Three residences sit on three small and narrow up-hill lots in the Hollywood Hills. M u t u o ’s  design for this project aims to maximize indoor residential areas as well as outdoor living areas. It also seeks to craft intricate details through the interplay of different construction methods and materials.

This project proposes outdoor communal living through a variety of connected exterior areas. It explores preconceived ideas of boundaries between neighbouring semi-private spaces. Opportunities for exterior living and community interaction include: shaded back patios, large front terraces, roof terraces, and walkways bridging over to the adjacent hill.

The project also explores the interplay of several construction methods and materials. Construction methods vary from rough shotcrete retaining walls to board-formed concrete walls, wood framed and steel framed construction. Victorian wood shingles, unpainted stucco, and exposed concrete are some of the diverse materials juxtaposed throughout the project. The exterior walls made with different construction methods and different finishes cap and interlock each other, carefully transitioning at corners.

Wonderland plays with spaces and materials proposing a new communal way of living challenging preconceived notions of ‘contemporary’ and ‘traditional’.

Material Used :
1. Shakertown Cedar Shingles – Facade Clading 
2. Berridge – Standing Seam roofing
3. Arcadia – Windows 
4. Industrial Skylights – Custom Skylights
5. Mitsubishi – High efficiency air conditioning and heating
6. Light & Green – Interior light fixtures
7. Tech Lighting – Exterior light fixtures
8. Ameritech – Bathtubs
9. Aquatica – Bathtubs
10. Lacava – Lavatories
11. Duravit – Toilets
12. Artisan – Kitchen sinks
13. Hansgrohe – Faucets and showers
14. Vertazzoni – Ranges and dishwashers
15. Liebherr – Refrigerators
16. Electrolux – Clothes washers and dryers
17. August – Doorbells and locks
18. Nest – Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
19. Navien – High efficiency water heaters