for gabled houses like 72 harper, whereby the steep sloped roof is directly framed to the top floor plate without side walls. the original elevation drawing illustrates queen annee edwardian to have a second floor with a limited limited to a single center room at the front and back, with a pair of double hung windows. an additional third room exists under a roof dormer and no bathroom exists on this floor other than the excavation to add a garage. in 1971, this house has not undergone any renovations. when the owners my clients, tom and julie, purchased it in 2020, i started working with tom and julie in late 2022. it took them a couple of years of ownership and the cancellation of a prior renovation permit to realize their intended long terme vision for the home design, running sensitive adaptations to existing homes in san francisco is our area of expertise. the project, as proposed, is a whole house renovation and including conversion of the garage level unoccupied space to an adu unit. we do propose to add square footage at all floors with a three story rear addition that aligns with the adjacent uphill neighbor. the method by which the top floor can be uti