The driving force behind this project is a pair of developers who want to create living spaces that are extremely green and artful. Intended to appeal to creative people attracted to Sunset Junction, an up-and-coming hip neighborhood near Silver Lake in Los Angeles. 

This project is a small-lot subdivision in which each homeowner owns the land under their house. This means each of the ten houses is freestanding (one of them is a duplex, creating 11 potential residences in total.) The six middle units have similar floor plans and footprints but the units facing the street are unique: one of them is a duplex, one a loft-like studio.

As the design of each light-gauge recycled steel structure is easily replicated the project is a perfect opportunity for the Hybrid House approach of Sander Architects.

The houses will be extremely eco-friendly with extensive green strategies and materials. These include small greenhouses-in-the-air that the homeowner can use to grow vegetables, trees or other plants.

Several of the units will have roof gardens as well.

A ribbon-like walkway joins the homes to allow access in the rear. The steel structures of the access stairs function as sculpture-like interventions between the houses.

Green materials and strategies include green demolition, low water landscaping, drip irrigation, energy efficient appliances, tankless water heaters, blue jean insulation, passive heating and cooling, natural daylighting, bamboo flooring, kitchen cabinetry from FSC-certified wood, recycled glass countertops, recycled glass tile, low-flush toilets, low VOC paint, and more

Images and details will be added as this project develops.

This is one of our Hybrid House: part prefab, all custom(tm) projects.  >>Read more about HYBRID HOUSE.