This home was designed for a creative couple relocating to California. They wanted a home that would allow them to live and work while being connected to nature. The home needed to accommodate their large art collection, as well as a private screening room.

Located on a tight lot, the home seeks to be generous to both the land and the community. Rather the maximizing the building envelope, the house is organized as a series of volumes pulled apart by pockets of greenery.

The home provides a sequence of spaces, interspersed with moments for contemplation. Entering through a narrow-layered courtyard, one is welcomed into a double height living space that opens to back yard. To reach the master bedroom, one is pulled through a meditation garden. The concrete screening room is entered by passing through a glass corridor, offering intimate views of the garden. The home office is accessed by traversing up the stairs and back outside along a long rooftop garden.

The materials, chosen for their low maintenance needs, act as a backdrop to ever changing landscape.


This project was completed while working at Clive Wilkinson Architects. Visit them to see more of their amazing work.