Mulholland Drive Annex Southern California, CA luxury residence, Californian property photos, US home

Mulholland Drive Annex in Southern California

Dec 7, 2022

Design: A L M Project

Location: eastern Santa Monica Mountains, Southern California, USA

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern California

Photos by Patricia Parinejad, Michael Morris and Trevor Dixon

Mulholland Drive Annex, Southern California, USA

This restoration and expansion of the Ward house, a landmarked Mulholland Drive residence, doubles its livable space while emphasizing thoughtful proportions and sight lines.

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern California

Mulholland Drive Annex California

It was paramount to preserve the integrity of the historic house, originally designed by Case Study architect Rodney Walker in 1954, but to give it a distinctly contemporary feel.

Mulholland Drive Annex California

Mulholland Drive Annex California

Mulholland Drive Annex California

In volume, the new Mulholland Drive Annex adds bedrooms, a pool deck and a courtyard. In plan, it consciously echoes the compartmentalized ground floor and open second-floor layout of the Ward house.

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern California

Mulholland Drive Annex California

True to the scale and simplicity of the original structure, the annex is carefully nested in the hillside. The two are connected only via a concrete bridge, a catwalk library that meets the second floor of the Walker house at natural grade. With its top floor cantilevered above the site, the annex footprint remains contained and distinct from the old house.

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern California

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern California

While employing 21st century building technology to achieve a distinctly contemporary architectural solution, the new construction takes cues from the historic house—honoring the Case Study philosophy of economy, in which the skin of the building derives from its structure, and of pure materials thoughtfully applied in context.

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern CA

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern CA

So the lower level walls are exposed cast-in-place concrete, while the cantilevered section is a steel frame with cement board (exterior) and ash (interior) paneling. Features like the custom-formed concrete, built to resemble the original house’s cladding and embed its memory, create an aesthetic that links past to future.

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern CA

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern CA

Both commanding and discreet, maximizing the flow of light and air, and pushing the concept of indoor/outdoor living, the annex is airborne over the property and open to its extensive views.

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern CA

Mulholland Drive Annex Southern CA

Architect: A L M Project – https://almproject.com/

Mulholland Drive Annex California

Photography: Patricia Parinejad, Michael Morris and Trevor Dixon

Mulholland Drive Annex, eastern Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California images / information received 071222 from A L M Project

Location: Mulholland Drive in the hills of Bel Air, California, USA

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