Push Pull House

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Push Pull House

Push Pull House

The project is located in Miraloma, a unique part of San Francisco due to the meandering characteristic of its streets. Parallel lot lines intersect with the curving right-of-way at skewed angles resulting in a string of row houses with offset facades that push forward or pull back depending upon their relationship to the street. Push Pull House uses this simple move to create a language for the front and rear elevations of the home. Entry to the home is created by pulling back a portion of the first floor to locate the front door and garage. The pull of the entry is offset by the push of two wing walls that hold the lot line and establish the front yard and entry sequence. Wood slatted wing walls and an overhang establish a vertical datum from which rear façade elements either push or pull. Cantilevered wood decks at the first and second floor push out extending the interior living spaces to the rear yard while the main stucco façade pulls back. The interior organization of the home inverts the expected relationships by placing the primary public spaces of living, kitchen, dining on the upper floor to take advantage of the ocean and city views on the back of the home.