Hollywood Hills Remodel

Project:  A major remodel and addition to a 1959 tract home on a city view property located in the coveted bird streets of the Hollywood Hills,

Client Requirements:  Maximize views, remodel and enlarge all spaces, add a guest bedroom suite, increase outdoor space, add infinity pool and spa for indoor/outdoor entertaining, transform tract style home to a luxurious Hacienda style with a contemporary flair.

Challenge:  Acquire more space for the 985 sq. ft. guest bedroom suite addition and larger rear yard for infinity pool, spa and entertainment area.

Solution:  A new site wall in side yard hillside to create more useable land for the guest bedroom suite addition (widens panoramic views) and extend a rear deck over the steep hillside for the infinity pool, spa and large entertainment space.

Design Elements: Raised roofs and ceilings to increase volumes of space; expose structural rafters and beams for Hacienda charm, install luxurious tall "Torrance Steel" French doors and windows to maximize views; install thick buttresses portraying adobe abutments of the Hacienda style home.

Property:  5,070 sq. ft. (985 sq. ft. addition), 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 half baths, 2-car garage, 3 onsite parking spaces.