Oakpass House, Beverly Hills Property, California Real Estate, New American Home

Oakpass Residence : Beverly Hills House

New Home in California design by Heusch Inc Architecture, CA, USA

Dec 1, 2020

Oak Pass Residence Addition

Architects: Heusch Inc

Location: Beverly Hills, Southern California, USA

photo © Frederico Zignani

Oak Pass Residence Addition

Dec 14, 2012

Oakpass House, Beverly Hills

Design: Heusch Inc Architecture

Location: 9727 Oakpass Rd, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

Oakpass Property

10 surprisingly narrow columns raise the home, which resembles a sleek modernist box wrapped in floor to ceiling glass, 12 feet above the ground.

photograph : Frederico Zignani

The house is an example of an innovative solution to circumvent the 15 foot setback requirement for hillside residences. By elevating the structure the need for a tall retaining wall, 15 feet away from the structure was eliminated. Furthermore the intention was to minimize the impact on the beautiful natural site heavily wooded with oak trees.

photograph : Frederico Zignani

This resulted in more light for the interior spaces, views from every room, and more privacy. Also it created an interesting space underneath the house, part carport, part Zen garden. The pool is also elevated on 3 columns and the heavy exterior west facing concrete wall acts as a passive solarheat storage element.

photograph : Frederico Zignani

The 10 feet high interior walls are separated by the ceiling and floor by recessed shadow lines. The interior and exterior spaces blend seamlessly into each other due to the use of frameless floor to ceiling glass and a continuity of materials from the inside to the outside.

photos : Frederico Zignani

The choice of the natural materials such as Brazilian walnut floors inside and out, Portuguese limestone and Spanish marble define the interior spaces. The restrictive palette throughout the house and the custom designed furniture and cabinets characterize the minimalist environment.

photos : Frederico Zignani