Cove Way
While working at Enclosures Architects, I had the privilege to work on this mid-century modern home in Beverly Hills, restoring it to its former glory. I was brought onto the team early on in the schematic design phase and was heavily involved with the creation of the production drawings for permit, detailing key elements, and was on site weekly for construction administration through its completion. Key features include the curved bar, refaced fireplace with new stone, the sloped ceiling in the livingroom to 12’ tall glass wall, new terrazzo flooring, custom door and transom detailing, a new front entry, and a solarium that slides open to the pool deck, complete with a hidden door to the bathroom.
Concrete Entry Design and Documentation
The approach to the original house lacked a place of landing and entry. Throughout the design phase, I faced many restraints, including the stepped pathway, allowing enough space per run of stairs and landings, while also planning retaining walls and planters that lined the hillside that respected the Beverly Hills wall height parameters within the first 3’ and 10’ from the property line. Additional considerations included keeping the original stacked stone in place and the treatment of the new retaining walls that did not try to match the stone wall, but add a nice compliment, which lead to the vertical board formed concrete finish. For privacy and security, a custom powder coated fence and gate system was also fabricated from the top of the entry to the edge of the property line.
Hidden Door In The Solarium
The Solarium was a special room in the house that overlooked the back yard with a view to the pool, and vantage point to look back to the curved glass wall of the living room. As a transitional indoor and outdoor space, the floor to ceiling glass panels that meet behind the wooden posts can be slid open and stacked in both directions for an open corner moment. The custom vertical wood ceiling that runs throughout the spine of the home turns down the wall in the solarium and offered an opportunity to hide the door into the bathroom with a flush hinge system.
