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With a presence in three centuries, Christi Azevedo’s Victorian survived the quake of 1906 and served as a laundry before its rebirth as a well-lit hybrid of old and new. — Deborah Bishop

If there were a theme song for architect Christi Azevedo’s rehabilitation of the crumbling 1885 abode she purchased in San Francisco’s Mission District, it would have to be “Love the One You’re With.” Instead of an extreme makeover, the self-described modernist undertook a thoughtful refurbishment—–preserving trim, retaining the layout, making furniture from framing lumber excavated from the site, and fabricating new elements as needed. Musing on the Victorian hybrid that she shares with her partner, Katherine Catlos, Azevedo notes, “I think the world will look more and more like Blade Runner, where you have an old Chevy Nova as well as some crazy thing flying through the air. There’s room for both.”

Photo by: Dave Lauridsen

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Karen Anderson06.20.2010

Love the idea for the floors. I wonder how they are wearing?
Chris Murphy Fitzgerald06.28.2010

I love this look - am also wondering how they are wearing!
Stephen08.24.2010

This is the look I'm looking for for my floors. Can you tell me how it was done and how its working?
haunted house utah08.28.2010

An old kind of house would be really cool that if they turned it into a haunted house or something. I really think that it's great that old places like this are around. It really is awesome. I hope that things go well with this property. It really looks amazing!
Brenda Thompson08.30.2010

Thank goodness this building survived the fire and that you came along to revive it.
Maggie Shermna11.27.2010

I, too, love the kitchen flooring and am curious as to how it is wearing. Well, done renovation!
Juan_Ale04.12.2011

looks like Alex Delarge's bedroom

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