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This 3-story, 2000 SF 3-bedroom beach house
was designed for an active family with 4. The site is
extremely small at 30'x50' located in the Sandy Area, about 1/2 block from Hermosa Beach,
Los Angeles County, California. This
"Upside Down" house has the main spaces on the third floor where the
views are, bedrooms on the
second floor, and the entry on the first floor. And, there's a roof deck on top!
The house
is "green" and has a Build-It-Green certification and an
unofficial LEED "Silver" rating. The house utilizes natural-cooling methods--A large
thermostatically-operated skylight at the top of the stairs allows all rooms to ventilate
naturally with help from the daily afternoon ocean breeze from
Hermosa Beach
The southern and western walls (seen to the left...)
have a special skin designed to handle the salty environment, heavy sun, and
privacy. The glistening metallic pre-finished metal siding has a special low-heat gain fluoro-carbon
paint finish durable in marine conditions.
The main deck trellis is constructed of clear anodized
aluminum and is dramatically cantilevered (16'-0"--see below) for a column-free view. The
intent was to visually link the deck with the living room by dramatic
use of cantilever and by very large floor-to-ceiling window with mitered
glass corner.
The house was featured in the January 13, 2008
Los Angeles Times Sunday Real Estate Section
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