A compound for a multigenerational family, integrated into the landscape. The design process was monitored through five hearings with the Design Review Board, with adherence to the land development and design guidelines verified at every step.
The building is to be a “California home with a Korean heart.”
South-facing window walls balanced by shades and cantilevered roof decks to exclude direct sunlight and control solar gain.
Distinct levels between common rooms with ramps maintain wheelchair accessibility.
Built-in shelves, plinths, and niches for sacred objects important to the client’s culture.
Most interior and exterior lighting is linear LED
Main Residence: 7354 s.f.
Garage & Guesthouse: 2395 s.f.
Lot area: 3.86 acres
Homeland area (buildable zone): 1.0 acres
All heating and cooling is provided through high efficiency, locally distributed electric heat pumps.
The design of all roof overhangs designed so that minimal direct sunlight penetration is allowed into the home during the hottest months of the year. Cooling loads are reduced as well through the use of vertical cedar wood sun screens.
The ground plane structure of both the house and guest house is a thermal mass
Bio Mark English Architects is located in the Potrero Design District San Francisco.
Our practice is built on providing design that is sustainable because it is sensible and flexible, built to last. We have been providing beautifully tailored homes, work and entertainment spaces since 1992.
Mark English, AIA, is principal. A Bay Area native, he offers a designer’s sense of artistry supported by practical knowledge gained from years of direct hands-on building experience. Mark earned a bachelor of architecture degree at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
