Nicky Semenza
Software engineer and hands-on builder. I make distributed systems, useful tools, rooms, furniture, and photographs in San Francisco. This site is the working record.
Featured work
2026Outdoor Kitchen Island
A steel-framed, brick-clad island with a Big Green Egg and sink.
2025Backyard Renovation
New hardscaping, irrigation, planting, and outdoor living spaces.
2024Kitchen Renovation
A full kitchen renovation in an 1886 house.
2023SF Streets Map & Frame
Every SF street plotted from GIS data, set in a stained birch frame.
2023Shoe Rack Cabinet
A custom entryway shoe cabinet, modeled in Fusion 360.
2022–2023Vinyl Record Storage
Custom wood storage for a growing vinyl collection.
2022Half Bath Renovation
Limewashed walls, new lighting, and updated fixtures.
2020DIY mason jar spice rack
A wall-mounted rack holding 104 mason jars of bulk spices.
Photography
Shows
A concert ledger: every set rated 1–10, then power-ranked from head-to-head comparisons.
- events
- 52
- sets
- 198
- artists
- 159
- comparisons
- 877
Typical error ±1.0 stars. Sets with no comparisons yet show their gut rating instead.