Tehama Grasshopper, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 9th 2011 at 1:02PM

Intriguing architecture doesn't always equate to a quick sale. Fougeron Architecture's Tehama Grasshopper in San Francisco's SoMa area turned heads when it debuted in 2007. It made the cover of Metropolitan Home magazine and was a 2007 American Institute of Architects (AIA) tour home and later received a national AIA Institute Honor Award. The striking 5,000-square-foot loft residence turned a warehouse into a modern confection of concrete, steel, glass, wood and marble. The home has a lightfilled courtyard that connects the building to the new penthouse above and to the sky. The interior courtyard and skylights fill the home with light. It was listed at $4.128 million but can now be had for $3.995 million. Socket Site reports that the unit below, the former Fougeron office is also for sale for $1.5 million.

Gallery: Tehama Grasshopper

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JLS Feb 9th 2011 2:35PM

Brrrrrrr. I see girders, aluminum, glass and sharp angles and feel like I've entered into an office complex of sorts. If you look through the living room area you see the bathroom (tub, sink and all) right through the glass. The nursery is also in plain sight. There is no distinct and dedicated rooms or private living space here.

I can't imagine feeling calm anywhere near this place. My worst nightmare is I can't go home from the office. This is very close to that.

JLS Feb 9th 2011 3:37PM

In the very first photo you can see the toilet in the right hand corner.

No private moments here.

Mikki Feb 10th 2011 12:45AM

You might as well buy or rent a dept. store window and live in it and let everyone watch your every move. I find these glass and steel bldgs cold, empty and ugly. You couldn't pay me to live in one of these, even if you gave it to me and paid all the operating costs, paid taxes, insurance, utilities, maintenance, upkeep and repairs.