Flower House, A house for a family located in a converted neighborhood corner store.
© Darren Bradley
We embraced adapting and reusing the architecture rather than demolishing the existing, celebrating the building’s history and location.
© Darren Bradley
Creative solutions for living optimized the existing structure. Our reimagining of the building doesn’t obliterate the past, but it isn’t subservient to it either.
© Darren Bradley
Space in the open plan is demarcated inside and outside of a free-standing flower-shaped tower. Furniture and art selection by Studio Ahead.
Project Info
Architects: Craig Steely Architecture
Country: United States, San Francisco
Year: 2023
Photographs: Darren Bradley
Design Team: Craig Steely Architecture
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