The homeowners lived in their San Francisco spec house for a few years before realizing it could be their forever home. The clients were able to see beyond the dated materials and finishes, so instead of selling the house they approached Klopf Architecture to help them expand and update the entire home, one their family could settle into and enjoy for years to come.
Divided into smaller rooms, the traditional house was dark and compartmentalized. Instead, they wanted open, flowing spaces with lots of natural light streaming into the house.
The homeowners were pleasantly surprised when one of the conceptual designs presented a reverse floor plan, swapping the bedrooms to face the city and bay views at the street side of the house, and connecting the living spaces outward to the backyard. The new great room ended up as one large open volume with an open wall stepping right out into the back yard. A linear batten system with integrated lighting systems floats along the ceiling, visually connecting while also defining the use areas within the space.