Sited between a canyon road and a hillside in the Santa Monica Mountains, the house uses the footprint of the property to strengthen its connection to the tree-filled site. The house follows the gradual slope of the land, so that at its easter end the home floats three feet over the canyon floor. A relatively solid facade of brick and metal panels give way to a cinematic progression of spaces with varying degrees of darkness and light. 

Mature oaks and sycamores shade the street and flood control channel that travel down the length of the canyon. In addition to keeping the original sycamores on the site, we planted new sycamores to return the landscape to the riparian zone that would exist naturally at the canyon bottom. The native riparian plantings and chaparral-covered hillside create a drought-tolerant landscape watered by an on-site rainwater collection system.

Against a backdrop of dark finishes and metal accents to bring the surrounding garden to the forefront, the interiors are designed for both relaxing and regaling. Marmol Radziner's wood and metal shops built custom pieces, including a dining table, side tables, and a pool table in a palette of solid woods and metals, primarily smoked oak, walnut, and natural and patinated bronze. Complementing the custom pieces are classic, comfortable furnishings, many dating from the 1960s.