Perched on a hilltop in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Los Angeles basin, the project gently lands a dynamic building on top of a buried podium that replicates the natural topography that was once there before the area was subdivided for development. The project utilizes the split-level design to follow this topography uphill and to connect the floor plates with half-story connections.
Rethinking The Future Awards 2023
Second Award | Private Residence (Small-Medium) (Built)
Project Details | |
Project Category: | Private Residence (Small-Medium) (Built) |
Studio Name: | Arshia Architects |
Design Team: | Arshia Mahmoodi (Design Principal) |
Xinlei Li (Project Manager, Project Designer) | |
Yuheng Huang (Project Designer) | |
Fang Cui (Project Designer) | |
Ruby Wu (Project Designer) | |
Zhishan Liu (Project Designer) | |
Area: | 6,713 sf |
Year: | 2022 |
Location: | 1254 Roberto LN, Bel Air, CA 90077 |
Consultants: | |
Structural Engineer: | BOLD Engineer & Associates Inc. |
MEP Engineer: | GMEP Engineers |
Civil Engineer: | GreyStone Engineering Group Inc. |
Soil Engineer: | Hillside Inspections, Inc. |
Photography Credits: | Paul Vu ; Renee Parkhurst ; Yuheng Huang; |
General Contractor: | Domaen Build Inc |
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This project engages an exercise in spatial relationships to accelerate the programs of the house. The building has a split-level configuration in lieu of a traditional stacked story configuration, where floor plates connect by means of vertical circulation. The plates form adjacencies, both visual and functional therefore allowing twice the utility of an otherwise dissected arrangement.
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©Paul Vu ; Renee Parkhurst ; Yuheng Huang;
The design was informed by streamline automotive design, proposing every technology in the house to have exponent performance behind the scenes, allowing the architectural space to deliver a sensory performance.
- ©Paul Vu ; Renee Parkhurst ; Yuheng Huang;
- ©Paul Vu ; Renee Parkhurst ; Yuheng Huang;