Union House
Union House combines old-world sophistication with elegant, contemporary design.
Union House is a 7-story boutique condominium on the border of the Pacific Heights and Russian Hill neighborhoods in San Francisco. Located at the corner of Van Ness Avenue and Union Street, the building steps down to mediate the scale between the medium density housing fabric on Van Ness and the more intimate scale of the buildings along Union. The sloped nature of the site created the opportunity for a grand entrance on Union, as well as prime corner retail space.
The design approach carves the building into individual blocks that nest within one another.
A warm colored precast concrete is combined with bronze colored panels to create a contemporary but contextual feel. The entranceway itself emphasizes grandeur, and has been subtly lit from a bronze canopy that extends out and over the sidewalk. Abundant glass allows the lobby chandelier to act as a beacon when viewed from the outside.
The lobby experience recreates the feeling of stepping inside the quiet grandeur of a European luxury hotel.
The double-height space is framed in panels of fumed eucalyptus. Some of the panels are are wrapped in off-white leather and clustered together.
Handel Architects' interiors approach recreates the feeling of stepping inside the quiet grandeur of a European luxury hotel.
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