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Every space and element in this spacious family home has been expanded and updated

This bedroom looks out to a leafy neighbourhood architecture, bed frame, bedroom, ceiling, daylighting, estate, floor, home, house, interior design, living room, property, real estate, room, window, wood, gray — This bedroom looks out to a leafy neighbourhood

This living space has a green outlook, while ceiling, floor, flooring, hardwood, home, house, interior design, laminate flooring, living room, property, real estate, room, window, wood flooring, gray

The dining room and formal living area join ceiling, floor, flooring, hardwood, interior design, laminate flooring, living room, room, wood, wood flooring, gray

The stairway is a centrepiece for the living handrail, interior design, loft, real estate, stairs, gray

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Clerestory windows run around the standard height windows architecture, bedroom, ceiling, estate, interior design, living room, penthouse apartment, property, real estate, room, window, gray

The wood ceilings carry through to the bathroom architecture, bathroom, ceiling, daylighting, estate, floor, flooring, home, house, interior design, room, tile, gray

A large fireplace sits beneath the TV - ceiling, floor, flooring, house, interior design, living room, property, real estate, room, wall, window, wood flooring, gray

Outside, the home is inviting, with substantial windows architecture, elevation, estate, facade, home, house, property, real estate, residential area, siding, window, gray

The study is open and private - The floor, flooring, furniture, interior design, table, wood, gray

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Architect: Mayes OfficeAbout the project (Text supplied): Located in the heart of the Venice neighbourhood, the Cloy Ave Residence is an embodiment of California beach style living. It was originally a complete remodel of a home and includes additions to an existing home in which every space and element was expanded and updated.

The challenge faced by designers at Mayes Office was to add space and function to the original compact home. The effect achieved was a substantial addition of 734 square feet of space while maintaining the original building structure, exhibiting an efficient and resourceful application of means given the confines of space and structural code at hand. By also observing and accentuating the existing highlights of the structure throughout, the character of the house was completely transformed.

Aesthetically, the house takes its cues from Mayes Office’s previous projects, which was to blur the delineation between the exterior and the interior of the house. The openness of the space enables a fluid indoor-outdoor connection that didn’t exist before. This allows the occupants to flow from the dining room into the living room in a seamless fashion enabling entertainment spaces to have a unified and complete feel to it.

A challenge encountered by Mayes’ designers initially was how to balance the maximum amount of integration with the surrounding landscape, while also maintaining privacy for the family. The privacy was maintained by wood slats that acted as both design and to break up the concrete wall in the front of the house.

The design of the house embraces family life as well as entertaining guests on certain days. Once inside the home, it is evident that detail and consideration was put into every area of the interior to ensure that the exterior flows evenly into the space. Keeping in line with the open-space theme, an industrial-style staircase encased in glass acts as a subtle divider between common living spaces.

A rooftop deck offering 360-degree views tops the newly built home offering expansive views of Downtown LA as well as the Santa Monica Mountains.

Taken altogether, the home demonstrates how the cleanest lines and understated detailing can create the most profound impact.

Story by: David Renwick

14 Nov, 2017

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