In 1949, one of mid-century modern’s most famous NW architects, Paul Hayden Kirk, built this early “glass house” in Hawthorne Hills. Rather than flattening the rolling hills of the Northwest to accommodate his structures, Kirk sought to make the least impact possible on the building site by making use of it natural landscape. When we started this project, our goal was to pay attention to the original architecture--as well as designing the home around the client’s eclectic art collection and African artifacts. The home was completely gutted, since most of the home is glass, hardly any exterior walls remained. We kept the basic footprint of the home the same—opening the space between the kitchen and living room. The horizontal grain matched walnut cabinets creates a natural continuous movement. The sleek lines of the Fleetwood windows surrounding the home allow for the landscape and interior to seamlessly intertwine. In our effort to preserve as much of the design as possible, the original fireplace remains in the home and we made sure to work with the natural lines originally designed by Kirk.

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Beach style home design photo in San Francisco

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Inspiration for a coastal living room remodel in San Francisco

Nancy Nolan Photography, Tobi Fairley Design
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Minimalist home design photo in San Francisco

Design and Collaborated By Client and VH Home Renovation & Preservation. Photography Paulina Amaya.
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Beach style home design photo in San Francisco

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Beach style home design photo in San Francisco

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Attention to detail ruled the day in the kitchen renovation of this 1920's home designed by Wallace Frost. Considerable scrutiny was given to the original cabinetry door panel detail of coping the trim into a different sill moulding. Original intent in design, style, and finishes outweighed trendier options whenever possible.

Detail of former chicken coop. Photo by Brea McDonald http://www.breamcdonald.com/

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