Aerial view of the Mount Olympus Residence, a modern home perched on the edge of Laurel Canyon.
The motor court at the Mount Olympus Residence.
The lights in the fountain dance on the façade.
The Powder Room sink.
A view of the kitchen with backsplash by Heath Ceramics.
The view from the kitchen to the backyard.
The wine room: a full, modern wine rack and textured wall.
A view into the kitchen form the edible garden.
The edible garden.
Looking out of one of the guest bedrooms.
One of the guest bathrooms.
The master vanity and mirror floating in front of a frosted window.
The master shower and tub.
Looking back from the master shower to the master bedroom.
The view from the master bedroom to Laurel Canyon with all of the windows open.
Looking down Laurel Canyon at the Los Angeles City Lights from the Master Balcony.
The Los Angeles City lights from the roof deck.
Looking past the pool, family room and master suite toward Laurel Canyon Boulevard below at night.
The pool deck and house.
A view of the Mount Olympus Residence from the backyard.
Rendered Site Plan.
A rendering of the aerial view from the street site.
A rendered view of the home from lower on the hill.
A view of the backyard.
A rendering of the view from the kitchen to the backyard.
A rendered view of the master bedroom.
A rendered view of the master bathroom.
Rendered East Elevation.
Rendered West Elevation.
Rendered South Elevation.
Rendered North Elevation.

Mount Olympus Residence

Los Angeles, CA
Completed December 2014

The project site presents a rare opportunity: an unbuilt hillside lot with expansive city and canyon views and a large, level building pad. Ground floor spaces gather around the backyard & pool. The bedrooms on the second floor are oriented to maximize the views of the Los Angeles Basin and Laurel Canyon. Large expanses of glass blur the boundary between interior and exterior, allowing the Owners to take advantage of both the views and the Southern California climate. A roof deck will allow a small group to relax while enjoying the city lights and the mild Los Angeles nights.

A continuous white ribbon wraps the building, both framing views and organizing the facades. The ribbon floats over the living and dining room, drops to the ground to shelter the library rising again to reveal the family room. The ribbon is creased to contain smaller openings, punched to reveal second floor balconies and folded to cradle the master suite.

Dunn Architecture Studio

Project Architect: Brooks Dunn
Project Team: Alec Whitten, Kaitlin Vining

General Contractor:

Horizon General Contractors, Inc.
Dan Andrews
Barry Brewer
Rudy Perez
Sivan Cohen

Civil Engineer:

LC Engineering Group
Soheil Moeini

Structural Engineer:

John Labib + Associates
John Labib
Chase Helgenberger
Andy Alexander

Landscape Architect:

Mark Tessier Landscape Architecture
Mark Tessier
Joshua Rosen

Lighting Design:

Illum1
Justin Horvath

Art:

Camilla Taylor, Justin Schaefer, Michael Manning

Photographs:

© Matt Altman, Darren Eskandari or Marc Angeles as credited.