Stradella House
1200 sq. ft. addition
With an existing house sited on flat ground above a canyon in Los Angeles, the clients were interested in taking better advantage of their breathtaking views of the Santa Monica Mountains, Stone Canyon Reservoir, and downtown Los Angeles via the addition of a new master suite and family room. The site proved to be both dynamic and difficult as we looked at options that would have placed the addition: on the hillside; in an excavation in their patio; or in two stories replacing the existing master suite.
200 sq. ft. design/build.
Capital Deck
this ipe deck replaces an earlier cedar deck. the seating area geometry of the original deck was changed from a more centralized shape to a skewed quadrilateral in order to address the asymmetry of the views and relationship to the house. furthermore previous wood and iron handrails were eliminated and replaced with a custom steel frame and cable system to minimize visual impact and complement the rich tones of the wood. most of the components for this project were fabricated in house.
