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Hill House

Designed for an irregular hillside lot in Los Angeles, the form of this 3,600 square foot single family residence results from two economically driven demands: to maximize the allowable volume permitted by the zoning code, and to minimize the amount of foundations and subsequent footprint of the house. The resulting structure adopts a site specific form by registering the zoning envelope and optimizing the building volume’s performance on an inclined plane. Window quantities are minimized for privacy while window sizes are maximized for views and ventilation. The overall cladding strategy seeks to minimize distinction between roof and wall planes while maximizing the differentiation between interior and exterior.

Client

Location

Pacific Palisades, CA, US

Years

2000-2004

Site Area

4,950 sf

Floor Area

3,600 sf

Partners

Sharon Johnston, Mark Lee

Project Team

Jeff Adams (Project Manager), Mark Rea Baker, Diego Arraigada, Brennan Buck, Michelle Cintron, Daveed Kapoor, Anne Rosenberg, Anton Schneider, Ruth Hügly

Recognition

  • Nomination for Mies Crown Hall of the Americas Prize (MCHAP)
    The College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology
    October 2014

  • Merit Award
    A.I.A. California Council
    October 2007

  • American Architecture Award
    The Chicago Athenaeum
    August 2007

  • Design Honor Award
    A.I.A. Los Angeles
    June 2006

  • Next LA Honor Award
    A.I.A. Los Angeles
    November 2004

  • P/A Award
    Architect Magazine
    January 2002

CONSULTANT TEAM

Structural Engineer: William Koh & Associates; Lighting Designer: Dan Weinreber; Landscape Architect: Lush Life LA

CONSTRUCTION TEAM

Hinerfeld-Ward Inc.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Eric Staudenmaier

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