LA Design Festival is a collaborative collective that invites anyone with a perspective on design, and a role to play in the creative economy, to host an event during this citywide fortnight of design-related festivities. It spans from May 28 to June 14, 2015. One of the events proposed for the festival is a West Side Home Tour that presents a unique opportunity to experience some of the most distinguished residential architecture in Venice and Santa Monica. Four remarkable homes created by some of the best interior designers will be open for this self-drive tour on Sunday 14th June. Click on the arrows to move to between homes.
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Greentree Residence by W3 Architects
In 1989 Warren Wagner reworked an existing 1951 ranch house on this site and twenty-three years later W3 Architects were invited back by the current owners to reconceive the house for a family with three young children. The design intent was to expand the house for the functional requirements of a modern family while maintaining the character of the original building and restoring many of the elements created in the 1989 renovation. The size, placement and configuration of the recent additions were constrained by the siting of the original house at the base of a steep hillside on an irregularly shaped lot and the desire to avoid the use of any new visible structural elements. All of the utilities and systems were updated to drastically reduce the energy use of the house. The house demonstrates a sustainable and intimately scaled design approach that allows for the family’s continued enjoyment now and for future generations. The natural and organic materials convey a “rustic modernism” appropriate to the location. An upper level addition provides expansive views of the Canyon tree canopy while maintaining total privacy.
Warren Wagner, AIA, created W3 Architects to demonstrate the seamless integration of solar and sustainable technologies with a high aesthetic standard of architectural design. We are continuously involved in experimentation and innovation, building on 25 years of experience in the detailing and construction of projects. W3 Architects is a practice dedicated to furthering the architectural application of sustainable ideas through BUILDING.
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