This project – a comprehensive interior remodel and penthouse addition, which opens to views of the Golden Gate and Alcatraz – thematizes the tension between its contemporary interior and historic exterior. The interior is a marriage of crisp, fluid geometries with modern interpretations of ornament and rich materiality. The original house was built in 1910, and underwent several remodels and an addition over the last century. The facade was restored to its original Edwardian austerity, and painted a monochrome gray to abstract its crisp restrained ornament. The roof was reworked and clad in zinc-coated copper to match the facade gray, resulting in a quiet and unified exterior that participates innocently in the contextual street fabric. Only a few mild surface disruptions at the entry and the roof hint at the active internal life of the 3500 sq. ft. house.