Jackson House in Culver City, Los Angeles, California by DLF Studio

Within walking distance of downtown Culver City, a small municipality on the west side of Los Angeles, California, architects from DLF studio have completed the Jackson house which is a result of the odd shape of the lot, the respect for the local zoning codes as well as to the concerns for privacy voiced by a neighbor.

The challenge was to maximize the desired volume and space without offending the scale of the neighborhood. What resulted was a bold contextual statement in an otherwise typical, architectually homogeneous neighborhood.

Rather taking the McMansion approach to the design and build to the setbacks, we opted to articulate the volume of the building in a way that would give the façade more depth figuratively and literally.  Then, articulate each  resulting mass further by applying contrasting materials such as Ipe, sand finish stucco and smooth, hand-troweled stucco.

Designer: DLF studio
Site Area: 269 sqm
Constructed Area: 185 sqm
Contractor: GSB Construction Inc.
Landscape: DLFstudio
Materials: Wood, glass, stucco
Project Start: 2005
Project Complete: 2006
Photographers: DLFstudio