Sculptor/artist Agelio Batle lives with his wife and two sons in a live-work space on Potrero Hill. It's a two-story home that was originally a Victorian, but had been altered over the years. After working with architects Ned White and Derek Paprocki, the result is "industrial meets domestic" -- with green touches such as cork floors, passive solar heating, water-based paints, and a fantastic kitchen cabinet made of salvaged pieces.
Batles' Potrero Hill Home Echoes the Past
San Francisco Chronicle: 11.26.08
• Zahid Sardar's article is here: Batles' Potrero Home Echoes the Past
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coolest kitchen salvage kitchen cabinet ever.
view paintitbright's profile
Agree. And the "living edge" windowsill made of fir is awesome. What a great space to foster creativity!
view madsarah's profile
Isn't it amazing how a modern family of 4 can actually survive in less than 1000 sq/ft of living space...
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What has happened to the exterior? Looks like a warehouse... and not in a good way!
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Re: "What has happened to the exterior? Looks like a warehouse... and not in a good way!"
"...To the south are small, peaked Victorians built for working-class families, and to the north are warehouses and factory buildings where those families presumably had jobs.
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In fact, the two-story building, which had started out as a Victorian, was a bit of a mess. It had been altered over time; marring its exterior were stucco and cheap plywood siding, an ugly front door, misaligned windows of varied shapes and sizes, and security grills."
Personally, I like the exterior (might feel differently if the whole block were like this, but it's not). It's a mixed-use neighbourhood, and so fits right in. And it definitely sounds like an improvement over what was there!
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Potrero Hill used to be a dump of a neighborhood. Depressing in every way, but affordable. Since about 2000, it's undergone and amazing gentrification. It's now next to impossible to get even a run-down home in desperate need of a roof for under $500,000. I think they've done a great job with what was very likely one of those "seen better days about eight decades ago" homes.
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What an amazing home and workspace! It is always an inspiration to see the homes of artists.
view jacasi's profile
this must inspire so much creativity! It's wonderful!
view amelie de lune 's profile
I love the front, this is an example of mixing well modernization but not over board and using responsible materials..good job.
view LoriSF's profile
very cool
view montreal modern's profile
gorgeous! I love that he was the highest bidder on the lamp he made for a school auction.
view glightly's profile
The exterior is the best part. Maybe it isn't twee enough for some here.
view sfdoddsy's profile
Agreed. The exterior is well done. Perhaps too modernist for some.
view famewhore's profile
that bathroom sink is spectacular.
any idea if it's a specific model or a custom job?
view darlingcaro's profile
I would move in.
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