The stringers are C12x21's and the treads and landings are McNichols aluminum bar grating. The light from the skylight comes down through the landing to light the entry.

"...After gutting the building, the architect used its structural signature - three big bowstring trusses - as built-in sculpture, exposing them where possible..."

Suset Magazine - Western Home Awards October 1989

Bill and Kevin built the Powell St. house for the Martins in 1987. This was the first in a string of houses the Martins commissioned from Bill Leddy of LMS Architects (formerly Tanner and Van Dine). The Powell St. house recieved all sorts of recognition at the time (as they all have), and by one of those incredible quirks of happenstance, the house now belongs to another client, Kit Hinrichs of Pentagram. The fledgling construction company that Bill and Kevin were affiliated with went out of business executing the expensive and time-consuming detailing, but all these years later, it still looks crisp and modern in the photos.
MARTIN ONE - 2135 Powell St. San Francisco CA
Client David and Kathy Martin
Architect Bill Leddy - Tanner and Van Dine lmsarch.com
Published/Awards San Francisco Image Magazine - October 4, 1987
Abitare - November, 1988
Sunset Magazine - Honor Award - Western Home Awards - October 1989
Construction Cost $230,000
Schedule/Completion Ten Months, 1987
Key Materials/Suppliers Bonelli Windows bonelli.com
McNichols, mcnichols.com,
Photography Bill Leddy

 

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