{"id":42746,"date":"2021-09-28T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T13:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/?p=42746"},"modified":"2023-08-01T12:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T12:42:55","slug":"geoffrey-de-sousa-evokes-modern-design-inside-a-century-old-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocadolobo.com\/en\/inspiration-and-ideas\/geoffrey-de-sousa-evokes-modern-design-inside-a-century-old-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoffrey De Sousa Evokes Modern Design Inside A Century-Old Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Geoffrey de Sousa<\/span><\/em><\/strong>, a San Francisco-based<\/strong> interior designer<\/strong><\/a>, has redesigned a century-old<\/a> Bay Area residence<\/a><\/strong>. With a perfect harmony<\/a><\/strong> between light and dark<\/a><\/strong> ambiance, the designer<\/a><\/strong> has transformed a Tudor-style<\/strong> home<\/strong> with contemporary details<\/a><\/strong> and modern elements<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A house<\/a><\/strong> of good structure<\/a><\/strong>, which is hard to believe is a century old. Built in 1927<\/strong>, this three-story Tudor-style home<\/strong> is in a coveted location overlooking the Presidio San Francisco<\/a><\/strong> and offers unobstructed views<\/a><\/strong> of the Golden Gate Bridge<\/strong>. What an incredible location, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It had just enough charm<\/a><\/strong> to make the buyers \u2013 a young couple with a growing family \u2013 forgive the flaws. Chief among them were the war-like interior<\/a><\/strong> with its heavy, dark<\/a><\/strong> paneling and the fact that nothing had been modernized<\/a><\/strong> since the 1960s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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De Sousa<\/em><\/strong> chose to begin with replacing the original Tudor-style<\/strong> staircase with a more luminous<\/a> <\/strong>and contemporary design<\/a><\/strong> in creamy white plaster, while also adding a large skylight at the top that floods the previously moody space with natural light<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past, the home<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s basement level, which had been shortened and unfit to live in, was excavated to build a modern family room<\/a><\/strong> with ten-foot ceilings, guest suites<\/a><\/strong>, and a wine cellar<\/a><\/strong>. Sliding steel-framed glass walls open onto a Californian<\/strong> sunny terrace<\/strong><\/a> with steps up to the backyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the dining<\/a> <\/strong>and living<\/strong> rooms<\/a><\/strong>, the Tudor-style<\/strong> meets and welcomes modern<\/strong> and contemporary <\/strong><\/a>elements.<\/span> Geoffrey De Sousa<\/em><\/strong> preserved the existing millwork but sandblasted it to its natural hue, creating a lighter<\/strong>, fresher backdrop<\/strong><\/a> for contemporary artworks<\/a><\/strong> by Chuck Close, Paul Wonner, Sara VanDerBeek, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe chose lighting very early on\u2014it\u2019s kind of the jewelry of a project.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nGeoffrey De Sousa<\/em><\/strong><\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He also gave preference to chandeliers and sconces<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 some of them came directly from his San Francisco design gallery<\/a><\/strong>, De Sousa Hughes<\/strong> \u2013 such as the living room<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s eye-catching asymmetrical branching fixture with brass and onyx lights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English Tudor<\/strong> has a lot to do with heavy, dark and moody environments<\/a><\/strong>, so Geoffrey<\/em><\/strong> tried to find the perfect way to marry that with furnishings<\/a><\/strong> that were lighter, curvey and a little sexier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kitchen and dining area by Geoffrey De Sousa<\/em><\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Geoffrey De Sousa<\/em><\/strong> didn\u2019t want to reject all darker elements<\/a><\/strong>, since they are a genuine part of the <\/strong>original style<\/a><\/b>. In the open<\/strong> kitchen<\/strong><\/a> and a more casual dining area<\/a><\/strong>, the designer<\/a><\/strong> installed floor-to-ceiling chocolate walnut cabinetry but gave it a decidedly contemporary feel<\/a><\/strong> with clean, minimalist<\/a><\/strong> fronts adorned with oversize bronzed pulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several walls were taken down to open up rooms and create the free-flowing space.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faithful to the origins of the residence<\/a><\/strong>, Geoffrey De Sousa<\/em><\/strong> brought a deeper palette<\/a><\/strong> into the sitting area<\/a><\/strong> next to the main bedroom<\/a><\/strong>, refinishing its wraparound paneling in a rich blue-gray lacquer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A black-and-white artwork<\/a><\/strong> on paper by Richard Serra occupies a central place, right above the room<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s original limestone fireplace. Once again, curvy elements<\/a><\/strong> were used to contrast with the original style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDark has such a negative connotation in a home. Sometimes it is the nature of the space, and if you really play that up, you can get something that\u2019s super moody and sexy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nGeoffrey De Sousa<\/em><\/strong><\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The master bedroom<\/a><\/strong> is revealed through sliding paneled doors and the couple\u2019s bed<\/a><\/strong> is theatrically set under a magnificent Murano glass chandelier<\/a><\/strong> and a custom-printed mural of an Arcadian landscape in striking grisaille that gives the space visual depth. You also can see the bedside tables<\/a><\/strong> in pink quartz and brass on a grape-color carpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nSee Also: <\/strong>Jonathan Adler Gives A Modern Twist To A San Francisco Home<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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