San Francisco, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 4,000 sf Architect: MIKE LARKIN Architecture & Urban Design General Contractor: William Pell Construction Located in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood, the Webster Residence was a combination rehabilitation and new construction effort located between two historic institutional buildings, the UCSF Health Sciences Library and the Temple Sherith […]

San Francisco, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 5,100 sf Architect: Butler Armsden Architects General Contractor: Dijeau-Poage Construction Originally constructed in 1902, the Cow Hollow Residence project involved a significant remodel and included a two-story rear addition to an existing four-story Craftsman. The project captured full use of the home’s existing basement by lowering the […]

Atherton, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 10,400 sf Architect: Aleck Wilson Architects General Contractor: Moroso Construction Designed as a family compound in the upscale community of Atherton, this multi-building residence consists of a main house, a separate pool cabana, and a garage. Architecturally the design takes inspiration from surrounding topography, with primary spaces framing […]

Portola Valley, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 4,600 sf Architect: Thayer Hopkins General Contractor: SEA Construction With the San Andreas Fault line running through the front yard—which contained liquefiable soils—FTF presented options to the project team that would make the house more disaster-resistant than code regulations required. Given the geotechnical and geological challenges of […]

Hillsborough, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 9,600 sf Architect: Studio VARA General Contractor: Dijeau-Poage Construction Re-interpreting an addition on the back of an older house in Hillsborough, the front half of the house was maintained, while the rear was thoroughly modernized down to the last detail. Following the basic form of the original house, […]

Menlo Park, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 5000 sf Architect: William Duff Architects General Contractor: Moderna Homes This two-story residence was built over a full height habitable basement and includes a large kitchen, family living room, formal living room, dining room, five bedrooms, and four bathrooms, plus a media room, and wine room. The […]

Orinda, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 6,844 sf Architect: Butler Armsden Architects General Contractor: Buestad Construction, Inc. The Project involves remodeling and a full seismic retrofit of an existing single-family residence located in the Orinda hills. The residence was originally built on a steep stabilized old landslide deposit. FTF collaborated closely with the architect […]

Marin County, CA Market:Single Family Residential Size: 6,500 sf Architect: Quezada Architects General Contractor: Nestler Construction New construction of an articulated modern house on the eastern slope of Mount Tamalpais. Extensive cuts into the hillside required 20-foot tall retaining walls, so that the large house would minimize visual impact on the hillside.