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This weekend, the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects is hosting their Living Home Tours event.
“The tour aims to shine a little light on a wide variety of architectural styles, neighborhoods and residences – all from the architect’s point of view (most of which will be on hand to answer all your questions). This is a great way to get an inside look into the world of distinctive and new residences in the city,” writes CurbedSF.
One of the homes on Sunday’s tour is the “Eddie House” here in the Richmond District, designed by Mimi Chen of Three Legged Pig Design:
EDDIE is an updated and contemporary version of Edward, retaining the scale and solid bones of the existing home, yet mixing surprising new materials, forms, and sustainable features to reflect our modern times. The project consisted of a complete remodel of the interior as well as a three- story, 1,100 sq ft addition to the back of the property. The structure was seismically upgraded and the new ground floor concrete with radiant heating was polished minimally to create a unique finished floor. Eddie’s backyard contains an urban garden.
The EDDIE got a story in the Chronicle yesterday, where principal architect Mimi Chen was interviewed about what inspired her to “usher Eddie’s decrepit lot into the world of modern architecture.”
But even more important than Eddie’s conservation of space is its conservation of energy and resources. The Eddie House is a highly sustainable home, and it demonstrates just how successful and sleek a do-it-yourself lifestyle can be. For instance, solar panels provide virtually unlimited hot running water; the expanded garage serves as a fully functional work shed; and a tract of grass on the building’s roof hosts mother-daughter picnic lunches. – SF Chronicle
If you’re eager to tour Eddie, you can purchase a ticket to the AIA Living Home Tours online ($70 for AIA members, $85 for non members | $50 for students and bikers). Ticket price also includes a tour of the four other homes on Sunday’s Living Home Tours itinerary.
Sarah B.
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The Eddie’s backyard garden. Photo by GTODD Photography
I’m glad people in the ‘hood decide to take on such projects. Hopefully, neighbors and NIMBYs didn’t pose too much of a detriment to this and future projects. Its location at 167 16th Ave is an expected place for such a modern home, but I like it.
This sounds very interesting, HOWEVER, $85 dollars for the tour? Did I misunderstand something?
If that is true, it’s simply insane.
Love to see it, but not at that price!
The price includes all the homes on the Sunday tour itinerary (not just the Eddie).
Sarah B.
I’m with you on the price of admission. It’s viewing a house as-if it were on sale, but requires payment for entry and information about where it is. If you’ve ever hung out with architects, they’re the snobbiest bunch, so I totally see how charging money for admission satiates their egos on design. Look for the rimmed glasses, dress shirt and jeans, and a sling briefcase/bag of some sort, and you’ll have spotted the designer.
You don’t say where it is!
@stoirin – It’s open as part of the AIA Living Home Tours event (http://aiasf.org/programs/home-tours/2012-san-francisco). You have to buy a ticket to the event to see the house.
Sarah B.