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Tire company warehouse loft conversion in SoMa

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CCS Architecture is best known for their modernist creations and interior design firm Woodson & Woodson Interior Design, is not linked to a particular style, but has work that is more traditional in nature. What happens when the two work on a South of Market condominium in San Francisco is an electric combination of aesthetics. The concrete building was originally built in 1926 as a warehouse for the B.F. Goodrich tire company. Although the building was turned into condos in 1996, it retains metal factory-style windows, exposed ductwork and concrete walls and pillars. Via

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The homeowners relocated from a larger, more traditional home. Smith chose celebrate the existing style, but reorganize the spaces around a central core. The effect is a doughnut shape where most of the living and entertaining space is in the ring, while the hole, or core, contains office spaces, workout areas, bathrooms and closets. โ€œWe chose to put the rooms that donโ€™t require as much light in the center,โ€ says Smith. โ€œThe rooms where people gather, like the kitchen and dining room, are built around that.โ€

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The dining room is framed by two large metal support beams. Smith wouldn’t have it any other way. “I like how they define the space,” he says.

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The homeowner says that, in her former residence, she had a set of Chippendale chairs around a dining room table. The chairs didnโ€™t work here, so she and Woodson purchased a set of Chippendale-style chairs and had them lacquered, giving the traditional style a fun update.

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Smith chose to do the kitchen cabinets and countertops in a muted shade in order to have the area blend into the open space plan. โ€œBecause itโ€™s so visible, I didnโ€™t want it to stand out as a separate room,โ€ he says.

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The media room is outfitted with four swiveling chairs. They can remain stationary for conversation, or turned toward the television or the living room.

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The master bedroom shows how two styles can live in harmony. The baroque bed is flanked by two metal nightstands and sits in front of sleek cabinetry.

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Photos: Paul Dyer & Courtesy of CSS Architecture

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