Wonderland Houses in Los Angeles, California by Mutuo

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Three residences sit on three small and narrow up-hill lots in the Hollywood Hills. M u t u o ’s  design for this project aims to maximize indoor residential areas as well as outdoor living areas. It also seeks to craft intricate details through the interplay of different construction methods and materials.

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• Architects: Mutuo
• Project: Wonderland Houses
• Location: Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California
• Photography: Brenden Gile, Lauren Moore, Marilu Godinez, Jeni Emery
• Software used: Rhino 5, Autocad, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
• Project Size: 1,500 SF usable each house, 2,000 SF gross each house, 6,000 SF gross total
• Project Team: Jose Herrasti, Fernanda Oppermann, Fernanda Ximenez, Alejandra Novelo, Isabel Driessen, Sandra Villanueva
• Structural Engineer: NOUS Engineering
• Landscape Architect: Puentealameda, Lorena Garcia

Image Courtesy © Marilu Godinez

This project proposes outdoor communal living through a variety of connected exterior areas. It explores preconceived ideas of boundaries between neighbouring semi-private spaces. Opportunities for exterior living and community interaction include: shaded back patios, large front terraces, roof terraces, and walkways bridging over to the adjacent hill.

The project also explores the interplay of several construction methods and materials. Construction methods vary from rough shotcrete retaining walls to board-formed concrete walls, wood framed and steel framed construction. Victorian wood shingles, unpainted stucco, and exposed concrete are some of the diverse materials juxtaposed throughout the project. Exterior walls of different construction methods and different finishes cap and interlock each other, carefully transitioning at corners.

Wonderland plays with spaces and materials proposing a new communal way of living challenging preconceived notions ‘contemporary’ and ‘traditional’.

Image Courtesy © Marilu Godinez

Image Courtesy © Marilu Godinez

Image Courtesy © Marilu Godinez

Image Courtesy © Brenden Gile

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Lauren Moore

Image Courtesy © Jeni Emery

Image Courtesy © Jeni Emery

Image Courtesy © Jeni Emery

Image Courtesy © Jeni Emery

Image Courtesy © MUTUO

Image Courtesy © MUTUO

Tags: California, Los Angeles

Categories: Adobe, Autocad, House, Housing Development, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Private House, Residential, Rhino

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