Marmol Radziner

Vienna Way

Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography

VIENNA WAY

Marmol Radziner

ARCHITECTS
Marmol Radziner

LOCATION
Los Angeles, United States

PROJECT YEAR
2007

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
4554.0 ft2

Text description provided by architect.

The Vienna Way residence, designed for a young family, is located on a large, extensively landscaped lot in Venice, CA. Floor to ceiling glazing and outdoor living spaces fully integrate the home within the California native landscape.

Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography

Working within the restrictions posed by the narrow site, the design divides the lot into thirds, with the two main volumes placed on the exterior edges of the property, bridged by a sunken kitchen in the center.

The one-story structure to the south houses a great room that combines formal living and dining areas.

The structure begins in the front of the property and flows into an outdoor dining patio. A large expanse of glass along the east provides a visual and spatial link to the pool area.

Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography

The northern structure runs from the back of the property forward, also leading to an outdoor living area, and contains more casual, private spaces, including a family room and an office on the first floor and bedrooms on the second floor.

Glazing along the second-story hallway offers views of the green roof (above the kitchen) and tree tops below.

Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography

The kitchen acts as the hub of the residence, connecting the public and private areas and providing views of the pool, side yard and rear property.

From the exterior, the kitchen is shaped by a bronze box that emphasizes its significance and provides contrast to the plaster façade found on the main volumes of the residence.

Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography

In addition to bridging the two main volumes, the kitchen is the center of a water-related area that starts in front with a swimming pool and flows through the kitchen and over its green roof, and continues in the backyard’s riparian landscape planted with rushes, reeds, and sycamore trees. 

These plantings give way to a large play yard filled with buffalo grass and surrounded by Oak trees and other California native plants.

Vienna Way
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Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography
Vienna Way
© Joe Fletcher Photography


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Marmol Radziner
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Marmol Radziner
12210 Nebraska Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States