Project Size:  4,500 Square Feet

Narrative: Located in the historic, hillside landmark neighborhood of Hollywoodland, the latter omitted from the sign. The Hollywood hillside homes came with unique challenges; our goal was to exploit the opportunities of the challenging hillside regulations and add to the hillside's history, environment, and contemporary life style.

We began by understanding the original developer's guarantee to make commanding homes with a view. But due to excessive in-fill development over the last century, lot sizes became smaller, creating a bank of homes located at street level, creating dangerous driving conditions while increasing jurisdictional demands. We worked within the allowable floor area and Lot Coverage by creating effective basement levels and cantilevering entire floors. We achieved this while maximizing the livable space required and reducing the site's geological impact in both cubic yard removal and foot print.