Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas

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Los Angeles, United States
  • Client: Kim Schoen
  • Design Team: Marc Frohn, Mario Rojas Toledo, Max Koch, Maria Martinez, Wendy Gilmartin
  • City: Los Angeles
  • Country: United States
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Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas - Windows, Facade
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Text description provided by the architects. Adding a studio and a spacious deck facing the silhouette of the Angeles National Forest we extended the home of the LA-based artist Kim Schoen. The existing 1930s house is located on a steeply sloping site in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas - Facade
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Ground floor plan

Taking advantage of the slope we located the studio a full level below the ground floor of the existing home so that its roof surface could double as a spacious deck. It offers an outdoor living and dining area protected from the sun by a large Eucalyptus tree overhanging the deck thus offering shade and privacy.

Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas - Table, Chair, Beam
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The north-facing studio wall features a large-scale bi-fold garage door. Its translucent corrugated and twin-wall cladding offer indirect natural lighting while abstracting the surrounding landscape silhouette into a fine vertical linear pattern. Opened up the garage door folds into a canopy orienting the studio to the outside and framing a panoramic view of the surrounding hills. 

Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas - Windows, Chair, Facade, Handrail, Patio, Garden, Deck, Courtyard
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Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas - Handrail
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All surfaces of the deck and the exterior stair connecting it to the lower level are clad in tile creating a delicate three-dimensional grid. While its rhythmic precision sets the addition apart from the existing house, the color of the tiles matching that of the existing facades synchronizes the two. 

Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas - Facade
© Brica Wilcox

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Cite: "Mount Washington Studio / FAR frohn&rojas" 01 Oct 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/925740/mount-washington-studio-far-frohn-and-rojas> ISSN 0719-8884

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