San Francisco Modern Architecture
A guide to interesting homes and commercial buildings.
Residences

This house is almost impossible to notice - let alone find. Perhaps this is why the owners wished me luck on the project but did not want me to publish any information about it or its picture. Well, the facade of a house seen from a public street is up for grabs in my book. Anyhow this house is built into the rocks and whoever the architect was did an excellent job integrating it into the site. It looks as if great care was taken not to alter the landscape or cut down any more trees than necessary. The light and mailbox have a Arts and Crafts feel to them, yet the house appears to be a post and beam construction and much more contemporary than this period referenced in the fixtures. Given the surrounding buildings, which are somehow linked to this house by the ownership of the land, I would guess this home was built in the 1970s - maybe even the late 1960s. It is unfortunate that I could not get closer to get a better shot, but the siting in the trees makes it almost impossible to get a good vantage point. Lucky for the owners who so greatly value their privacy.