Car Park House / Anonymous Architects

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Los Angeles, United States
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1405
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2013
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Steve King
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  VELUX Group, California Kitchens, Chestnut, Dragon Steel, Halo, Milgard, Superior Fireplaces, Taylor Brothers, Los Angeles
Car Park House / Anonymous Architects - Windows, Facade
© Steve King

Text description provided by the architects. Starting with a vacant lot with a very steep down slope from the street, the design of the house places the carport on the roof with the residence below. In addition to being a dramatic shift of expectations, it is also a logical response to the building code which requires parking for two vehicles.

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This inversion moves the typical ground floor of the house up on the roof and makes the simple act of arriving home and driving onto the roof of the house a surprise every time.

Car Park House / Anonymous Architects - Table, Lighting, Facade, Chair
© Steve King

The roof is also usable as deck space and has unobstructed views of the San Gabriel Mountains, which are to the Northeast of Los Angeles.

Because of the steep terrain the house is designed to float over the hillside. This reduces the amount of foundation required and also means that the only way to access the house is over the bridge so it is truly a floating structure.

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The added benefit of providing the parking and the house as the same structure is to eliminate the need for additional foundations and walls for a garage.

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Cite: "Car Park House / Anonymous Architects" 07 Jan 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/464220/car-park-house-anonymous-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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