Apartment Therapy San Francisco | Two Design Ideas from Envelope A+D

Two Design Ideas from Envelope A+D

Local architecture and design firm Envelop A+D's projects always leave us buzzing with interest, and this San Francisco home on Washington Street is no exception. The house's traditional exterior gives way to a dramatically airy space indoors, creating a clean backdrop for the family's extensive art collection. Two aspects of the minimalist interior immediately caught our eye - one being the glass encased shelving shown above...

We like that it delineates the library/study from the living area, but maintains the sense of openness prevalent throughout the rest of the home.
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The second design element we liked were the home's brightly painted closets. Yes, it's not exactly a new idea, but when paired with all white walls they add such a pop of interest (even the ever-so-subtle pink one below), that we had to share. You can see more images of this home and many more Envelope A+D projects at the firm's website.
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(Images: Envelope A+D)

Comments (7)

Gorgeous!

posted by lemonadefish on May 27th 2009 at 12:13pm
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Love those closets!!!

posted by bepsf on May 27th 2009 at 12:27pm
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I love the table and Chairs!

http://www.nest-living.com/collections/vitra-tables/products/jean-prouve-guridon-table-by-vitra/

posted by thetroll on May 27th 2009 at 1:33pm
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I love the design of the study/library space. I especially love the glass entry wall and bleached wood shelves. However, as much as I admire the space, it also reminds me of a well-designed retail shop.

posted by John H on May 27th 2009 at 1:38pm
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I'm with John. Love the library space and can see doing something similar with the glass bookcases, but I never would have guessed this was from a residence. It screams architectural firm resource library to me ... that may or may not be a bad thing.

posted by Indy Jeffrey on May 27th 2009 at 2:29pm
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I want a pale pink closet like that!

I painted the inside of my cabinet where I keep the garbage and dish soap glossy turquoise I have to say its quit fun to toss trash in that cabinet now.

posted by LoriSF on May 27th 2009 at 2:38pm
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The closets are pretty, but they're so obviously staged that they make me laugh.

posted by parhelia on May 27th 2009 at 5:36pm
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