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La Mesa Addition

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View from master bedroom to new master bathroom.
View from master bedroom to new master bathroom.
Two colors of glass mosaic tiles (Trend, from Ann Sacks) are used to distinguish two intersecting wall planes. Windows on the street side are translucent, both for privacy and to casts a soft light against the tile. The bathtub is encased in white Caesarstone.
Two colors of glass mosaic tiles (Trend, from Ann Sacks) are used to distinguish two intersecting wall planes. Windows on the street side are translucent, both for privacy and to casts a soft light against the tile. The bathtub is encased in white Caesarstone.
The floating volumes and spaces of the original Harwell Hamilton Harris house are reinforced in Dutton Architects’ design.
The floating volumes and spaces of the original Harwell Hamilton Harris house are reinforced in Dutton Architects’ design.
The Hollywood Hills and Silverlake are a panorama viewed from the bathroom windows. From the bathtub itself, the clients see only the Hollywood Sign, the Griffith Park Observatory, the mountains of Griffith Park, and the sky. All signs of the city itself fall below the line of the parapet.
The Hollywood Hills and Silverlake are a panorama viewed from the bathroom windows. From the bathtub itself, the clients see only the Hollywood Sign, the Griffith Park Observatory, the mountains of Griffith Park, and the sky. All signs of the city itself fall below the line of the parapet.
The shower is not an enclosed space, but part of a larger ‘wet area’ within the bathroom.
The shower is not an enclosed space, but part of a larger ‘wet area’ within the bathroom.
All cabinets are white oak. The vanity appears to float. Drawers (customized to fit around the sink drains) instead of cabinet doors emphasize the horizontality. A large pencil-polished edge mirror floats off the wall, and the light is a long LED fixture at perfect daylight temperature.
All cabinets are white oak. The vanity appears to float. Drawers (customized to fit around the sink drains) instead of cabinet doors emphasize the horizontality. A large pencil-polished edge mirror floats off the wall, and the light is a long LED fixture at perfect daylight temperature.

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This Silver Lake house had become too small for our clients- a family of four. We designed a new home office, which freed up one of the original three bedrooms being used as an office for the writer/producer client. A new guest room suite and family den was designed as an addition under the existing house, connecting to the downhill gardens. (This will be a later phase.) A new master bathroom was also added.

The challenge was to be inspired and respectful of the precise and demanding original design and details, including the rigid 3′ layout of all house geometries in plan. The bathroom addition occupied a former covered porch. The infill is legible by hard-board siding and metal windows, as can be seen to the right. The original parapet and roof of the deck were maintained (although rebuilt).