Article source: Ramiro Diaz-Granados

This project is for a new single family residence located in the Mt. Washington hills of Los Angeles. The property is a small (3,600 s.f.) descending lot with an approximately 2:1 slope facing slightly southwest and within the upper portion of a ravine. Diagonally to the west is a view of downtown and directly across lie a scattered array of houses on a similar slope. The area is characterized by tight winding streets with an eclectic range of houses fronting directly on them. Most of the structures are direct manifestations of the complicated zoning laws that govern the area; maximizing height restrictions, uncovered decks that extend 5 feet beyond the envelope,  skirts that extend all the way to the ground, etc. This results in a typology that seems more appropriate for the flats of L.A. and clearly signals the end of the possibility of the case-study experiments not so long ago.

Final Exterior

• Architect: Ramiro Diaz-Granados
• Name of Project: Inside-out house
• Location: Mt. Washington, Los Angeles
• Project: Single Family Residence
• Date: 2010-present
• Scale: Building
• Status: In development
• Amorphis principal: Ramiro Diaz-Granados

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