Golden Gate Park Residence
A 1920 Edwardian top floor flat across from Golden Gate Park in San Francisco's Inner Richmond district was thoroughly reimagined as a modern twenty-first century residence. A complete down-to-the studs renovation allowed walls to be removed to create openness and flow between living room, dining room, and kitchen, and to take advantage of the ample natural southern exposures that look out into the tree line of Golden Gate Park. A corner property, the light-filled residence also benefits from significant western and northern exposures. Two of the original three bedrooms were combined to create a master suite, with bedroom, office, and master bath. Project architect was Eliot Sutro of Sutro Architects with structural engineering by Jon Brody - Jon Brody Engineers. General Contractor - Clayton Timbrell of Clayton Timbrell & Company, all in San Francisco.

New double-paned windows and casements were manufactured to fit into the existing window design to match with the flat below. Solar shades are hidden above for privacy at night and light filtering during the day. Linear diffusers for the new HVAC system were installed above all of the windows in public parts of the home.

The original brick fireplace was removed from the space in front of where the monitor currently hangs. Prior to renovation, the residence had coved ceilings, heavy wood mouldings, and original un-insulated plaster walls. All the exterior walls were insulated with spray foam for both energy efficiency and sound dampening before new dry wall was installed.
- Eliot Sutro, Sutro Architects
- Eliot Sutro, Sutro Architects and Homeowner
- Clayton Timbrell, Clayton Timbrell & Co.
- Nick Salazar