Thanks to a contemporary interior that she’s been updating for a decade, modern architect Abigail Turin has learned to love her traditional 1925 San Francisco home. Rather than indulge her impulse and strip away the home’s traditional flourishes, Turin embraced the dark in her striking living room—the deep paint is Le Corbusier’s 4320J from Les Couleurs Suisse. An iconic Arco lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos, Charles sofas by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, an Extra Big Shadow floor lamp by Marcel Wanders for Cappellini, and a painting over the marble fireplace by Martin Barré shed a little light.
The house retains its original white weatherboard cladding. New double doors, painted black to contrast the house’s neutral palette, open directly to a kitchen and dining space.
The building embraces sustainable practices, drawing on passive design elements like natural light and a living roof.
This Vancouver-based designer took an unused garage and turned it into a brilliant home office.
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