AURAX

Built  |  2026  |  Noe Valley, San Francisco

Gathered

A warm, wood-lined family level in a historic Victorian, made for craft, music, wine and film.

The remodeled level of a San Francisco Victorian: a deep sofa beside an oak-lined window bay, with a lit piano wall of oak shelves and cabinets beyond

The family asked for a place where their kids could make and create, and where they could share a glass of wine and settle in to watch a film. They wanted it warm, cozy, and full of wood.

It also had to belong to the house. This is a historic Victorian, and the new level needed to feel connected to the original building rather than set apart from it. The design stays modern and comfortable, while the original house’s baseboards and crown moulding carry through, tying it to the rest of the home.

Light oak runs through the space: a wall of shelves and cabinets frames the piano, a curved niche holds a bar and a collection of blown glass, and a slatted panel slides aside to reveal the wine. A craft nook sits beneath its own window, close to the family room.

A second phase, an addition and a further interior remodel, is next.

Location
Noe Valley, San Francisco
Type
Interior remodel, historic Victorian
Program
Family room, craft nook, piano wall, bar, wine storage, bathroom
Status
Built, 2026. Phase two, an addition and interior remodel, is next.
Design
AURAX, Maryam Nassajian
Photography
Maryam Nassajian
Deep sofa facing three windows to a planted wall, framed by a light oak surround with a soft line of light and an arched bookshelf
An arched oak bookshelf and a hidden flush door, opening to a craft nook and the piano wall beyond
Children’s craft nook beneath a window, wrapped in oak with built-in cabinets and shelving
Kitchenette with oak cabinetry, brass pulls and faucet, a stone backsplash with under-cabinet lighting and glass shelves on brass brackets
Family room with a deep sofa, a slatted oak screen and a kitchenette, opening through glass sliding doors to the courtyard, beside an oak-clad wall with a lit reveal
Oak cabinet beside a short flight of oak steps and a slatted wall
Bar niche with a curved oak surround, glass shelves for a collection of blown glass, and a sink
Upright piano set into an oak wall of shelves and cabinets, with steps up and a curved bar niche beyond
Slatted oak panel slid aside to reveal a wine refrigerator
The slatted oak panel closed, concealing the wine storage
Shower in deep green vertical tile with a brass rain head and hand shower
Bathroom with deep green glazed tile, a fluted oak double vanity and brass fixtures

Before

The level as it was

The level before the remodel: a drop ceiling, tile flooring and a living area with a sectional sofa
Before
The level before the remodel: a small kitchen and dining area under a drop ceiling
Before

During construction

From the frame up

The level stripped to its studs and ceiling joists, looking down its length past a row of windows
Stripped to the frame
The window wall opened to its framing, with old ductwork and wiring exposed
The window wall opened up
The new glass door and three windows framed by an oak surround, beside the arched bookshelf
New door and windows in their oak surround
The curved oak bar niche installed, its counter and cabinets still protected
The curved bar niche going in

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