4/Way House by Deegan-Day responds to "allure and danger" of LA site
US studio Deegan-Day Design & Architecture has designed a California weekend home to hold strong against wildfire and capitalise on views.
Located near the city of Malibu, the 4/Way House sits on a southeast-facing ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains, in a community called Topanga.
Joe Day ? a founder of local studio Deegan-Day Design & Architecture ? bought the property with his wife, Nina Hachigian, in the 1990s following a devastating wildfire in the area that destroyed 20,000 acres of land. The disaster led to a drop in property values, which made buying a 2.5-acre site there feasible for the young couple.
4/Way House sits on a mountainous slope in California
Construction didn't begin until 2008, and work happened incrementally over the years. The project was finally completed last year. The design not only makes the most of the rolling landscape and scenic views, it takes a defensive stance against the threat of wildfire.
"The retreat mediates between competing topography and sight lines, and between the allure and danger of life in Topanga," said the studio.
The weekend home is designed to withstand the threat of wildfires
In plan, the home consists of two offset bars that are nudged into the hillside and encircled by terraces.
"Surrounding terraces act as both fire buffer and a complement of outdoor rooms," the team said.
The bars are covered with an irregularly shaped zinc roof that folds over the side walls and acts as a "fire bl...
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