2024-05-04T10:51:22-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150319655/spiegel-aihara-workshop-s-wraparound-house-creates-fluid-connectivity-without-sacrificing-bay-area-views Josh Niland 2022-08-05T15:28:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1d06cc2222227722772786eb1de5e35.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>San Francisco-based transdisciplinary studio <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/105584024/saw-spiegel-aihara-workshop" target="_blank">Spiegel Aihara Workshop (SAW)</a> shared new images of an extensive home renovation project of a 1930s Spanish Revival home in the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/341864/bay-area" target="_blank">Bay Area</a>'s Marina neighborhood.&nbsp;</p> <p>Aptly named the "Wraparound House," the project was commissioned by a couple looking for their home to include increased indoor and outdoor space for their family without sacrificing surrounding views of the Bay. While the project includes horizontal and vertical expansion to engross six bedrooms and additional interior space totaling 4,738 square feet, the house also needed land stabilizing beneath the home.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/52/52245b881f55ff6dd5cfd942a44b7d75.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/52/52245b881f55ff6dd5cfd942a44b7d75.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Home's front facade. Image &copy; Mikiko Kikuyama/Courtesy of SAW.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/bead32ef11cf81279703c3f18bf3718f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/be/bead32ef11cf81279703c3f18bf3718f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rear view of the home and spiral staircase starting at the base of the newly landscaped backyard. Image &copy; Paul Dyer/Courtesy of SAW.</figcaption></figure><p>SAW noted that the Marina neighborhood site is historically known for being built on a former landfill and impacted by soil contamination due to a gas plant spill decades prior. Due to ...</p>