Choy Residence
Jul 25, 2011Terry & Terry Architecture
Ethan Kaplan, Alex Terry
2009
San Francisco, California, USA
2,300 sqf
Santos Urrutia Structural Engineers Inc.
Chris Choy Design
Gentry Landscapes
Residential
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Terry & Terry Architecture transformed this 1960’s house into an open plan modern dwelling.
The design for this renovation involved subtracting specific existing walls and parts of the existing roof to let in natural light and improve circulation. This included hollowing out the space at the rear of the house to accommodate an exterior deck and capture views to the north.
The transformation of the existing typical San Francisco box house into the new “opened” wood tube form that shelters/adds protection from wind and weather to the rear deck at main floor and to the openings at the middle floor.
Terry & Terry Architecture also carved out an entry way at the center of the house, which allows natural light to spill into the main floor core. In the center of the dwelling, we inserted a new stair/light shaft through all levels to provide circulation between floors and to illuminate the walls with daylight.