Mulholland Hills Home by Dougal Murray
Redesigned by Dougal Murray, this contemporary single family residence is located in Beverly Hills, California.
Description by Dougal Murray
When Dougal Murray of the Racing Green design group stumbled across a derelict 1930?s home hidden away in the Mulholland Hills three years ago he knew he knew he?d just found the perfect setting for his next home.
?As soon as I found the place I knew it was perfect for our next development? Dougal says, ?Decent Los Angeles hillside properties are becoming harder and harder to come by, and finding somewhere where you aren?t overlooked is almost impossible. This house not only had a private driveway, but views over the Studio City valley to the north and forests of Oak trees from almost ever other perspective. I knew at once we had to find a way to get it.? ?The Earth House? as Dougal lovingly now refers to it, is nestled on the outer Mulholland Corridor in the Hollywood Hills and sits on a plot of almost a half acre.
?I?ve always been a massive fan of contemporary Californian architecture, and my goal was to create an open space that utilized the incredible views and natural light the land so generously gave us. Whilst we wanted to build something impressive, it was also important for myself and my design partner, Jonathan Waud, that the concept and the interior itself was understated and reflected its surroundings. Both Jonathan and I are originally from the New Forest in the UK, a national forest, home of the mighty ...
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