Residing areas are organised round a decades-old olive tree on this Santa Monica house, accomplished by Los Angeles studio Woods +Dangaran.
Woods + Dangaran designed each the structure and interiors for the dwelling, named Twentieth, which is shortlisted in the home inside class within the Dezeen Awards 2022.
Dwelling to a few and their three younger youngsters, the three-storey home is designed to be sensible for day-to-day household life, but additionally capable of host events and gatherings.
Residing areas are organised round a courtyard the place the previous olive tree will be discovered, whereas a beneficiant rear backyard offers a chance for lounging and eating to increase outside.
“Twentieth delicately balances the opposing priorities of making a classy, entertainment-oriented house, and one that may be comfy for a rising household with three younger youngsters,” stated Woods + Dangaran.
“The result’s a very trendy house.”
The home is primarily constructed from white brick, which is uncovered each in and out to supply a vivid and textural really feel.
These brick surfaces are punctured by beneficiant glazing. Sliding glass doorways span total partitions, whereas home windows sometimes lengthen from ground to ceiling.
Twentieth’s floor ground has a U-shape, creating house for dwelling rooms on each side of the courtyard.
The primary, positioned near the doorway, is the extra formal entertaining house. It encompasses a grand but minimal travertine fire, custom-made sofas and a strong walnut bar.
The second dwelling house, positioned on the other facet of the courtyard, has a extra comfy really feel. 4 membership chairs with swivel bases are organised round a refined stone espresso desk.
“Broad, open doorways to each the courtyard and the yard make this a super room for the household to assemble and join on the finish of the day,” stated Woods + Dangaran.
The household eating room sits in between these two dwelling areas in order that it additionally flanks the courtyard, whereas the kitchen is positioned simply past.
4 double bedrooms are positioned on Twentieth’s higher stage, together with a fundamental bed room that opens out to a roof terrace and is designed to really feel “very plush”.
It options a big {custom} mattress, designed to fit right into a recess within the wood-panelled wall, together with a classic Venini chandelier and a Cassina lounge chair and ottoman.
“The first suite is an oasis in comparison with the remainder of the house,” stated the studio.
“The suite opens onto a personal balcony overlooking the yard, creating the right getaway inside this busy family.”
Accompanying this room is an en-suite crafted from a darkish gray stone animated by streaks of white – the identical marble that options within the kitchen downstairs.
The home additionally has a basement stage, offering two visitor bedrooms, a playroom for the youngsters, a house cinema and a research the place the homeowners can work at home.
Woods + Dangaran is led by architects Brett Woods and Joe Dangaran and sometimes works on house construct and renovation initiatives in California and past.
The studio not too long ago renovated a mid-century trendy house in LA that may compete towards Twentieth within the house inside class of Dezeen Awards.
Woods + Dangaran stated the ambition behind Twentieth was to raise it “from {custom}, new-build to bespoke without end house”.
Its design is accomplished by characterful classic furnishings and {custom} particulars, together with Mehraban silk shag rugs, brass fixtures, leather-based armchairs and fleece-upholstered bar stools.
“Punches of colour like deep avocado and salmon, together with many diverse textures, present distinction all through the house and elegantly keep the fashionable aesthetic,” concluded the studio.
The pictures is by Joe Fletcher.
