Dragon Hallway in the San Francisco Marina District

This was a typical San Francisco Row house with lots of little rooms and a long dark hallway. I wish I had a before shot, because it also had hideous spit-wad lumpy stucco and generally wasn't very attractive. (even though it was declared a historic gem by the junior league in the 1970s)

The client wanted a kitchen upgrade and some skylights...as well as a facelift for the front. He chose some nice details (such as the copper downspout and gutter, the hand made wrought iron balcony railing, and colorful tiles up the front stair) that really made this a nice project.

I, personally, was most excited by the transformation of the space by the dramatic roof monitors. It is important to note that the skylights/roof monitors are located in circulation spaces.  The light indirectly brightens the adjacent rooms.  Often when skylights are located in living areas the rooms are too bright and excess light can become annoying.