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Brentwood Residence

Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography

BRENTWOOD RESIDENCE

Belzberg Architects

ARCHITECTS
Belzberg Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
Art Gray Photography

AREA
12083.0 ft²

YEAR
2007

LOCATION
Los Angeles, United States

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The Brentwood Residence is located on a large picturesque lot in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography

Because the lot did not offer any immediate views from the buildable area of the property, the structures that comprise the project were designed to engage each other while focusing attention on the built and natural landscape within.

The lot features a large California Oak tree on the rear half of the site which serves as the focal point of the formal procession through the project.

To counteract the formal setup of the site plan the spatial organization has been setup to challenge the established axis without eroding it.

Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography

To achieve this, pathways have been intentionally designed to dissolve and reappear along the route.

The line clearly divides the formal living area of the main house from the informal public spaces but it is counteracted by the complex interlocking geometry and asymmetrical volumes that make up the exterior.

Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography

As a homage to the palette of classic Mid-Century design, the house features a material composition of steel troweled plaster, gauged and stacked Pennsylvania Bluestone, and Mangaris wood siding.


Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography


Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography


Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography

Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography


Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography
Brentwood Residence
© Art Gray Photography


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