SHOTWELL IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST FLAT FRONT ITALIANTE VICTORIANS C. 1868. THE SHOTWELL HISTORIC DISTRICT IN THE MISSION WAS ONE OF THE FIRST “IDEAL” SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOODS IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS THE COMMISSIONER OF CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME. ONLY A FEW YEARS AFTER BEING BUILT, A HOUSING CRISIS PROPELLED THE PROPERTY INTO FORECLOSURE. IT WAS CONVERTED INTO 2 FLATS LIKE MANY EXPENSIVE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THE AREA.

THE CLIENT WAS LOOKING TO CREATE A FOREVER HOME FOR THEIR FAMILY. THEY ENVISIONED CONVERTING THE 2 FLATS BACK INTO ITS ORIGINAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME LAYOUT AND DIGGING OUT THE HILL THE HOME SAT ON TO CREATE A GARDEN LEVEL APARTMENT. 

SHOTWELL WAS INSPIRED BY THE CLIENT’S LOVE OF CASUAL LIVING & SURF CULTURE. WE WANTED TO HONOR THE VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE & RESTORE DETAILING THAT WAS LOST WHILE KEEPING IT A CASUAL FARMHOUSE, TRUE TO IT’S ROOTS. INTERJECTED ARE BOHO TOUCHES THAT KEEP IT COOL & QUIRKY.

A REAR ADDITION OVER AN EXISTING DECK ALLOWED FOR A SPACIOUS MASTER BEDROOM & BATHROOM ADDITION AS WELL AS A NEW ROOF DECK WITH CITY VIEWS. THE EXISTING REAR YARD SHED, ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE A BARN, WAS CONVERTED INTO A OFFICE OVERLOOKING AN IN GROUND “SPOOL”.