Project Details
- Project Name
- Menlo Park Townhouse
- Location
- San Francisco
- Architect
- John Lum Architecture
- Project Types
- Single Family
- Project Scope
- Renovation/Remodel
- Year Completed
- 2016
- Awards
- 2016 AIA - Local Awards
- Shared by
- John Lum
- Consultants
- Architect of Record: John Lum Architecture
- Project Status
- Built
Project Description
This radical remodel of an Eichler-era townhouse consisted of replacing a confusing floorplan with an open-concept design. A new sky-lit, steel staircase connecting all three levels, transforms the formerly dark interior into a sunlight-drenched space. The living room is now directly accessed from the main entry, and has been converted into an inviting lounge, with a view of the oak-studded backyard. The newly expanded kitchen and dining room, a half-story up, overlooks the living room and is now the center of the house for our client, a gourmet chef who enjoys entertaining.
At the third floor, the staircase connects the new master bedroom suite and two front bedrooms via a dramatic aluminum-grated landing/bridge. A separate bathroom and laundry room complete this floor. The weather damaged exterior was re-clad in vertical cedar, galvalume, and steel-troweled stucco recalling the mid-century providence but upping the architectural language to a more refined, contemporary palette.
