SF to developer who tore down landmark house: Rebuild it exactly as it was

sfchronicle ^ | December 15, 2018 | J.K. Dineen

[Gahanna Bob]

“....ordered that the property owner...” So much for property rights.

[House Atreides]

He should have contracted with an arsonist to burn it down.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

We have a Neutra house in our town. It's a real gem...

I'll never understand why people go ga-ga over something like this. I've seen better chicken coops in backyards.

[Dr. Sivana]

He should have contracted with an arsonist to burn it down.

Plenty of those on the west side of Rockford, Illinois. I bet they'd work cheap, too.

[wally_bert]

It doesn’t do much for me either.

[Responsibility2nd]

Rights do not come without responsibility. The property owner was grossly irresponsible. So I don’t have a problem with this order.

[Dr. Sivana]

I'll never understand why people go ga-ga over something like this. I've seen better chicken coops in backyards.

I dunno, it might be a good design for a drive through burger joint.

[wally_bert]

https://youtu.be/FvHAOcq1GWg

[RegulatorCountry]

There are some beautiful but fairly modest mid-century contemporary houses, Eichler springs to mind, but this one looks like a small town minor bank branch with a one-lane drive through window. It really doesn’t have much to recommend it aesthetically, zilch for curb appeal. Its a box with a carport.

[ctdonath2]

Insofar as law being law, and the owner having bought knowing what he was getting into, rebuild exactly.

Then build an encompassing larger home around it, just to piss off the zoning board legally, and to make an interesting building.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

That is EXACTLY my first thought seeing this house a drive through burger joint!!!! LOL!!!!

[knarf]

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

What purpose does it serve to rebuild the home exactly as was, doesn’t it defeat the whole purpose of the home being done by a certain designer or architect??? Seems pretty stupid to me, give the guy an enormous fine and send him on his way the history of the building CAN NOT be brought back!!!

[knarf]

[newfreep]

There's a bit of Frank Lloyd Wright in Neutra's designs...and I've always admired FLW designs. But I've always been partial to contemporary with clean lines

[Fresh Wind]

Do the neighbors have telescopes?

[Sacajaweau]

A barn has more character.

[HonkyTonkMan]

Hope he loses money. Yet another developer who thinks the rules do not apply to him. The common homowner would have handled this according to zoning laws and process, especially before destroying the house!

[Nuocmam]

Looks kind of like a drive in without the menu board.