El diseño de la casa capitaliza esas restricciones del terreno y de la reglamentación edilicia como una oportunidad para tallar formas y espacios, en apariencia caprichosos, que son los resultantes de encajar el edificio en los límites reglamentarios.


Texto original en inglés.

The Hill House is designed under conditions generated by modern problems of building on the hillside. The site, an irregular shaped lot situated on an uneven downhill slope, offers panoramic views of Santa Monica Canyon. The design of the house utilizes the restriction of hillside and zoning ordinance to create a spatial and structural opportunity - adopting the zoning envelope as a building form. The dynamic form minimizes distinction between roof and wall planes while maximizing interior and exterior.

HILL HOUSE by JOHNSTON MARKLEE & ASSOCIATES.
Pacific Palisades, California.
October 2004.

Architect: Johnston Marklee & Associates, Los Angeles; Mark Lee [Principal in Charge], Sharon Johnston AIA, Jeff Adams & Mark Rea Baker [Project Architects]; Diego Arraigada, Brennan Buck, Michelle Cintron, Daveed Kapoor, Anne Rosenberg, Anton Schneider [Project Team].

Developer: Lucas Ma, President, Markee LLC.

Owner: Chan Luu.

Contractor: Hinerfeld-Ward, Inc., Los Angeles.
Structural Engineer: William Koh & Associates, Los Angeles.
Landscape: Lush Life LA, Los Angeles.
Lighting Consultant: Dan Weinreber, Los Angeles.

Photography: Eric Staudenmaier.