Structure agency And And And Studio has created a stucco-clad, single-level residence for a household of six that’s raised as much as create a “treehouse-like impact”.
The Silver Lake Tree Home – which takes its identify from the Los Angeles neighbourhood wherein it’s situated – sits on a sloped property in a cul-de-sac.
Native agency And And And Studio designed the home for a pair with 4 youngsters on a property that previously held a nondescript bungalow that was not in prime situation.
The constructing was stripped all the way down to its basis and changed with a 2,400-square-foot (223-square-metre) home that’s lifted above the location.
“Elevating the home a storey above floor creates a treehouse-like impact,” the workforce stated.
“Whenever you stroll into the principle ground, you float above the bushes.”
The one-storey residence has a rectilinear type and facades wrapped in stucco and wooden.
Alongside the entrance elevation, the workforce positioned an extended balcony lined with a wood-and-metal railing. A carport is tucked beneath one facet of the home. Stairs lead as much as the entrance door.
Inside, one finds three bedrooms and an open-concept area for cooking, eating and lounging. A mixture of new and classic furnishings helps create a relaxed really feel.
Glazed doorways present a seamless transition to the outside, and huge home windows supply views of Silver Lake, which the studio described as a “quintessential LA neighbourhood”.
An necessary side of the venture was marrying the structural logic to the inside design, the workforce stated.
“As a nod to some close by mid-century greats, the construction of this residence informs the design of each exterior and inside areas,” the workforce stated.
“Structural beams transfer seamlessly from an exterior balcony to the inside residing areas, giving the sensation of connection to close by hills and bushes.”
The uncovered beams, together with the house’s repetitive grid, had been impressed by the work of Twentieth-century architect Craig Ellwood, who was identified for designing modernist California properties.
For the inside finishes, the workforce used pure supplies corresponding to pine and Douglas fir, that are “reflective of the outside and impartial sufficient to let the sweeping treetop views turn out to be a topic of the inside”.
The kitchen is fitted with picket cabinetry and marble counter tops. In one of many bogs, terrazzo tile was used to cowl the ground and partitions.
Primarily based in Los Angeles and Toronto, And And And Studio is led by Daniel Rabin and Annie Ritz. The studio’s different initiatives embody an workplace for a high leisure regulation agency that feels extra like a lodge foyer than a conventional workplace.
The images is by Caitlin Atkinson.
