Soon after mixed-media artist Dana Kawano’s husband John Dunham had sold his Menlo Park tech startup, Caw Networks, back in 2003, the couple set out to build their dream home. Intent on living in a San Francisco residence with an art studio, they bought a small lot with a warehouse on it for $600,000 and then worked with noted Bay Area restaurant architect Olle Lundberg to create a towering live-work space on a quiet side street in the bustling South of Market District.
Completed in 2007, the custom-built spread on Sheridan Street went on to sell to art collector Lisa Seamen in 2020 for $4.3 million, and now the place has popped up for sale again, this time with a less expensive $3.7 million price tag. Stephen Bartlett and Spencer Griffith of Compass hold the listing.
An open-concept great room opens to a wraparound terrace with an outdoor kitchen.
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“Living in 55 Sheridan was a dream,” says Seamen. “I’ve always wanted to live in an art gallery and my collection popped against the dark and neutral backgrounds, making the home stunning. Furniture and personal mementos became art and part of the experience, discovering new things to capture the eye in each room. Because there were so many unique spaces, each room had its own theme and vision—from the Japanese ryokan guest room to the full office library, multi-level murals and indoor trees, even our personal gym, each room was thoughtful and served a purpose in a whimsical fantasy.”
With roughly 5,100 square feet across four levels connected by an elevator and a floating central staircase, the concrete, steel, and glass structure includes a flexible ground-floor studio with its own separate entrance and an attached two-car garage. Personal living space on the upper levels consists of…