Built to stay
Set among the trees with views of the Pacific and the Golden Gate, this inherited 1960s ranch came with real constraints. Steep grades, long stair runs, and aging systems required a full structural rethink. The 2,500-square-foot remodel reorganizes circulation, integrates discreet lifts, and embeds universal design within a restrained, Japanese-influenced framework built for aging in place.
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Rift-sawn white oak runs seamlessly from ceiling to cabinetry. The sloped ceiling left no room for error. Every skylight, hood, and panel had to land just right. Porcelain backsplash, remote uppers, and a pot rack built for a cook with the garden just outside.
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Slatted oak rails, tuned to Japanese-influenced detailing, move cleanly across changing angles. A bronze grab bar, cast like a tree branch, offers support while staying visually quiet.
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A discreet platform lift now carries Roberta from garage to front entry, eliminating the once-daunting stairs. The home remains familiar, just better prepared for the years ahead.
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A MODERN COMPOSURE ON 21ST
A dated San Francisco Craftsman gave way to a complete rebuild, beginning with excavation and a new foundation to establish the home’s expanded footprint. The new structure embraces a modern vocabulary of glass, steel, cedar, and oak, creating a striking composition designed for contemporary living.
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Set behind a full-height glazed wall, the floating steel-and-glass stair only looks simple. Concealed structure, tuned anchoring, vibration control, and exact alignment make the illusion work.
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The floor-to-ceiling glass is recessed into the finished drywall above and a precision floor channel below. Tight tolerances and movement joints keep the panel aligned with the millwork over time.
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A custom perforated steel screen rises beside the floating stair, its pattern and alignment held to tight tolerances so the whole assembly reads clean and resolved.
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THE VISTA HOUSE IN PORTOLA VALLEY
Designed for a family with four young boys, this 4500 sqft Portola Valley home unfolds in a series of calm, expansive volumes that draw the landscape inward. A cadence of vaulted ceilings and floor-height glazing creates intimate vignettes of the valley, balanced by the grounded presence of poured-in-place concrete and crisp lines. The transformation extends outdoors, where a new pool, pool house, and layered plantings knit the home more closely to its site.
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The interior concrete floor carries cleanly into the landscape. A flush lift-and-slide threshold, coordinated through slab alignment, concealed structure, and hidden drainage, creates an uninterrupted indoor-outdoor connection.
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The pool, terrace, and garden sit on a single plane, held by exact grading and discreet drainage. A reinforced, full-width opening allows the pool house to open completely to the landscape.
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What looks monolithic relies on precision; tight slab layout, clean miters, and a dead-true substrate. Frameless glass is set into minimal channels, supported by exact waterproofing and structure behind the walls.
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THE 10-foot descent in bernal heights
A full rebuild transformed this 1200-square-foot row house into a three-story home anchored by a new sub-grade garage and extended footprint. The interior was completely re-planned, allowing every room to shift into a more intentional relationship with light and landscape. Steel bi-fold doors, a rooftop hot tub connected to the master suite, and a rope floor in the kid’s room create moments where structure, craft, and play intersect.
FEATURED IN ONE KINDESIGN + BY THE KRISHNAN TEAM
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Rebuilt for indoor–outdoor living, this Bernal Heights kitchen opens fully to the garden through an oversized bi-fold door. Structural reframing, coordinated elevations, and integrated drainage eliminate the typical step-downs found in older SF homes.
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A multi-story chandelier spans the home made possible by structural reinforcement, concealed electrical routing, and precise pendant alignment.
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The rope loft may look playful, but it’s anchored into reinforced ceiling framing designed to handle real, dynamic load; kids climbing, swinging, and hanging from multiple points, while keeping the structure safe and absolutely solid.
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