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Khashoggi Residence

Duplex Remodeling and Interior Design

San Francisco,California

 

Interior

before

after

Drawings

The original Pacific Heights duplex from the 40’s was claustrophobic.  It had small rooms and an exterior central atrium open to the sky which was functionally obsolete and constricted the spatial flow of the house.  By reclaiming that space for the interior, removing walls and creating openings, the kitchen, dining room and living room were combined into one great free-flowing living space, dominated by a huge central solarium.   The entry was expanded, the living room remodeled and the dining room opened up on three sides, with the fourth wall mirrored to visually expand the room.  The kitchen was redone with natural woods, stainless steel and tile, with a breakfast bar opening to the new family room created from the former atrium.