New plans have been filed to construct two new homes with ADUs at 216 and 218 Montana Street in San Francisco’s Oceanview neighborhood. The project will replace an existing home and split the lot to create four dwelling units. Mr. Stephen Kong of SK Construction is listed as the property representative.
Nie Yang Architects is responsible for the design. Illustrations show a typical contemporary residential infill with articulation and a setback roof deck. The grey-tone exterior will be clad with stucco and wood trim. The ground level will feature a garage and hallway entering the additional dwelling. The primary residence will gain access to a backyard patio and two third-floor decks.
216 and 218 Montana Street elevations, illustration by Nie Yang Architects
216 Montana Street existing home, image by Google Street View
The two main units will have five bedrooms across roughly 2,900 square feet and a two-bedroom additional dwelling unit spanning a comfortable 1,110 square feet. Demolition will be required for the existing single-family home. The existing 0.14-acre lot will be subdivided in half.
City records show the property was sold in September 2021 for $1.1 million. Construction is expected to cost around $750,000. The timeline has yet to be established.
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charmless…..yes, new homes are good. boring and clunky design is inexcusable.
I hear you, but it’s not like any of the existing homes next to it have any “charm” either.
oh, ok…let’s make a charmless city designed by architects who have no vision or developed ideas of what a charming streetscape could look like.
Well until the city offers some architectural guidelines – I’ll take 4 charmless homes over 1 charmless homes any day
Honestly, I feel like most of the comments directed at aesthetics (charm or otherwise) are usually about color; ie. if the renderings were shown in “aquamarine blue” and “sunset orange” vs a neutral palette, 99% of the concern would immediately evaporate.
it’s not just “color”. The skill of designing a house requires having a proposition about architecture. The style, proportions, details all matter. Just assembling box shapes with punchout windows is the most pedantic way of enclosing space. The houses on the street certainly aren’t grand, but, they feel like “homes” not boxes. The dental modlings of one, pitched roofs (rain), and even some Hollywood glam detailing on another have style. I am not suggesting anyone of these or all of these…I just think that any decent architect might produce a “HOUSE” that feels and looks like a house, and, helps to create an urban landscape that has some charm. San Francisco has layers of rich architectural history including Bay Area Modern. Some nod to any of that richness is better than none.
So… color AND ornamentation?? All jokes aside, I think you nail it on the head; which is that the BA has a rich collection of styles from more than 150 years of building and architectural influences. That’s 100% why I think it’s completely subjective and not worth the effort to wish for something more “grand, decorative, Victorian, etc”
I am not sure I understand…..are you making an apology for no design thought because there are so many styles? I suggest that there is such a rich history that any respectable architect would want to create a dialogue and design something worth their time and creative effort. If not, why not just sell shoes.