Telegraph Hill

San Francisco, CA, United States

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Telegraph Hill

San Francisco, CA, United States

Firm

Justrich Design Inc.

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2013

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Photos

J. Conway Hall (7)

This landmark four story townhouse on the top of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill was an AIA award winning project when it was built at the height of 1980's Post Modernism. The philosophy of Steve Justrich's 2013 renovation was "Don't Be Square" in reference to the presence of the often dated use of glass block. Most have never met a glass block that they ever liked (except in the Maison de Verre of course!) but the curved glass block bays of this house, evocative of San Francisco's ubiquitous bay windows, were an exception. The goal was to update the interior for a new family, and to balance and be harmonious with the house's prominent features while respecting it's landmark status.

In the renovation, the townhouse was untouched on the exterior except for the addition of a second floor bay enclosing a former balcony aligning with the bays above, the stainless steel garage and entry doors, and a roof deck.

In the interior, the top floor master bedroom suite was relocated to a smaller street-side space on the second floor (where the balcony was enclosed) to be near new bedrooms for newborn twins. The remodeled kitchen, dining room and bathrooms on the third floor and new living room on the fourth floor retained the original door and window casing details with new wood flooring, and updated lighting and window treatments.

The new master bath's seemingly floating wall panels are separated by flush mirrored light fixtures and reflect the verticality and presence of the exterior of the house. Minimally sized fixtures and tile walls in a large format rectangular pattern, create a clean and spacious feeling in a very small space.

The renovated kitchen and wet bar retains it's open relationship to the third floor and the skylighted range counter of the original house. The renovation adds new flush and seamless Miele appliances, natural wood cabinets (the original cabinets were painted) and more storage and function with two large multi-level appliance garages. The two level island has 3" thick Caesarstone countertops that wrap down to the floor, framing a matte finish grid of Ceramgres Gypsum Series tile and back painted glass.