Capp

Set within a residential neighborhood in San Francisco’s Mission District, this four-unit development takes its architectural cues from the surrounding homes. Bay windows, wood siding and double-hung wood windows establish a familiar street presence, with a scale and rhythm that connect the building to its Victorian neighbors.

Inside, the design departs from the compartmentalized rooms of its historic counterparts. Each three-bedroom home combines an open floor plan with generous, light-filled rooms and double-height spaces that create vertical relief within the long, narrow layouts. Daylight enters each unit from three sides, enhancing the sense of openness and bringing changing light into the interiors throughout the day.

The living rooms and primary bedrooms face west along a quiet rear alley, capturing afternoon sun while placing these principal spaces away from busy Capp Street. This orientation makes the calmer rear frontage central to the experience of each home, offering a welcome retreat from the activity of the street.

The project pairs a contextually responsive exterior with contemporary interiors, adding four family-sized homes that carry forward the neighborhood’s architectural traditions while introducing a more open and expansive way of living within.