A Wurster Revival by Butler Armsden Architects
Butler Armsden Architects completely redesigned this 1939 William Wurster house situated in Pacific Heights, California.
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Description by Butler Armsden Architects
Originally designed by William Wurster and built in 1939 on a wide, high street in Pacific Heights, our client purchased this home to serve as a west coast outpost for his family who live primarily in New York but maintain homes around the world. The design was informed in part by a reading of “In Praise of Shadows” by Junichiro Tanizaki and became a synthesis of the early Wurster aesthetic, with a new palate of natural, pure and casually beautiful materials, punctuated by a global collection of art and objects.
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- by Matt Watts