Here3 - San Francisco Houses of Architect Bernard Maybeck

Architect Bernard Maybeck built five San Francisco houses in San Francisco in a 7 year period between 1909 to 1916. He crafted a different image of home for each of these projects. Each are among the first homes built in their neighborhoods. When seen up close, each has its own style, detailing, and overall form. None seek to simply harmonize with their neighbors.

[@aalexander928]

Splendid video on Maybeck - his homes in Berkeley & Oakland hills are even better, I think.

[@lymarchvideo]

I would agree with you. Actually Maybeck had very, very few San Francisco commissions. He was not an aristocrat or could play into those scenes like his peers who did many San Francisco homes such as Willis Polk and Laver who did the Flood Mansion and the 1871 City Hall. Maybeck essentially designed for Berkeley intellectuals.

[@88123z]

I love Bernard Maybeck so this was a real treat. Thank you!

[@MattSiegel]

a nice photo of the masonic ave house during construction was just posted! :) opensfhistory.org/news/2017/07/16/the-san-franciscans-e-b-and-minerva-power/

[@mikelarkin5674]

The first house on Masonic was renovated recently so even more impressive!

[@patrickparker4576]

Recently picked up a redwood bench off of Craigslist and was told that it was pulled from a Maybeck house in the East Bay, I think Berkeley? Not the kind of bench that has legs, but a built-in...

[@Dipeness]

You forgot the 3rd Maybeck home in Forest Hill: The Loeb House at 275 Pacheco St. This home has pretty much no information available of it nor any pictures so its easy to miss. You also forgot the Bernard Maybeck Clubhouse in Forest Hill, as well as another Maybeck: The Gay House at 196 Twin Peaks Blvd, this home also has nearly no information available.

[@lymarchvideo]

Yup you are right. I did not cover the Forest Hill Club as it was not a house. I realized several months after finishing this documentary in late 2014 that I had overlooked the two houses you mention. So I started to look into them. Since then there are several good books on Maybeck that have come out and there is little about 275 Pacheco. In 2015 I wandered by the Gay House and ran into its long time occupant, Jony Ive and his family. They have since moved to much larger San Francisco home originally designed by Willis Polk and redesigned by Ive with Foster and Partners. From what I could gather at the time, the Gay house was rather significantly remodeled both in its context (it seems to have an extensive semi underground level and garage) and possible interior revisions and simplifications. Only the gardens above the underground level have been published in a landscape article.

[@skyrocketcoast219]

Maybeck was my favorite architect ! His houses are sublime.

[@lymarchvideo]

Yes indeed

[@leeabe3932]

You have created an important educational series for explaining the passing heritage sites of the city. Some of the city's century old gems are being erased by big money and as someone who grew up seeing these buildings often, I rue the loss for coming generations. The museums in golden gate park was a huge loss for the city.

[@frugalfilmmakers]

I am a fan of Maybeck as well. Thanks

[@lymarchvideo]

Yes, and the more you dig into his work, the more there is. I think of Gray Brechin's commentary in the DVD "Designing with Nature" by Paul Bockhorst and chapters in Richard Longstreth's book "On the Edge of the Continent".

[@craigjoseph9374]

This clubhouse was also built by Bernard Maybeck. foresthill-association.com/clubhouse/about-clubhouse/

[@diana1nicole]

Your videos are awesome!!!

[@lymarchvideo]

Thank you!

[@theilliad4298]

Omg this is so awesome