More than 20 years after its completion, 610 Rhode Island - designed by Maybeck Award-winning architect Daniel Solomon - is still a stand-out on Potrero Hill. Commissioned by a pair of professional musicians for acoustic performance and privacy, this avant-garde residence resonates of the San Francisco pop culture salon that has assembled under its roof - the intersection of Grammy-Award winning music, architecture, art, sculpture, technology and motion pictures.
A black-shingled façade is marked by large central windows divided by a chimney and flanked by 20 small square portals that deliberately undermine the three-story building's sense of scale. The Garden Court features abstract walls, water feature and plum trees -- beautifully accented by night.
Inside, under a centrally-domed oculus, three bedrooms coexist with a dramatic living and entertaining space created by walls of gray-blue Italian plaster and perforated galvanized metal, dark hardwood floors, a fireplace and 24-foot ceilings. At the core of the house is a cylindrical stairwell with two concentric flights serving several levels. A three car (side-by-side) parking garage is accessible from inside the home. 610 Rhode Island was featured in motion picture “The Joy Luck Club,” has been published in myriad architecture, design and lifestyle publications, and was architecturally reviewed by The New York Times.
The sale of 610 Rhode Island will represent a lifetime opportunity to own one of San Francisco’s architectural and cultural icons.
Photography by Jacob Elliott.
Offered at $2,400,000
