Xiao – Yen’s House by Craig Steely Architecture

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A house with a more open plan for work and living, a sod roof, and a glass penthouse with the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.

Architect: Craig Steely Architecture
Location: San Francisco, California
Photography: Bruce Damonte

The extensive remodel of the house began by tearing away the substandard remodeling that had taken place over the past 100 years and replacing it with spaces more appropriate to the client’s program.

These included a more open plan for work and living, a sod roof, and a glass penthouse with the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.

The steel exoskeleton is part of a seismic upgrade that doesn’t tear the existing building apart. It also supports decks on 2 floors and a pack a bi-facial solar panels.

A view of the second floor of the house with a glass penthouse and the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.
A view of the second floor of the house wuth a glass penthouse and the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.
A glass-enclosed home office at the roof with an expansive view of the city.
A glass-enclosed home office at the roof with an expansive view of the city.
A view of bi-facial solar panels at the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.
A view of bi-facial solar panels at the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.
The steel exoskeleton is part of a seismic upgrade that doesn’t tear the existing building apart.
The steel exoskeleton is part of a seismic upgrade that doesn’t tear the existing building apart.
The steel exoskeleton also supports decks on 2 floors and a pack a bi-facial solar panels.
The steel exoskeleton also supports decks on 2 floors and a pack a bi-facial solar panels.
A house with a more open plan for work and living, a sod roof, and a glass penthouse with the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.
A house with a more open plan for work and living, a sod roof, and a glass penthouse with the roof supported by a steel exoskeleton.

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