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Nikki and her mom can enjoy one another's company in the kitchen after a short walk across the garden.

Perhaps the home's most notable feature is its custom pool, which presents an idyllic setting for entertaining or simple to cool off from the warm summer sun.

The three main levels programmatically function independently with a spine of vertical access through each.

The LR2 House is perched on a hillside overlooking Pasadena and its adjacent mountains.

The spacious living room offers a modern blend of cinderblock, wood, and cement. The two-story glass wall framing the fireplace allows the area to be bathed in natural light.

The new open-plan living/dining/kitchen space benefits from the raised ceiling height and the addition of the clerestory windows on the south, west and north sides.

The kitchen, with copious island seating, is illuminated by hanging globe lights and clerestory windows.

Hilary and her husband, Jimmy, opted for a functional, restrained material palette. In the dining room, Rejuvenation pendants hang above a table by Hedge House and chairs from Hay.

Natural light and striking views are welcomed through Kolbe VistaLuxe WD LINE windows which the design team selected for their construction quality, thin wood profiles, and extruded aluminum exteriors.

A slatted stairway cuts through the home, up and out to the rear terrace, where an inviting aqua pool awaits.

Approximately 70% of each vertical end wall was dedicated to fenestration, with Mondrian-esque mullions staggered throughout. “Mullions are a fantastic way to play with shape, texture, and light,” says architect Todd Mather. “Even from my earliest conceptual sketches, I was drawing A-frames with window ‘grids.’”

Interesting dormers and protrusions add volume and dimension to the non-dominant sides of the home. “Paying just as much attention to the two sides of the A-frame as to the end walls ensured that the home would be striking and attention-grabbing from all angles,” shares Mather.