Bronze House, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles Luxury Residence, Californian Property Photos, US Home
Bronze House in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
Apr 21, 2021
Bronze House, LA
Design: SPF:architects
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90077, California, USA

Sited on a flat pad near the end of the street, the two-story, 13,000-square-foot Bronze House on Nightingale replaces a 3,000-square-foot single-family home originally constructed in the 1950s. To preserve existing views, the neighborhood follows a strict hillside ordinance that limits any new construction to no more than one story out of grade.

The Bronze House cleverly defies the directive not with an affront but with a building that both creates a good neighbor and answers the spatial requirements of our client. The home does not build up but digs into the sloping site to unearth additional square footage.
While the move might suggest a dim and dank home, the truth is anything but.

Connecting the home?s two levels is a central atrium with an expansive 100-foot-long operable skylight. Light-wells located along the north side of the property, too, infuse the lower level rooms?a fitness room and spa, four guest bedrooms, a den, and a service kitchen?with natural daylighting.

Overall, the interior spaces follow a modern open plan with a glass and steel staircase connecting the main level to the basement floor. The upper annexes of the home?which hold the kitchen, living spaces, a master suite, and bedroom?are connected by sky ...