More photos on and Instagram: or Facebook: - Retweet our content: br Project name: SF Historicbr Architecture firm: Walker Warner Architectsbr Location: San Francisco, California, USAbr Photography: Matthew Millmanbr Principal architect: Brooks Walkerbr Design team: Senior Project Manager: Brian Lang. Architectural Staff: Matthew Marsten, Hana Bittnerbr Collaborators: br Interior design: Redmond Aldrich Designbr Built area: br Site area: br Design year: 1920br Completion year: 2019br Civil engineer: br Structural engineer: br Environmental & MEP: br Landscape: Scott Lewis Landscape Architecturebr Lighting: br Supervision: br Visualization: br Tools used: br Construction: Matarozzi Pelsinger Buildersbr Material: br Budget: Undisclosedbr Client: Privatebr Status: Completedbr Typology: Residential › Housebr Originally built in the 1920s, the renovation of this historic Italian Renaissance style home was a delicate balance between preserving its historical character while leaning forward to respond to a more contemporary way of living. To bring the building up to earthquake code, the home had to be taken down to the studs and the foundation reinforced with steel.br br With San Francisco having strict historic preservation regulations, it was essential to preserve the look and feel of the public facades of the building. Decorative wooden cornices and columns were replaced with custom fiberglass reproductions, recreating the original architectural details. With the addition, we were able to introduce a modern two-story geometric volume that floods the new spaces with natural light and connects to the vibrant garden with the century old Copper Beach tree as a front and center focal point. "We ended up drawing inspiration from the historic London townhomes where you see the modernist interventions in contrast to the historic architecture, and it’s clear what's what,” notes Brooks Walker, Principal, Walker Warner Architects. br br Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: Tumblr: Ello: Pillowfort: Dailymotion: Pinterest: TikTok: Official Blog: Consulting Company: (ad)br br Architectural Diamonds accepts projects from architects and creatives globally. Send us your work and we shall publish it if it’s good enough. By submitting your projects, Architectural Diamonds has the full right to share the materials above on its social media channels. Please make sure to send all images, photos and videos by using these free file-t...