Architecture Wednesday: 1930s Bauhaus-Inspired Home

This stunning home built in 1933 was designed for the family of well-known composer and pianist Henry Cowell by the architectural firm Morrow & Morrow a few years after Irving Morrow designed the architectural components of the Golden Gate Bridge; the architecturally significant home has been designated Landmark No. 270 by the SF Planning Commission.

While keeping its architectural integrity intact, the redwood plank-clad home has been thoughtfully updated throughout and boasts an impressive floor plan with large floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the interior with natural light and provide breathtaking views of mature trees, hills, and the ocean.

The home spans four levels and 3,570 square feet with five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The main level showcases a gourmet kitchen, large living/dining area with custom cabinetry and original tiled fireplace, plus a study and remodeled bathroom. It also features beautiful mahogany floors, built-in cabinets and bookcases, 2-car parking, a large rear yard, and an exceptional roof deck with expansive, spectacular views.

For a ninety-year-old house, she looks pretty stunning.

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Architecture Wednesday: Neo- Classical Mediterranean Villa

This home, designed and built in San Francisco by celebrated architect August Headman, over 100 years ago, looks as it was originally designed and constructed. It sits on the eastern edge of the Presidio Wall and enjoys Bay and City views to the north and east, and verdant forests of the Presidio to the west.

In just a hair over 4500 square feet, there are large formal public rooms, four bedrooms, three full and one-half bathrooms, office, media room, elevator—from the entry level to all three floors, panoramic view balconies and rooftop terrace—there is no yard, per se; in addition, there is a separate entrance to a finished lower-level room, perfect for use as a music room or meditation space.

Lyon Street has been home to families, both real and imagined—it was featured in The Princess Diaries—since the 1920s and can be yours for just $7,900,000.

Fit for a princess.

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Architecture Wednesday: SoMa Live/Work Loft

First off, it’s San Francisco, my old stomping grounds and one of the most beautiful cities on earth, so that’s a plus. Secondly, it’s a loft, and, in fact, the entire building with two floors of living space and a rooftop deck, so there’s another win. Lastly, it doesn’t look like a lot of lofts because it’s been modernized with walls of glass, and exposed wood, brick and concrete, and other industrial touches, so, yeah, I’ll take it. Oh, and did I mention it’s in the South of Market—or SoMa—neighborhood?

Located just a stroll away from Yerba Buena Gardens, a park and art center, you enter the loft through a stainless-steel laundry area sitting right beside your own private garage—a must for the neighborhood. The first floor sits under 20-foot ceilings with skylights, and offers a spacious great room, billiards room, industrial kitchen and powder room.

The second floor features the private spaces, with glass walls and floors to let the light from above flood the study, an office, and three bedrooms and a bath. Up a flight of stairs is the primary bedroom and bath, with access to the rooftop … which could use some vegetation and large trees for privacy.

Still, there’s a  lot going for this one and I could move there in a heartbeat, if I had the full $6.5 million asking price.

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