potrero hill remodel

Our clients had recently purchased this fixture-upper in an up and coming portion of San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, but it was in a serious state of disrepair. Zero ten design was challenged with resuscitating the house and making it a bright and airy home for the young couple, their 5 year old son and their cat. The budget and schedule were tight, so we made our goals modest. We all realized that we desperately needed to open the floor plan up, which meant selectively demolishing a few key walls and introducing new, larger windows, doors and skylights everywhere feasible. These simple moves changed the entire character of the house, and when coupled with the clients’ desire for a wide-planked whitewashed oak floor throughout, the entire interior began to radiate with a diaphanous brightness that it never had. As a result, the rooms in the house now flow together, and the home feels bigger and more spacious than its footprint would suggest.

With the spaces opened up, we turned our attention to middle of the house – the kitchen. Sadly, it’s existing condition was depressing, with low ceilings, 70’s appliances and water-stained plywood cabinetry, all housed in a closed off room that turned its back on the rest of the house. However, we saw opportunity to make this kitchen the heart and soul of the home. So we raised the ceiling to 11′-0″, added a central island and added some pops of blue to draw your attention into it. The result? A timeless, state of the art kitchen that complements the existing character of the older home, yet stands on its own as a new addition.

Services:
full architectural and interior design services, from conceptual design through construction.

Location:
Potrero Hill, San Francisco, CA

Size:
2,100 square feet on two floors. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath

Completion:
Summer 2015

Collaborators:
Mark Huff Construction, Inc.: (general contractor)