Article source: AUX Architecture

The design of this home arose out of a series of site challenges and constraints. The one-acre property and existing home sat within a protected area of the Santa Monica Mountains. New restrictions on development made it unfeasible to add anything outside the existing building footprint. The existing home had little architectural value: it was dark inside, and it had no contextual relationship to the site. Working within the existing footprint and rooflines, the design is a dramatic transformation from a generic tract house to a custom home that is responsive to its context and is a hybrid of modern ideals paired with conventional volumes.

Image Courtesy © Grant Mudford

• Architects: AUX Architecture
• Project: Saddle Peak Residence
• Location: Calabasas, California
• Photography: Grant Mudford

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