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views and flow, and had little access to
the outdoors."
Located in the quiet residential area of
Golden Gate Heights, in San Francisco,
the home now highlights the unparalleled
panorama of the city, the Golden Bridge
and the Marin Headlands.
"The house had great bones," remembers
Lum. "The client was very open to new
ideas, giving us leeway to experiment
with interior finishes, materials and colors.
His eclectic taste added an element of
play, which we always try to achieve in
our designs."
Originally from Romania, the busy owner
has founded numerous companies, has
been an early-stage investor and is an
or the team of John Lum
Architecture, the challenge was
big. They had to completely
reimagine this 2,951-square-
foot, two-story home with three
bedrooms, inside and out. The owner,
a successful tech entrepreneur and art
aficionado, wanted to live in a space that
would allow him to accommodate large
gatherings while feeling intimate for every-
day living.
"The house was built in the 1950s, in a
midcentury modern style, custom, but
fairly conventional with 8-foot ceilings
and hollow-core doors," says John Lum,
founding principal at John Lum Architec-
ture. "While it had plenty of windows, the
floor plan was overly formal, restricting
