Architect Anand Sheth lives and works in his 2-level flat in the San Francisco Mission District (a.k.a. Liberty Hill Historic District). The home was built in 1885 and was designed by prolific San Francisco Architect Albert Pissis (Hibernia Bank Building, Flood Building, etc.).

Sheth moved into this flat in June 2011, just after finishing his Bachelors of Architecture at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. His longtime friend responded to a Craigslist listing and had just started renting the attic bedroom when she invited Anand to fill another available room and join her and 2 other housemates.

Since 2011, Sheth has lived here with friends, partners, other couples, strangers, and a few animals - building, morphing and adapting the space to fit his community’s needs. In 2021, Sheth formed his sole practice, Studio Anand Sheth, out of the attic and claimed the flat entirely to himself. It was through that transition to soleness - in business and in residence, that Sheth finally had the opportunity to make the space exactly his own. Layers of paint, art, and furniture compliment the upgrades he and his landlord have been implementing over the past decade.

His design goal is to invite questioning, experiment with color and vibrancy, and to prioritize unusual elements while preserving the peace and history in this storied apartment. The result is an atmosphere of constant change without chaos, constant discovery without placelessness.

Project Recognition

• Architectural Digest (Clever), “This San Francisco Home Is a Nearly 12-Year Creative Project In the Making”

• Apartment Therapy, “An Architect Uses Color in Fresh Ways in this San Fran Home”

• Architectural Digest (Clever), “What Does the Bachelor Pad Look Like in 2023?”

The Team

Designed and implemented by Anand Sheth, in collaboration with friends, strangers and exes. Photographed by Nicholas Ruiz, with styling support by Current Affair Design and Pear Workplace. Custom furniture by Medium Small.

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