https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1653-ccs-architecture en-us Just a few years ago, the idea of planting a hip, upscale restaurant on a sleepy alley in San Francisco's China Basin neighborhood might have seemed nuts.

]]> twenty-five-lusk.asp Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8280-twenty-five-lusk One floor below street level, the lounge has hanging, stainless steel fireplaces with openings on three sides. Two-tiered white 'hearths' prevent mingling crowds from bumping into these hot orbs, whil Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoOne floor below street level, the lounge has hanging, stainless steel fireplaces with openings on three sides. Two-tiered white 'hearths' prevent mingling crowds from bumping into these hot orbs, while also providing perches for drinks.Image courtesy CCS Architecture The canopy's upturned end gives it visibility from a major thoroughfare, perpendicular to Lusk Street. This new storefront, rendered in white and clear glass with accents of polished stainless steel, Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoThe canopy's upturned end gives it visibility from a major thoroughfare, perpendicular to Lusk Street. This new storefront, rendered in white and clear glass with accents of polished stainless steel, plays against the existing building's vintage redbrick shell.Image courtesy CCS Architecture Obliquely spanning the restaurant, the mezzanine is a long bridgelike element with walls finished in smooth white Venetian plaster. This top level offers tables for fine dining, near the glassed-in ki Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoObliquely spanning the restaurant, the mezzanine is a long bridgelike element with walls finished in smooth white Venetian plaster. This top level offers tables for fine dining, near the glassed-in kitchen and a small bar. Image courtesy CCS Architecture The architect cut through a series of former meat-smoking chambers to create intimate lounge areas behind the main bar. Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoThe architect cut through a series of former meat-smoking chambers to create intimate lounge areas behind the main bar. Image courtesy CCS Architecture Gray slate, proportioned like wood planks, covers the floor around the bar, as well as in many of the restaurant's other well-traveled areas. Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoGray slate, proportioned like wood planks, covers the floor around the bar, as well as in many of the restaurant's other well-traveled areas.Image courtesy CCS Architecture The ends of tables, made of Macassar ebony, poke through the mezzanine walls. Diners can glance over these partitions to catch the action below. Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoThe ends of tables, made of Macassar ebony, poke through the mezzanine walls. Diners can glance over these partitions to catch the action below. Image courtesy CCS Architecture A band of blue-gray mirrors, bearing images of smoke, cuts across a brick wall in the dining area. Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoA band of blue-gray mirrors, bearing images of smoke, cuts across a brick wall in the dining area.Image courtesy CCS Architecture The kitchen's glass enclosure extends the horizontal rhythm of the blue-gray mirrors. Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoThe kitchen's glass enclosure extends the horizontal rhythm of the blue-gray mirrors.Image courtesy CCS Architecture Twenty Five Lusk Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoImage courtesy CCS Architecture Twenty Five Lusk Twenty Five LuskCCS ArchitectureSan FranciscoImage courtesy CCS Architecture Designed for a San Francisco couple and their six children with ages ranging from high school to college, the project is located on a 20-acre site with ocean and mountain views, about five miles inland from the Pacific Ocean.

]]> aptos_retreat.asp Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8323-aptos-retreat Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaPhoto © Paul Dyer Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaImage courtesy CCS Architecture Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaImage courtesy CCS Architecture Aptos Retreat Aptos RetreatCCS ArchitectureAptos, CaliforniaImage courtesy CCS Architecture Those of us from Northern California can attest to the fact that one of the most beautiful beaches in the world is located about 20 miles north of San Francisco—Stinson Beach. It’s a little wilder than most—windy and often foggy.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12325 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12325-seadrift-residence Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Photo © Matthew Millman Image courtesy CCS Architecture “This project was a study in urban bachelor-pad living,” says architect Cass Calder Smith of a two-story San Francisco house he built for a single 30-something. 

]]> 4.asp Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8658-house-4 “This project was a study in urban bachelor-pad living,” says architect Cass Calder Smith of a two-story San Francisco house he built for a single 30-something. 

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