AIA Los Angeles: A Chapter of The American Institute of Architects

AIA Los Angeles
A Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nathalia Morales-Evanks

AIA|Los Angeles
Tel: 213.639.0763
Email: [email protected]
www.aialosangeles.org
Discover Homes “East and West of the 405” at AIA|LAʼs 2011

Spring Home Tour
Los Angeles, CA (February 28, 2011) – Los Angeles is not only known for its
legendary stars of Hollywood, but also for its mythical freeways that run through
the city dividing it into sections. It can be argued that the most legendary of all LA
freeways is the Interstate 405. Dividing the city in two, east and west. The 405
freeway lends its myth as the main character in the American Institute of
Architects, Los Angeles chapterʼs tale of two sides of the 405: East and West.
“The way I see it, the 405 is almost like the Berlin Wall for some who rarely
venture beyond it,” says Carlo Caccavale, AIA|LAʼs Associate Director, “both
from the eastern and western side.”
The East is glitzy and glamorous; famous streets like Sunset Blvd are what
dreams are made of, while the West has a more subdued, down-to-earth canyon
wealth. AIA|LAʼs home tours will take you through homes on each side, you will
get to experience beautiful canyon views, minimalist exuberance and see the
flow between indoor and outdoor living. Each home is an architectural
masterpiece that only Los Angeles homes have the luxury of possessing.
Come see the magnificent homes for an opportunity to engage in Los Angelesʼ
architectural vernacular. At each home you will have the opportunity to talk to the
architects, docents and discover new designs for living, Sunday March 27 from
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Homes designed by the following architects:

• Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA - Studio Pali Fekete architects [SPF:a]; Dugally-
Oberfeld Builders
• Cory Buckner, AIA – Cory Buckner Architects
• David Thompson, Assoc. AIA - Assemblage +, Billy Rose
• Rick Leslie, AIA - Rick Leslie Architects
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE MARCH 27 HOME TOURS.
For more information regarding AIA|LA Home Tours please visit the Home Tours
page on this website.
“East and West of the 405” will feature the following homes:
The Stoneridge Residence

(David Thompson, Assoc. AIA - Assemblage +; Billy Rose)
Sitting on a uniquely
perched site
overlooking the San
Fernando Valley, the
house renovation
seeks to reconnect
the house with its
site through large
restructured
openings and a
comprehensive
landscaping effort.
Along with its
expansive lawn and
native vegetation,
the back yard focal piece is its Olympic-sized infinity-edge pool and Barragan
inspired water feature. The house itself, a large mass of brick-faced box forms, is
unified by a second floor addition that looks out on to the back yard and San
Fernando Valley view. The homeʼs original, exterior brick finish is celebrated,
rather than shunned, and complimented with large expanses of glass and dark
steel support elements.
Inside the home, Assembledge+ & Billy Rose Design orchestrate a collection of
spaces which are unified by a focus on elemental wood and stone materials,
while serving as unique showpieces for the many participating companies located
within the Avenues of Art & Design. (photo credit: Michael Weschler)
-more-
The Brentwood Residence
(Cory Buckner, AIA – Cory Buckner Architects)
Situated in the well-

known post-war
architectural
community of
Crestwood Hills, the
Brentwood Residence
has breathtaking
views of the Santa
Monica Bay and city
lights. With exposed
natural materials,
cedar siding, large
expanses of glass
dissolving the
boundary of indoor
and outdoor space,
and a butterfly roof at
the upper floor
address the unique modernist architecture of the surrounding community.
Addressing the owner’s need to display an impressive art collection, including

those of his own creation, the living room walls are unusually tall; the space is
simple and lit appropriately for display. The natural world acts as a foil to the
sophisticated man-made environment; beyond the walls of glass on to the south,
hawks soar in the thermals rising from the canyon below, shadows from the
carefully preserved eucalyptus trees dance on the floors and walls. (photo credit:
Tom Bonner)
-more-
9312 Nightingale
(Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA - Studio Pali Fekete architects [SPF:a]; Dugally-Oberfeld
Builders)
Designed for
low-key yet
exuberant
modernist
living, 9312
Nightingaleʼs
plan creates
free and open
spaces that
blend together
with the exterior simply and seamlessly. Mostly a single story house, it wraps
itself around in a [box-like] C-shape to create a courtyard.
The major programmatic elements look over the rooftops of the Hollywood Hills
and of Beverly Hills to see Century City, the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los
Angeles. The master bedroom slightly hangs over the edge of the down slope
property just to add a moment of suspense. Interior materials are more eclectic
with several species of wood and stone for warmth and texture. A simple
rectangular pool sits at the very southern edge of the property bordered by a
planting edge, a black wall and a super-long fire element. The collaborative
process included Studio Pali Fekete architects, Dugally-Oberfeld Builders, Simon
Hamui Interiors and Andrea Cochran Landscape. (photo credit: John Linden)
-more-
15 Latimir Road
(Rick Leslie, AIA - Rick Leslie Architects)
This dramatic
home is a seven
level, 4,700 s.f.
Contemporary
residence with an
extremely dynamic
interplay of forms,
textures and colors
expressive of not
only the various
functions; public
verses private,
privacy from the
street, sloped
nature of the site, flow of indoor-outdoor spaces, but expressive, as well, of
the forms that interplay and juxtapose with each other as they wrap around
a large open rear yard and an accessible hillside that is wholly integrated
into the indoor/outdoor flow of space from the house to the rear yard. The
house has extensive sustainability; 6 KW PV system, solar pool and
domestic hot water; radiant floor heating; 8" insulated walls; deep
overhangs for summer solar protection; locally made, burnished CMU
walls; extensive natural light & skylights; bamboo & bio-fiber flooring;
bamboo cabinets; very low VOC paints and mostly low water landscaping.
(photo: Michael Arden Photography)
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AIA Los Angeles

A Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Nathalia Morales-Evanks

Discover Homes “East and West of the 405” at AIA|LAʼs 2011

Homes designed by the following architects:

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THE MARCH 27 HOME TOURS.

The Stoneridge Residence

Situated in the well-

Addressing the owner’s need to display an impressive art collection, including

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