rome
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Sited on a gentle slope, Rome deploys simple forms to create a dynamic of relationships between interior and exterior spaces. The L-shaped house, together with its carport and connecting retaining walls create two informal courts.
LOS ANGELES CA
2010
3,000 SF
Photo:
JOSH PERRIN
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The procession begins at the arrival court, ascends along a pair of concrete walls, and bypasses a private court to reach the main level. Bedrooms at lower level opens to the private court centered around a pepper tree.
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Upper level living space stretches from a cantilevered deck with city views, through a dining area, to a pine-shaded patio and the gentle hill.
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An open kitchen and a core of cabinetry surround a three-story stair tower that culminates at the library-mezzanine over-looking the dining area.
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This stair tower imparts natural light deep into the interior; and along with clerestories at the mono-slope roofs, enables convective cooling throughout the house.
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