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LOC Architects

Los Angeles, CA

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Creating the illusion of inhabiting a treehouse.
Creating the illusion of inhabiting a treehouse.
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The Tree House

YEAR: 2012

SIZE: 2,0000 SF

LOC was presented with a modest two bedroom bungalow nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Constrained by a small backyard and a mature protected oak tree in the front, the only possibility for adding two additional bedrooms was to create a second story, one that was constrained by but ultimately become a paean to the tree.

 
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Status: Built
Location: La Crescenta, CA, US
Firm Role: Architect
Additional Credits: COLLABORATORS:
Structural: Farooq Maniar
Construction: &nbspEvergreen Cosntruction & Design
TEAM: Poonam Sharma, Ali Jeevanjee

 
A detail of the front facade as it engages playfully with the trees with a variety of small windows opening in different directions.
A detail of the front facade as it engages playfully with the trees with a variety of small windows opening in different directions.
A house is typically not designed to support the load of a second story, so the project was envisioned as a bridge spanning from a new dining room at the rear to a false front facade, thus floating effortlessly above the existing house.
A house is typically not designed to support the load of a second story, so the project was envisioned as a bridge spanning from a new dining room at the rear to a false front facade, thus floating effortlessly above the existing house.
The home as approached from the street.
The home as approached from the street.
A view of the entry illustrating the proximity of the cantilevered bedroom to the oak tree and the new landscaping and entry sequence below.
A view of the entry illustrating the proximity of the cantilevered bedroom to the oak tree and the new landscaping and entry sequence below.
A view of the new dining room at the rear.
A view of the new dining room at the rear.
A view of the new dining room and the light cascading from upstairs.
A view of the new dining room and the light cascading from upstairs.
Playful windows illuminating the stairway.
Playful windows illuminating the stairway.
A view at the top of the stairs looking into the master bedroom.
A view at the top of the stairs looking into the master bedroom.
The window wall, high above the street and screened behind the oak tree for privacy.
The window wall, high above the street and screened behind the oak tree for privacy.