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City Treehouse

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The custom maple staircase creates a nautilus spanning the four stories of the home.
The custom maple staircase creates a nautilus spanning the four stories of the home.
The entry room displays an Aalto tank chair, Knoll grasshopper chair, Vladimir Kagen style sofa and art from Shepard Fairey, Eddie Colla and Hush.
The entry room displays an Aalto tank chair, Knoll grasshopper chair, Vladimir Kagen style sofa and art from Shepard Fairey, Eddie Colla and Hush.
A perfect place for a cocktail at the bottom of the staircase.
A perfect place for a cocktail at the bottom of the staircase.
A Cameroon feather hat and Artichoke lamp pop the zebrawood and onyx backsplash in the kitchen. A Bertazzoni stove and Elica hood evoke retro-modern contrasts.
A Cameroon feather hat and Artichoke lamp pop the zebrawood and onyx backsplash in the kitchen. A Bertazzoni stove and Elica hood evoke retro-modern contrasts.
The handcrafted acacia bar has a great view of Air City by Eddie Colla while African water-diviners look on.
The handcrafted acacia bar has a great view of Air City by Eddie Colla while African water-diviners look on.
Voyager by Eddie Colla can be seen on the streets of Paris and on a decaying wall at Salton Sea, but she is at home here.
Voyager by Eddie Colla can be seen on the streets of Paris and on a decaying wall at Salton Sea, but she is at home here.
Photography by Lisa Kristine and the home owner mix with a fur beanbag chair, Parisian style sofa, leather lounge and Vivienne Westwood/Malcom McClaren Buffalo Girl’s hat. Sutro Tower is in the distance.
Photography by Lisa Kristine and the home owner mix with a fur beanbag chair, Parisian style sofa, leather lounge and Vivienne Westwood/Malcom McClaren Buffalo Girl’s hat. Sutro Tower is in the distance.
The beanbag chair, Parisian style sofa and chair keep company with White Beggar by humanitarian photographer Lisa Kristine, and a Sicilian Moro head. Rococo chandeliers and African currency accessorize the space. The Bengal cats aren't interested.
The beanbag chair, Parisian style sofa and chair keep company with White Beggar by humanitarian photographer Lisa Kristine, and a Sicilian Moro head. Rococo chandeliers and African currency accessorize the space. The Bengal cats aren't interested.
At days end, the tree creates sculptural new forms against the hillside.
At days end, the tree creates sculptural new forms against the hillside.

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This tall and skinny supermodel of a home is on a steep hillside overlooking Twin Peaks in San Francisco. A 60' oak tree whose roots likely stretch to the nearby Mission District was preserved during the build and now provides shade, dappled views and a calming presence to the space. The limbs encircle the home and evoke longing in the owners' three Bengal cats. The four levels are reached by a circular wooden staircase that forms a spiral of good chi when seen from above.