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Pacific Heights Residence

A four-storey Edwardian reordered around light: a new stair hall, quieted material palette and a floor plan that finally matches how the family lives.

Open oak staircase with a slim steel rail in a light-filled entry hall

The project

The house had been divided and re-divided over a century of ownership. Our first act was subtraction: removing three later partitions to recover the original room proportions and open a single vertical route through the plan.

A restrained palette — plaster, honed limestone, rift oak, blackened steel — carries from the entry to the top floor, so the eye reads the house as one building rather than four stacked apartments.

We managed the build end to end, coordinating structural work, permitting and fifteen trades against a fixed move-in date.

Open oak staircase with a slim steel rail in a light-filled entry hall
The new stair hall draws daylight from the roof down to the entry.
Floor-to-ceiling oak cabinetry with integrated open shelving
Full-height millwork absorbs storage so the rooms stay quiet.
Stone, oak, brushed metal and linen material samples on a plaster surface
A five-material palette held across every floor of the house.

Next step

Begin with a complimentary in-home consultation

Ninety minutes in your home to talk through scope, sequencing and budget. No cost, no obligation.