{"id":21233,"date":"2015-11-08T13:38:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-08T18:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/?p=21233"},"modified":"2015-11-08T13:38:15","modified_gmt":"2015-11-08T18:38:15","slug":"noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/","title":{"rendered":"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA"},"content":{"rendered":"
A research scientist with an eye for detail approached Studio VARA with a modest vision and a couple of basic practical needs: First, transform a 1908 Noe Valley cottage\u2013 with a history of subpar alterations \u2013 into a cohesive modern dwelling. Second, provide an enclosed garage in a neighborhood with tough parking. The result is a quiet house of 3500 sq. ft. with two distinct faces; one that provides privacy from urban street traffic, and another that opens up to expansive Bay views. <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
Traces of the original cottage are preserved in the massing and circulation of the final building. The grand stair marks the separation between public spaces to the south and private spaces to the north. The new garage is incorporated into the \u201cpublic\u201d massing, with guest suites both above and below. To the north, the open living area at the heart of the home expands past the folding window wall to the east-facing deck beyond, where one can bask in the panoramic views of the City and East Bay, or contemplate the juxtaposition of urban and natural in the garden below. Above this main space is the master suite, which takes advantage of even grander views through both framed openings and a lofty private deck. From inside to outside, the architectural\/engineering team provided full-services every step of the way, from initial concepts to final completion in 2013: City planning, building permits, and all phases of design and construction oversight, including architecture, interiors, furnishings, landscape, and lighting. The team consistently worked toward creating a calm and peaceful retreat, with a balance of restraint and supple details sure to be appreciated by a client with a discerning eye. The project\u2019s success lies in the judicious use of these carefully executed \u201cmoments\u201d \u2013natural wood screening at the master bedroom window which reinterprets an existing invasive tree; a wall of custom cabinetry that unifies the kitchen and living room, clad in veneer hand-picked by the client; the dance of metal and glass on the main stair guardrail; the subtle palette of \u201cwarm\u201d mixed with \u201ccool\u201d that recurs in both tone and materials: wood juxtaposed with glass, metal against stone. <\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNoe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t\t
A research scientist with an eye for detail approached Studio VARA with a modest vision and a couple of basic practical needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,25],"tags":[26,28,49,1299],"class_list":["post-21233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-residences","category-architecture","tag-architecture-2","tag-interior","tag-residence-2","tag-studio-vara"],"yoast_head":"\n
Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA - Sohomod Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A research scientist with an eye for detail approached Studio VARA with a modest vision and a couple of basic practical needs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sohomod Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-11-08T18:38:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-11.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sohomod Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sohomod Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sohomod Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7e99b6d4476b10176452ebc661289619\"},\"headline\":\"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-08T18:38:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":378,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/11\\\/noe-11.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"architecture\",\"interior\",\"residence\",\"Studio VARA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Residences\",\"Architecture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/\",\"name\":\"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA - Sohomod Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/11\\\/noe-11.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-08T18:38:15+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7e99b6d4476b10176452ebc661289619\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/11\\\/noe-11.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/11\\\/noe-11.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sohomod Blog\",\"description\":\"Sohomod Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7e99b6d4476b10176452ebc661289619\",\"name\":\"Sohomod Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/cropped-logo-soho.jpg9aa4e0ebbd96f654b1b72ff4972920e4\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/cropped-logo-soho.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/cropped-logo-soho.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Sohomod Team\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.sohomod.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/sohomod\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA - Sohomod Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA","og_description":"A research scientist with an eye for detail approached Studio VARA with a modest vision and a couple of basic practical needs.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/","og_site_name":"Sohomod Blog","article_published_time":"2015-11-08T18:38:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-11.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sohomod Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sohomod Team","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/"},"author":{"name":"Sohomod Team","@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7e99b6d4476b10176452ebc661289619"},"headline":"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA","datePublished":"2015-11-08T18:38:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/"},"wordCount":378,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-11.jpg","keywords":["architecture","interior","residence","Studio VARA"],"articleSection":["Residences","Architecture"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/","url":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/","name":"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA - Sohomod Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-11.jpg","datePublished":"2015-11-08T18:38:15+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7e99b6d4476b10176452ebc661289619"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-11.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-11.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/noe-residence-in-san-francisco-california-by-studio-vara\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Noe Residence in San Francisco, California by Studio VARA"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/","name":"Sohomod Blog","description":"Sohomod Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7e99b6d4476b10176452ebc661289619","name":"Sohomod Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cropped-logo-soho.jpg9aa4e0ebbd96f654b1b72ff4972920e4","url":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cropped-logo-soho.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/cropped-logo-soho.jpg","caption":"Sohomod Team"},"url":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/author\/sohomod\/"}]}},"authors":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-1.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-2.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-3.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-4.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-5.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-6.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-7.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-8.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"Noe](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-9.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-10.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-11.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-12.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noe-13.jpg\")
\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"