Unique Modern Addition to Beverly Hills Residence | Beverly Hills \ murmur

This addition transforms the formal language of Southern California’s midcentury ranch to construct a dynamic spatial environment of pitched roof surfaces. Four planes, sloped in opposite directions, are seamed together to modulate programmatic volumes and site relationships. These volumes compress in plan to draw exterior space into the center of the addition and reduce the scale of project from the adjacent street and yard. Apertures are located to draw occupants and views along folded walls and toward the landscape beyond........more

Modern Single Family House Design | House in Romeirão | Portugal | ARX

The site has a strong rural character, with small plantations, orchards and pathways limited by roughly made stone property walls and, once in a while, houses, scattered in the landscape.

It is a steep slope facing south over the valley, furrowed by a small river and a mountain in the background. While the upper half of the site is ramped, the lower is built in steps. In the transition between both two clear references became the starting point for the project: a walnut tree and a watering tank.

The first site visits immediately suggested a volume lying on the slope, facing the entrance walkway and sheltering the house from the neighbours while opening the interior views to the southern valley.............more

Private Residence | English House | Beverly Hills California Designed By Chu + Gooding Architects

Originally designed in 1950 by Harwell Hamilton Harris Beverly Hills, California....more
Chu + Gooding Architects and Kay Kollar Design
Principal in Charge: Annie Chu
Project Architect: Michael Matteucci