A climbing rope, flat-screen TV and infinity pool are just a few of the creature comforts at this San Francisco home basketball court. The custom-made structural glass wall was designed and engineered by Italian company Archiglaze.
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WITH THE BAY AREA’S SPECTACULAR SCENERY AS A BACKDROP, THIS PRIVATE BASKETBALL SETUP IS THE STUFF HOOP DREAMS ARE MADE OF Few fans have courtside views that include the Golden Gate Bridge and a front-row seat at the edge of San Francisco Bay. “The idea was to have a simple, clean design that would contrast the raw beauty and ruggedness of the coastline,” says architect Stephen Willrich. His clients, who live in San Francisco’s Sea Cliff neighborhood, wanted a space where they could entertain, as well as hang out with their children and friends while shooting hoops in the comfort of their own home. Willrich used a pared-down palette of white oak, maple, limestone, steel and glass to create the space and its adjoining spa and screening-room areas. His biggest challenge was excavating from the cliff that sits below the family’s Edwardian-style house. Large-scale panes of industrial glass preserve the room’s unobstructed panorama while providing shelter from the elements and maintaining a distinct home-court advantage. • —HEATHER JOHN FOGARTY
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