This house for a three-generation family was designed as a dual courtyard plan to retain the old growth scenario of California Sycamores and Live Oaks within a tranquil canyon.
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Private realms for six individuals and variously scaled communal spaces accommodate the social complexities of tri-generational domestic arrangements.
Five different living levels were created with varying spatial characteristics, all with direct access to the outdoors.
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The house was designed around the double-height dining room and kitchen on axis with a pool.
Adjacent spaces, including the living room pavilion and family room with the bedroom wings above, flank this central gathering space and form a courtyard around the pool.
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Levels 1 and 2 are compromised of the living pavilion, a hub room of kitchen, dining room and homework commons, active pool room, outdoor pool courtyard of living and dining areas, private study den, guest room, and grandma’s suite and garden.
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Levels 3 through 5 articulated a private study garret, an overlook perch and nook for family gatherings, and bedroom suites and terraces for a teenage girl, two younger boys, and the homeowners.
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Synthesis of the spatial needs of the program informed the main massing strategy; this was then crafted in a hierarchical system of overhangs sheltering either transparent or opaque volumes.
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The approach allowed the outdoor experiences to be drawn into the interior realm, balancing the psychological pull between living in a man-made environment and dwelling in what would be considered a bucolic landscape in the Los Angeles metropolis.
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