With an interest in the continuity of landscape and sequential movement through space, this house manipulates typical paths of domestic movement to integrate the interior and exterior of the house. Sinuous surfaces delineate volumes that are differentiated by slicing surfaces and materials, with spatial intersections that break down edges between inside and outside, engaging the land with the internal logics of the house. The major shifts in geometry relate to the panoramic views, with a narrative sequence that echoes the shoreline beyond. A fluid hallway serves as the nexus of the house, while the expansive living areas opens up entirely to the exterior, so that the house is connected to the exterior both in its narrative sequence and its physical presence.
Hollywood Hills Residence
This hillside site has views over Hollywood and to the ocean. Open living spaces were created that take advantage of the intimate exterior of the house. An elegant pallet of minimal materials served to enhance the illusion of open and expansive space. The living, dining, kitchen area opens up to a front court, while the library begins to step up the hill to feel like a room with in a room. An open stair ascends a half flight to the garden at the back, and switches back to a landing at the bedrooms. The vertical sequence continues to the roof via a submarine-like ladder to a secret roof garden that affords views of Hollywood and the Pacific Ocean beyond.
Ross Residence
Benedict Canyon Residence
This extensive renovation features a new extended roof element and glazed rear facade that opens the house up to the landscape and emphasizes the relationship between inside and outside. The ceiling is the project’s main design intervention, with track lighting concealed behind a plywood panel system that is punctuated by the intersection of two sea-grass resin light boxes and a skylight. The skylight reinforces internal circulation, while the light boxes emphasize motion towards the outside. Below foot, the floor is a stained concrete with a resin epoxy finish that gives it a liquid feeling and a distinct, reflective quality. Ultimately, the confluence of these effects is that traditional distinctions between ideas like inside and outside, and up and down are simultaneously blurred and redefined.
Griffin Enright Architects approaches each project with the firm belief that design can bring positive change to our built environment. The firm’s principals each have over 25 years of experience in the field, and they pride themselves on their inventive and smart solutions to complex architectural problems, resulting in exceptionally creative and award winning results. Focused, inventive, and strategic thinking has allowed the firm to consistently maximize clients’ budgets to achieve more — both literally and aesthetically. Regardless of scale, budget, or program, Griffin Enright’s comprehensive, holistic approach to design remains constant and depends on the simultaneous blurring and exploitation of the typical distinctions between built form/landscape, site/urban context, and theory/practice. This has resulted in a body of work which has been noted for its exceptional attention to circulation and movement, including inventive ways of connecting the exterior environment with dynamic interior spaces.
Griffin Enright Architects is a full service architectural office, including Sustainability, Master Planning, Urban Design, Entitlements, Architecture, Landscape Design, and Programming services. Sustainability and environmental awareness are integral to the firms design strategies, and are incorporated in every projects approach.
