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Project • By Whipple Russell Architects • Private Houses
Benedict Canyon
Our client, C.J. Wilson, who was a Major League Baseball pitcher, wanted an open-plan house for hosting guests, a large flat lawn for ballplay, and a photography studio along with a gallery space suitable for hanging his large art projects.
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The hilltop site required a 10-foot high retaining wall to create a sturdy level pad for building our client’s vision.
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A spiral driveway leads to the property, which then opens to the car park and entrance walkway.
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William MacCollum
William MacCollum
On the left, is the upstairs studio space, accessible via stairs that rise up over the first reflecting pool.
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Project • By Whipple Russell Architects • Private Houses
Laurel Way
William MacCollum
One aesthetic idea driving the creation of Laurel Way was that each room or space should be a jewel box, an individually conceived, precisely functional and dramatic sensory experience with its own depth of architecture. Central to the composition are many of Marc Whipple’s signature elements, one being the use of texture; smooth next to rough stone, rich wooden panels against glass, and glass reflecting water.
The immediate experience upon entering the house is its inherent weightlessness – the sense that the walls appear to float as panels and you are always connected to the outdoors. This is achieved with adherence to precise symmetry of beams, support panels, tiles, and sightlines, and also th... More