Olson Kundig has completed a series of custom single-family homes in West Hollywood. Collectively named ‘The Houses at 8899 Beverly’ the eight homes seek to be “harmoniously linked yet individual” with architectural forms “combining natural materials such as wood, steel, glass, concrete, and stone.”
“These eight distinct contemporary homes are woven into the fabric of their vibrant West Hollywood neighborhood at the base of the Hollywood Hills,” said Kevin M. Kudo-King, co-Design Principal at Olson Kundig. “While each one has its own identity – just as the eclectic neighboring houses do – collectively, they are about craft and material expression.”
The homes form the final part of the wider 8899 Beverly developement which opened in 2022. The project centers on the Los Angeles International Design Center, a mid-century modernist building at 8899 Beverly Boulevard designed by Richard Dorman and completed in 1964. Olson Kundig had previously completed an extensive renovation of the building, which now anchors the wider residential community.
“The Houses at 8899 Beverly are shaped by two key principles: to fully integrate the home and garden for seamless indoor/outdoor living, and to appropriately incorporate a modern design that responds and contributes to the scale and attitude of the existing residential neighborhood,” Olson Kundig Co-Design Principal Kirsten Ring Murray added.
The scheme is one of several recently completed residential projects to feature in our editorial. Late last month, we profiled a coastal Nova Scotia home emerging from rocky terrain by Omar Gandhi Architects in addition to a Montreal home by Indee Design designed as a ‘playhouse for kids and adults.’ In January, StudioAC completed an ‘unapologetically contemporary’ Toronto home that played with gabled forms while in Tokyo, Ryuichi Sasaki completed a minimalist concrete apartment building on a narrow site.
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Olson Kundig know where to put the lines and planes for the one percent - always quality materials and proportion - (while the rest of the world rots). Looking at their projects is like being a poor kid looking dreamily through a new Restoration Hardware catalog.
That's maybe a little harsh but I agree with the underlying sentiment. I like their work but in the same way some other people admire supercars. They are handsome, have nothing to do with my life and are not at all sustainable simply based on their size and resource consumption.
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