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  • view of entry from courtyard
  • courtyard view
  • living room
  • pool terrace
  • pool terrace @ night
  • living room
  • roof deck
  • master bedroom
  • master bedroom
  • master bath
  • detail @ night
 
 

VillaCasa

Los Angeles, United States
 
A project by: Space International Inc.
 
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By combining the opulent 'Villa' with the more humble ?casa?, this new construction of a hillside home has miniature delusions of grandeur.  The 2100 sf house sits on a sub-standard (4200 sf) down-sloping property in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles. The compact hillside lot calls for an innovative strategy to create the perceptual i... read more
By combining the opulent 'Villa' with the more humble ?casa?, this new construction of a hillside home has miniature delusions of grandeur.  The 2100 sf house sits on a sub-standard (4200 sf) down-sloping property in the Mt. Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles. The compact hillside lot calls for an innovative strategy to create the perceptual illusion of privacy and seclusion (typically associated with a villa), within a fully developed suburban hillside neighborhood.
The building site is sculpted by an above ground lap pool on the downslope side of the property, countered by an exposed concrete retaining wall on the uphill side. Together these two site features carve a sizable horizontal landing for the ground floor living and dining areas which open to a cool entry courtyard to the north and sunny pool terrace on the southern face. This configuration creates a natural cooling effect for the house which pulls the canyon breezes through the house, conditioning the air as it crosses the cooler water evaporating from the lap pool.
The house is striated into two vertical levels with the more secluded sleeping and bathing spaces located in a solid volume enclosure at the upper level. Strategically placed openings are positioned to enhance the panoramic views to the surrounding hillside, while maintaining privacy and seclusion from adjacent neighbors and structures. The mass of the upper volume appears to float over the ground floor living and dining spaces. At this level, large center pivot aluminum and glass doors allow the interior to effortlessly open to the adjacent outdoor spaces, creating a flexible indoor / outdoor room which is visually connected to the canyon landscape beyond. collapse
 
Type Residential - Single family residence
 
 
Location 328 W. Ave 41
Los Angeles, California, 90065
United States
 
Building status built in 2006
 
Number of stories 2
 
Site size 4200 sqft
 
Site type other
 
Building area 2100 sqft
 
Budget total 425000 USD
 
 

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Is there an innovative sustainable method deployed in this project?
 
evaporative cooling
 
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concrete, fibre cement panels, plaster
 

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Space International Inc.
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