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“It’s very similar to what you’d see for corn storage,” the homeowner says of the custom designed stairwell screen. On the landing, a long vertical window frames a picturesque view of the property. As a passageway that you would typically walk through quickly, the design details in the stairwell create an experience where you instead stop and linger.
“It’s very similar to what you’d see for corn storage,” the homeowner says of the custom designed stairwell screen. On the landing, a long vertical window frames a picturesque view of the property. As a passageway that you would typically walk through quickly, the design details in the stairwell create an experience where you instead stop and linger.
With the new stair orientation, there’s room for closets in the nearby bedroom and at the entry.
With the new stair orientation, there’s room for closets in the nearby bedroom and at the entry.
Now, floor to ceiling slats define the staircase. The pendant light is from Flos.
Now, floor to ceiling slats define the staircase. The pendant light is from Flos.
An English Sycamore partition wall allows light to spread into the shower room tucked behind it.
An English Sycamore partition wall allows light to spread into the shower room tucked behind it.
SF Historic Renovation
SF Historic Renovation
A tall wall was built to hide the stairway.
A tall wall was built to hide the stairway.
Stairs
Stairs
Burns commissioned New York City–based firm MESH Architecture to remodel the residence in 2008. Since the property was flanked by homes on both sides, the team designed an interior courtyard, which allowed the home to more easily connect with the outdoors.
Burns commissioned New York City–based firm MESH Architecture to remodel the residence in 2008. Since the property was flanked by homes on both sides, the team designed an interior courtyard, which allowed the home to more easily connect with the outdoors.