PROJECT INFO

Scope: New Single-Family Residence

Location: City of Los Angeles

Address: 6801 W Mulholland Drive

Size: 7,776 sf

Status: Construction Permitting

PROJECT description: 

The proposed project consists of a small single family dwelling, approximately 1,717 sq ft situated on 7,776 square-foot upslope escarpment protruding from Mulholland Drive towards the Los Angeles basin isolated by power transmission lines. The project’s emphasis was on saving the natural topography of the land, by gently landing a bisected form to follow the topography and accessing the site via a unique tunnel design.

The design seamlessly blends with the existing topography of the ridge by planting a low and hovering profiled building on the ridgetop that is accessed via a tunnel ingress. This ensures that the site's natural aesthetics is preserved by eliminating a disruptive and damaging vehicular driveway to the top.

The proposed design prioritizes the public’s view of the prominent ridge, being one of the main characteristics of the Mulholland Scenic Corridor. It also provides a compact and undelineated mass to allow for the movement of fauna and the proliferation of natural flora. 

The project is set to high environmental standards with the incorporation of rainwater reclamation, all-native planting, geothermal heating and cooling, narrow cross ventilated massing, all-electric systems, photovoltaic electricity and backup storage and solar heating.

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