Wonderland Park Residence
Project Desciption
Nestled in the hills of the Laurel Canyon, The Wonderland Park Residence is situated within an enclave of mid-century residences from which it draws its inspiration. Originally a ranch house built in 1956, the project entails a second-floor addition and extensive remodeling.
A narrow, thirty-foot-long skylight mediates between the original pitched roof and the volume of the new addition where it rises to the second floor. This brings light and geometric clarity to the spaces, further enhanced by the Western Red Cedar cladding that runs continuously from the ceiling of the family room up through the skylight and around the exterior walls of the second story.
The kitchen is the heart of the residence, physically connecting the social and private areas and providing views horizontally to the landscape and vertically through the skylight. Floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors are positioned on opposite corners of the plan to establish a diagonal axis from the front yard that passes through the interior spaces and out to the back yard and pool. Comparable transparency continues upstairs where the primary bedroom and bathroom enjoy vistas into the forested surroundings of the Los Angeles canyon.
The house utilizes sustainable technologies including sustainably harvested Red Cedar cladding, a solar photovoltaic system, a greywater system for landscape irrigation, native and drought-tolerant landscaping, Caesarstone countertops, and formaldehyde-free MDF kitchen and bath cabinetry.
Assembledge, Wonderland Park Residence, Los Angeles, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland Park Residence, Los Angeles, Laure Joliet
“An avant-garde project with a strong sustainable footprint”
– Architectural Digest Italia
Assembledge, Wonderland Park residence, Los Angeles Architecture, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland Park Residence, Los Angeles, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland Park Residence, Los Angeles, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland Park Residence, Los Angeles, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland Park residence, Los Angeles Architecture, Laure Joliet
“High style and sustainable features exist in harmony in Laurel Canyon”
– RUE
Assembledge, Wonderland Park residence, Los Angeles Architecture, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland Park Residence, Los Angeles, Laure Joliet
“Designed to feel like it was up in the trees that surround it, this modern home is a lesson in indoor-outdoor living”
– Living etc.
Assembledge, Wonderland Park residence, Los Angeles Architecture, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland Park residence, Los Angeles Architecture, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland Park residence, Los Angeles Architecture, Laure Joliet
Assembledge, Wonderland residence, Architecture, Los Angeles
Details
Location: Laurel Canyon, California
Size: 3,700 sf
Design Team: David Thompson (Principal-in-Charge), Scott Walter, Gregory Marin
Interior Design: Alexander Design Build and Susan Mitnick Design Studio
Construction: Above Board Construction
Landscape: Fiore Landscape Design
Photography: Laure Joliet
Awards
2018 Los Angeles Business Council Architectural Awards, Housing Award
2017 Gold Nugget Award, Best Renovated and Restored Home