Creation: FLIP HOUSE

Description: Instead of selecting a new site or building a new home, the existing home was reinvented and reorganized for contemporary living. Contained largely within the existing envelope, this home was remodeled to suit the unique needs of a family with growing children in a dense urban culture. The open plan of the second floor allows the kitchen and living room space to look down into this den and outward to the striking city, bay, and garden vista beyond. Design incongruities like disconnected staircases were rationalized through recirculation.