazing Skylights: Velux Doors Metal doors: Custom entry gate by architect Wood doors: Custom wood interior doors Hardware Pulls: Sugatsune; Outwater Plastics Interior finishes Paints and stains: Sherwin Williams Solid surfacing: Generic Quartz counters from Cornerstone Floor and wall tiles: Walls- Dal Tile; Floors-Irridium More Special interior finishes unique to this project: Engineered wood floors- Berg & Berg Lighting Downlights: Halo Exterior: RAB |
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