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Project posted by Hsu McCullough

El Sereno Residence

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Location
Northeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Year
2021
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Modern
Along entrance path to front door, the visitor is presenting with a white , smooth stucco cube with parabolic and circular openings with a covered balcony beyond. The house sits on the edge of a hill in east Los Angeles
Along entrance path to front door, the visitor is presenting with a white , smooth stucco cube with parabolic and circular openings with a covered balcony beyond. The house sits on the edge of a hill in east Los Angeles
The doggie guards her palace of smooth stucco and verdant gardens from her circular window at the second floor gloriette on the edge of a hill in east Los Angeles
The doggie guards her palace of smooth stucco and verdant gardens from her circular window at the second floor gloriette on the edge of a hill in east Los Angeles
From the food forest, a path leads to a patio with outdoor dining.
From the food forest, a path leads to a patio with outdoor dining.
With a constellation pattern of recessed ceiling lights above, the dining room with window seat opens to the adjacent garden. Beyond the parabolic smooth stucco openings, a corner unit of aluminum framed sliding glass doors pocket into the walls for an uninterrupted view of the food forest of the front yard.
With a constellation pattern of recessed ceiling lights above, the dining room with window seat opens to the adjacent garden. Beyond the parabolic smooth stucco openings, a corner unit of aluminum framed sliding glass doors pocket into the walls for an uninterrupted view of the food forest of the front yard.
The dining room sits at the threshold between the garden and the interior. The exterior concrete floor blurs the threshold between outside and inside continuing into the dining room. The wood flooring wraps up the walls and ceiling in the kitchen creating a "wood womb": A complimentary contrast to the the pink and sea-foam painted custom cabinets, brass hardware, brass backsplash and brass island. Windows were intentionally placed on both ends of the kitchen to create a cozy space.
The dining room sits at the threshold between the garden and the interior. The exterior concrete floor blurs the threshold between outside and inside continuing into the dining room. The wood flooring wraps up the walls and ceiling in the kitchen creating a "wood womb": A complimentary contrast to the the pink and sea-foam painted custom cabinets, brass hardware, brass backsplash and brass island. Windows were intentionally placed on both ends of the kitchen to create a cozy space.
The dining room is a theater stage as the smooth stucco'd, parabolic curved opening frames the view of the food forest (and bistro patio) beyond via a corner unit of aluminum framed sliding glass doors that have been pocketed into the walls. The exterior concrete floor blurs the threshold between outside and inside continuing into the dining room. The deep window seat offers a place to read with the constellation pattern of recessed ceiling lights overhead.
The dining room is a theater stage as the smooth stucco'd, parabolic curved opening frames the view of the food forest (and bistro patio) beyond via a corner unit of aluminum framed sliding glass doors that have been pocketed into the walls. The exterior concrete floor blurs the threshold between outside and inside continuing into the dining room. The deep window seat offers a place to read with the constellation pattern of recessed ceiling lights overhead.
The entry features a 5-foot wide and 5-inch thick antique door made of redwood! A reclaimed door found in a local salvage yard that with a little sweat equity revealed the wood below 7-layers of paint. The entry opens to the living room with views of the hillside beyond. Also, a built-in desk nook is fitted under the stairs. The cove ceiling is painted a light sea-foam color while the media cabinets and wall are painted black to obscure the television.
The entry features a 5-foot wide and 5-inch thick antique door made of redwood! A reclaimed door found in a local salvage yard that with a little sweat equity revealed the wood below 7-layers of paint. The entry opens to the living room with views of the hillside beyond. Also, a built-in desk nook is fitted under the stairs. The cove ceiling is painted a light sea-foam color while the media cabinets and wall are painted black to obscure the television.
The sawtooth form of the staircase guardrail is utilized a number of areas of the house. A series of south facing windows at the top of stair offer beautiful natural light from above. The cove ceiling is created with a crown moulding detail and painted a light sea-foam color while the media cabinets and wall are painted black to obscure the television. A small door opens under the stair with another door off the child's bedroom beyond for a "secret" play area
The sawtooth form of the staircase guardrail is utilized a number of areas of the house. A series of south facing windows at the top of stair offer beautiful natural light from above. The cove ceiling is created with a crown moulding detail and painted a light sea-foam color while the media cabinets and wall are painted black to obscure the television. A small door opens under the stair with another door off the child's bedroom beyond for a "secret" play area
The living room with entry to right as one climbs the staircase to the second floor primary suite.
The living room with entry to right as one climbs the staircase to the second floor primary suite.
Top of the stairs with built-in dresser and countertop. Nice spot for keys, phone and wallet. This landing is the foyer for the primary suite.
Top of the stairs with built-in dresser and countertop. Nice spot for keys, phone and wallet. This landing is the foyer for the primary suite.
The primary bathroom is playful and colorful with a window framing the mature podocarpus tree
The primary bathroom is playful and colorful with a window framing the mature podocarpus tree
Open to the bedroom, the primary bathroom is playful and colorful featuring a Cole & Son wallpaper
Open to the bedroom, the primary bathroom is playful and colorful featuring a Cole & Son wallpaper
Toilet room with Cole & Son wallpaper and skylight above
Toilet room with Cole & Son wallpaper and skylight above
With window bands wrapping the room make the primary bedroom light and bright with views of the city beyond. A fattened wall with recessed shelf nooks for books, etc. supplants bedside tables. Additional closet to left and gloriette balcony to right (exterior).
With window bands wrapping the room make the primary bedroom light and bright with views of the city beyond. A fattened wall with recessed shelf nooks for books, etc. supplants bedside tables. Additional closet to left and gloriette balcony to right (exterior).
Gloriette / family outdoor living room with LA skyline from the east beyond. Modernism in an urban setting. Doggie window at right
Gloriette / family outdoor living room with LA skyline from the east beyond. Modernism in an urban setting. Doggie window at right
Sunken room. With outdoor access to patio and garden, the aquariums and turquoise paint set the vibe. Pierre Poulin chairs, library and Cole & Sons wallpaper...time to chill out
Sunken room. With outdoor access to patio and garden, the aquariums and turquoise paint set the vibe. Pierre Poulin chairs, library and Cole & Sons wallpaper...time to chill out
Nursery
Nursery
1930s and 1940s tiled bathroom. Tiled in vanity! Funky with glass block for the win
1930s and 1940s tiled bathroom. Tiled in vanity! Funky with glass block for the win
The wood flooring wraps up the walls and ceiling in the kitchen creating a "wood womb": A complimentary contrast to the the pink and sea-foam painted custom cabinets, brass hardware, brass backsplash and brass island. Windows were intentionally placed on both ends of the kitchen to create a cozy space.
The wood flooring wraps up the walls and ceiling in the kitchen creating a "wood womb": A complimentary contrast to the the pink and sea-foam painted custom cabinets, brass hardware, brass backsplash and brass island. Windows were intentionally placed on both ends of the kitchen to create a cozy space.

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Details

Square Feet
2369
Lot Size
4939
Bedrooms
3
Full Baths
2
Partial Baths
0

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From Hsu McCullough

An urban farm proposes an addition and strategic alteration to an existing 1946 home connecting a multi-level house to a thriving front yard "food forest" in hillside East Los Angeles: Re-envisioning the interior and exterior in the process. An elongated great room 60-feet in length connects the living, kitchen and dining areas with views of the greenery beyond. By folding the hardwood floor up the wall and onto the ceiling, we created a "wood womb" where the 14-feet long brass island is born providing warm reflected light throughout the day. The primary bedroom opens to a dramatic "gloriette" rooftop terrace overlooking the entire neighborhood.