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Project posted by BLUE TRUCK STUDIO

20th Street Lightwell

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Location
San Francisco, California
Year
2015
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Like many San Francisco houses, 20th Street Lightwell had a zero lot line and no windows on the side. Blue Truck Studio completely gutted the interior for an extensive renovation and created an open floor plan on the top level for an airy and spacious feel.
Like many San Francisco houses, 20th Street Lightwell had a zero lot line and no windows on the side. Blue Truck Studio completely gutted the interior for an extensive renovation and created an open floor plan on the top level for an airy and spacious feel.
Typical of San Francisco real estate, the lot is longer than it is wide, so the home is long. Prior to the renovation, it had also been oddly partitioned. Blue Truck Studio opened the space for an airy and spacious feel.
Typical of San Francisco real estate, the lot is longer than it is wide, so the home is long. Prior to the renovation, it had also been oddly partitioned. Blue Truck Studio opened the space for an airy and spacious feel.
White floor-to-ceiling length cabinets provide plenty of room to hide kitchen clutter.
White floor-to-ceiling length cabinets provide plenty of room to hide kitchen clutter.
A minimalist approach to the interior architecture by Blue Truck Studio, along with neutral-colored furnishings create a calm interior.
A minimalist approach to the interior architecture by Blue Truck Studio, along with neutral-colored furnishings create a calm interior.
Central to the renovation is a dramatic skylight opening and a perforated steel staircase that lets light through. Blue Truck Studio took inspiration from the works of James Turrell to create this light well.
Central to the renovation is a dramatic skylight opening and a perforated steel staircase that lets light through. Blue Truck Studio took inspiration from the works of James Turrell to create this light well.
"It’s an amazing play of light and space," says Blue Truck Studio architect Peter Liang of Turrell's work. "So that drove this desire to have a central skylight that would light into the core of the building and how that might play out on each level with pattern and color."
"It’s an amazing play of light and space," says Blue Truck Studio architect Peter Liang of Turrell's work. "So that drove this desire to have a central skylight that would light into the core of the building and how that might play out on each level with pattern and color."
A spacious renovated master suite occupies the second level of the home.
A spacious renovated master suite occupies the second level of the home.
The renovated master bathroom features simple forms.
The renovated master bathroom features simple forms.
Glass walls let light deep into the home. While glass may seem like an unusual choice for the walls of a bathroom, the couple who live in this home don't mind at all.
Glass walls let light deep into the home. While glass may seem like an unusual choice for the walls of a bathroom, the couple who live in this home don't mind at all.
A night view.
A night view.

Details

Square Feet
3000
Bedrooms
3
Full Baths
2

Credits

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Architect
Interior Design
Eve Forbord Petrucci/DZINE
Builder
Jonathan Herrera/ Post and Lintel Construction
Photographer
David Matheson/ Eszter + David

From BLUE TRUCK STUDIO

Marred by odd renovations and a curious lack of bedrooms, this original house was also unfortunately dark and overly partitioned. Inspired by the light-and-space works of James Turrell, Blue Truck Studio created a central core for light featuring a perforated steel staircase and a dramatic skylight opening.

Gutting the interior, the studio designed an open-plan top level, a master bedroom suite on the second floor, and a lower level with two additional rooms. Open spaces and minimalist architecture allow natural light to permeate the home throughout the day.

Photography by David Matheson/ Eszter + David