Edmonds + Lee creates white Switchback House for sloped street in San Francisco
The founders of US firm Edmonds + Lee Architects designed this urban dwelling for themselves, including a bright white facade, a slanted roof and retractable glass walls.
Located in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighbourhood, the Switchback House sits on a steep road lined with low-scale dwellings. The site was formerly occupied by a modest, one-storey house.
Vivian Lee and Robert Edmonds, a married couple and founding partners of local firm Edmonds + Lee Architects, designed the home for themselves and their two young children.
Rather than occupying the full residence, they opted to divide the three-storey building into two discrete units. The upper floors are used by the family, while the bottom level is leased to a tenant.
"The lower floor can be ? and currently is used as ? an income-producing rental, but the house is designed flexibly enough that the owners can turn the structure back into a single-family home," the studio said.
The duplex is clad in white, pre-manufactured trim boards, with the street-facing elevation featuring a large expanse of dark glass. A rectilinear volume protrudes from the front of the residence, providing a contrast to the home's sharply slanted roof.
Inside, the architects placed on emphasis on quality over quantity. "Working as not only their own clients but also their own developers, they were able to avoid the typical market-driven pressure of maximising square feet and instead focus on qualitative issues," the stu...
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