Teak wooden, travertine stone and expansive glazing all function in Woods + Dangaran’s renovation of a mid-century fashionable home that when belonged to singer Bing Crosby’s supervisor.
Los Angeles-based Woods + Dangaran has each upgraded the structure and designed the interiors for Clear Oak Residence, which is positioned on a hillside above LA’s San Fernando Valley.
The design goals to reinforce the constructing’s relationship with its setting whereas additionally bringing an elevated sense of heat and luxury to the dwelling areas.
Doorways and home windows have been adjusted and enlarged to allow wraparound views of the panorama, whereas skylights have been added to spotlight key moments inside the inside.
Travertine creates a steady ground floor that extends out from the dwelling areas to a sundown terrace, whereas teak offers wall panelling and in-built joinery all through.
“The architectural end palette was deliberately restricted to 4 supplies: clear anodised aluminium, plaster, travertine, and teak for the wall panelling,” stated Woods + Dangaran.
“This visible restraint manifests in a serene ambiance that permeates all facets of the residence.”
Clear Oak Residence is shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2022 in the home inside class, the place it should compete with 4 different tasks – together with one other one by Woods + Dangaran – for the title.
Woods + Dangaran designed this mission for consumer Robert Galishoff, whose transient to the architects was to embrace the constructing’s mid-century heritage however make sure the end result exudes a way of “easy luxurious”.
Landscaping performed a giant function within the transformation. By relocating the swimming pool in order that it cantilevers over the hill and adjusting the topography, extra terrace and deck area could possibly be created.
Sliding floor-to-ceiling glass doorways permit the principle bed room, the lounge and the eating space to open out to this terrace.
“Enlarged doorways and home windows inside the home, together with floor-to-ceiling glass doorways, combine the inside areas with the panorama and foreground views by eliminating boundaries,” stated the architects.
“Glazed openings inserted alongside corridors create memorable spatial experiences from new axes and vantage factors.”
The inside furnishings embrace each new and retro items in pure supplies and heat colors, which sit alongside Galishoff’s assortment of objets d’artwork.
The lounge contains a copper silk shag rug from Mehraban, a Minotti sectional reupholstered in a retro-patterned textile and a pair of the Arthur Casas-designed Amorfa espresso tables.
“Impressed by mid-century items however adjusted for scale, operate, and materials, these items give the house a novel voice that mixes previous and new, retro with modern vibes,” stated Woods + Dangaran.
Led by architects Brett Woods and Joe Dangaran, Woods + Dangaran has developed a fame for modernising mid-century properties but in addition designs new-builds with an identical character.
Different latest tasks embrace an improve of a Sixties Craig Ellwood home and a brass-clad residence in Palm Springs.
The pictures is by Joe Fletcher.
