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Oxford Triangle Residence in Venice Beach California
July 1, 2022
Architect and Builder: M Royce Architecture
Location: Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

Photos: Sam Frost and Michael Reynolds
Oxford Triangle Residence, California
In Venice Beach, this architect?s home is a striking exception to the local vernacular. Located on a tight triangular site, it draws from myriad international influences in its design while still staying true to its local roots as a Venice Beach house.

Set along a historic electric streetcar line that ran from 1905 to the mid-1950s on Oxford Avenue, just adjacent to the main thoroughfare of Abbot Kinney Boulevard, it nods to Venice?s past and present
Constructed primarily from industrial materials such as board-formed concrete, glass and raw copper, it stands in stark contrast from the early 20th century Craftsman bungalows, midcentury ranch-style and postwar stucco houses that proliferate the area.

Much of the design was inspired by a trip to Iran in 2013. The city of Kashan is famous for grand villas with elaborate basements. Every house has a room in the bottom of the basement filled with snow in the winter. It wouldn?t melt even into summer so that would be their refrigerator. Every house has a water feature in a sunken courtyard to cool the breezes. On the way home via London, another inspiration became row ho...