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Craig Steely Architecture have created Peter’s Home, situated in San Francisco, California. Situated above San Francisco’s Dolores Park on a steep web site bordering a public garden, the decidedly tiny house, (only 1800 square feet) builds on this steep lot as efficiently as possible.
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Rather than the standard building practice of locating foundations staggered up the hillside, Peter’s residence locates a 24 ft. x 24 ft. cast-in-place concrete garage at the lowest level and builds a 3-story glass tower above it, altering the land and native hillside drainage very tiny. The top living floor then spans from a flat plateau at top of the lot to the tower like a bridge, essentially lowering the amount of excavation generally involved in building of this kind by 2/3.
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Beyond the structural challenges, the greatest issue in designing Peter’s home was opening the constructing to the expansive view although maintaining a level of privacy from the sidewalk and garden that pass alongside. Around the time the property was becoming created, the new on-ramp to the Golden Gate Bridge was below building which necessitated clearing a grove of Monterey Cypress trees in it is path from the Presidio. We secured some of these trees and operating with a local milling shop turned them into 90 solid wood louvers (fixed on the exterior/operable on the interior) that regulate openness and privacy.
Photography: Bruce Damonte.