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Hedges Hollywood Hills modern indoor outdoor resort style luxury home with outdoor terraces
Hedges Hollywood Hills modern luxury home with minimalist exterior design
Hedges Hollywood Hills luxury indoor outdoor modern glass wall resort style home with custom swimming pool terrace

Project • By Whipple Russell Architects • Private Houses

Hedges

Designed for a constrained Hollywood Hills site, Hedges transforms a compact footprint into a modern home where architecture and outdoor living unfold across multiple levels. The home’s minimalist exterior reveals only glimpses of the light filled interior beyond, but once inside, the home opens up into a spacious light filled foyer with double height glass walls, a floating staircase, and glass floor detail that adds a sense of interconnectedness between the different levels. Organized in an open plan design, the living room, kitchen, and dining area open directly onto an outdoor terrace that’s the social heart of the home. With casual seating, a fire pit feature, barbecue, and infinity-edge swimming pool, this outdoor area a... More
The Broadway elevation features a planter that runs along the entire façade adding a touch of greenery to the neighborhood.
The roof deck features stepped seating, greenery, and tables and chairs. A unique feature of the deck is a roll-up door than can transform the space into a large area for gatherings and events.
Interior view of a corridor featuring fin walls, skylights, and ribbon windows, all carefully designed to capture light in unique and dynamic ways from the south-facing façade.
At the landing of the staircase, a bench is positioned next to the angled window creating a cozy and inviting space to sit in.

Project • By LOC Architects • Secondary Schools

Alliance Burton Technical High School

LOC was hired to design a ground up building to house the expansion of Burton Tech High School, located just across the street. Caption Caption Caption It features 6 classrooms, offices, and a spacious roof deck to enhance the educational experience for students. Caption Caption Caption The design of the building was carefully crafted in collaboration with the existing school and the local community to ensure it enhances the neighborhood and contributes to the beautification of South LA.  Caption More

Project • By Inaba Williams Architecture • Private Houses

Santa Monica Courtyard Houses

“Title 24” (California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards) inspired the design of the net-zero homes. We see the state’s recently implemented code as an opportunity to reinvent the Southern California single family dwelling. While a midcentury Case Study-type glass house is still possible under Title 24, that home would require high embodied energy materials and consume lots of power, undermining the Energy Standards’ aims. Instead, the Santa Monica Courtyard Houses assume a different look and feel that is more suitable to current climate conditions. Having far fewer windows, the outside form reduces the amount of heat gain and lowers energy use while still allowing residents to enjoy indoor-outdoor living... More