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The recent history of Janna Stark's San Francisco flat, located in an 1890's Victorian house, is literally burned into the wall.
After the interior of the house was completely gutted by a fire in 2006, Stark decided to modernize it—but she wanted to retain an element of the past as well. "I was looking for some way to keep the memory of the fire intact and not just forget about what happened at this pivotal moment in my life," says Stark, a trend consultant.
Local architects Hulett Jones and Paul Haydu of jones | haydu sliced some of the house's charred framing into strips, revealing the intricate patterning of the old-growth beams. Used for interior paneling, the wood—with its burned edges—brings an unexpected texture to the newly streamlined open space. "And the exterior walls have been upgraded to their proper fire rating," notes Jones.
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I love the way the re-sawn studs are bookmatched around the corner. To have all those miters line up plumb and straight is a great feat of craftsmanship. Would be great to honor the ones who execute such fine design!
The contractors who made this happen are Moses Jones and Gus Mendonca at Webbe Jones Joinery. Incredible craftsmen and craftsmanship. There weren't enough studs to cover the entire wall; they were the ones who painstakingly planed and sliced each stud into thirds so that we'd have enough, and then butterflied them lengthwise at the corners.
Amazing craftmanship. You don't see that kind of work too much anymore.
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