Polishing a Hidden Gem: A radical makeover brings visibility to a new restaurant tucked away in an obscure corner of the city, while maintaining a sense of discovery for diners.
Just a few years ago, the idea of planting a hip, upscale restaurant on a sleepy alley in San Francisco's China Basin neighborhood might have seemed nuts.
Designed for a San Francisco couple and their six children with ages ranging from high school to college, the project is located on a 20-acre site with ocean and mountain views, about five miles inland from the Pacific Ocean.
Those of us from Northern California can attest to the fact that one of the most beautiful beaches in the world is located about 20 miles north of San Francisco—Stinson Beach. It’s a little wilder than most—windy and often foggy.
“This project was a study in urban bachelor-pad living,” says architect Cass Calder Smith of a two-story San Francisco house he built for a single 30-something.
“This project was a study in urban bachelor-pad living,” says architect Cass Calder Smith of a two-story San Francisco house he built for a single 30-something.
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