Showing posts with label Santa Monica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Santa Monica. Show all posts

Friday, February 14, 2020

Modern House Design | Santa Monica | California | Koning Eisenberg







A barn-shaped roof emerged from tracing the maximum permitted planning envelope, producing a chance rural reference that fits both the family’s background and interest in the informal, modest and communal

Sliding screens allow for modifiable privacy and sun control throughout the day. When open, social space flows continuously from front yard to back through the house.

Skylights above the pegboard-clad stairwell supplement daylighting. Upstairs, a communal bathroom for the three children has a vanity area open to the lounge, a deliberate choice to encourage sharing.........more

Monday, July 13, 2009

The Hill House | Santa Monica | Johnston Marklee










The Hill House is designed under conditions generated by modern problems of building on the hillside. The site an irregular shaped lot situated on an uneven downhill slope, offers a panoramic views of Santa Monica Canyon.The design of the house utilises the restriction of hillside and zoning ordinance to create a spatial and structural opportunity-adopting a zoning envelope as building form.The dynamic form minimizes distinction between roof and wall planes by maximizing distinction between interior and exterior.
Text and images from Johnston Marklee
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