Architect Transforms a 1970’s San Francisco Home Into An Art-Filled Oasis (House Tour)

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Redwood House sits on a hillside in San Francisco’s charming Noe Valley. Originally designed in the 1970s by prominent local architect Albert Lanier, the house has undergone an extensive yet sympathetic renovation by Studio Terpeluk, ushering the home into a new epoch with integrity and vigour.

“When I first walked into the space several years ago, I was completely enamoured with the scale, geometry and volume of it,” says architect Brett Terpeluk in this house tour. “There was something so peaceful, calming and embracing about the space that I felt immediately connected to the architecture.” Retaining this essence was essential to Brett and the clients, and, as such, the scope focused on “leaning up” the decor and interior design, enhancing the existing volumes and increasing the square footage, as documented in this house tour.

As the architect says, the home’s unusual footprint and layout provided intriguing foundations from which to work. “This house is very unique in that instead of having a monolithic house with a street presence and large backyard, it’s broken down into a series of courtyards and volumes.” This stacked approach to architecture results in a combination of moments enlivened by views of the cityscape and landscaping at the house’s edges. As well as sightlines, texture plays an important role in animating the architecture and interior design, which was an intentional move from the architect. The redwood remains a prominent feature and the staircase, which is profiled in the house tour, is one of Brett’s favourite moments for the “haptic feedback” it provides upon touching the handrail.

The clients’ love of colour can be seen in the furniture and art, as well as in the tones throughout, notably the kitchen cabinetry. “We decided the colours should be very high gloss, high vibrancy,” says the architect. Working with a close friend and colour consultant, Beatrice Santiccioli, proved advantageous as the resulting interior design and curation of art sees bold colours realised with softness and subtlety. Cleverly, this colour scheme helps to re-contextualise the redwood within the home, resulting in a newfound sense of harmony – from the kitchen to the bedrooms.

Brett speaks to this sense of unity as being one of the project’s biggest strengths. It creates a condition within which the integrity of the architecture can be appreciated, referring not only to Studio Terpeluk’s insertions but also to original architect Albert Lanier’s design.

00:00 - Introduction to the Art-Filled Oasis
00:46 - The History of the Home
01:43 - A Unique Layout
03:36 - The Textured Material Palette
04:25 - Favourite Moments
05:06 - The Sustainability Practices

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Photography by Joe Fletcher
Architecture by Studio Terpeluk
Build by Saturn Construction
Landscape Design by Monica Viarengo Landscape Design
Engineering by Strandberg Engineering
Colour Consulting by Beatrice Santiccioli
Filmed and Edited by HN Media.
Production by The Local Project

Location: Noe Valley, California, United States

The Local Project acknowledges the traditional territories and homelands of the Indigenous peoples in the United States. We recognise the importance of Indigenous peoples in the identity of our respective countries and continuing connections to Country and community. We pay our respect to Elders, past and present and extend that respect to all Indigenous people of these lands.

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1. What a fantastic home. Love the light, the volumes and contrasts in materials.

2. Felt like this video could have been twice as long - almost seemed like the architect was cut off mid-sentence.

3. So nice to hear an architect speak about his work in an unpretentious manner! I’d hire him …

robertrusso
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Love this. A house I could actually live in. Wish more architects maintained the DNA of a house vs. ripping everything out!

annerankin
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Love love love this house. It has such a beautiful warm feel to it.

josepha
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I lived in the city for the 90s. These videos make me miss it and bring back great memories.
Beautiful home and interior spaces.

nigeltufnel
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One of the reasons I like this channel is that it helped me crystalize my own architectural preferences. And with this in mind, I really like this house. I love the original bones left by the original architect with all those views framed by large windows, skylights, internal courtyards and timber ceilings. And I like SOME but not all elements added by the new architect. I love the contrast between textural ceilings and the high-gloss finish of the kitchen, for example. I even like the wood paneling, which I would normally hate, but it has such a rich texture, it's hard not to like. But I don't like red brick next to it. I think that made it too busy for me. Other than that one element, I love this house!

mrvk
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Me encanta este proyecto. La volumetria, el estudio de la incidencia de la luz, materiales, colores, y la actitud del arquitecto en su explicación. Hermoso proyecto. Equilibrado, sobrio y elegante.

darien
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Wonderful home! Interesting how all the different finishes work so well together. Loved it!

davidalanmedia
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Love the cinematography - only 2 minutes in ...> WOW!

anthonydelodder
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It’s a real home …live in it well……I think you have a great sense of how to bring all aspects of modern living together. No unnecessary clutter ….. but surrounded with beauty ….

idskeplug
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this is lovely. I'm currently rethinking some key pieces in my apartment and for once, I was thinking that maybe 'legs' on the bottom of my pieces weren't always necessary even though it's a thing that legs 'elevate' the look and make it look less cluttered. After seeing this and seeing how 'grounded' everything is here but still maintains a sense of continuity is really great. Thoroughly enjoyed...and I'm a SF lover anyway...coming from LA up the coast for the weekend is always such a treat.

joellechiara
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Love that photo of the black male in a 3D look. We’re can I get a copy or is that an original?

anthonyjackson
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It's a little bit of everything in design.

sutats
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Reminds me of Troye Sivan's Melbourne home

bienselvano
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This was quite easily a two year project

AliasHSW
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Lovely little home. I hope you can all regain your city after the next election. 🎉

BillWoodillustrator
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The house is beautiful but would be quite dark and cave-like for significant periods of time. It certainly would have been in the less-global warming SF weather of the 70's.

dr.ko
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Nope. The high gloss doesn't work. Sorry.

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