NO. 9 DREAM

Located in Los Angeles' Hancock Park neighborhood, this single-story home received a top-to-bottom renovation with a high-concept design approach exploring the relationship between vast space and light. Transforming a typical 1950s bungalow into a minimalist retreat, the design maintains the original nostalgic façade while completely reimagining the interiors to support contemporary living. At the core of the home is a soaring, open-plan entertaining space combining the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Walls were removed to create a seamless flow of light, air, and circulation, enhanced by west-facing skylights set along the roof’s ridge beam that flood the space with dramatic, shifting sunlight. A compressed entry opens into this expansive interior, where neutral-toned modern furnishings, sunlit beams, and curated art—including a maple veneer world flag mural—establish a clean, airy atmosphere that reflects the architect’s signature high-concept spatial choreography.

The home continues its restrained elegance into the dining area and kitchen, where materials like white Corian, back-painted Starfire glass cabinetry, and blonde wood achieve both visual lightness and functional durability. A loft above the kitchen, accessible via a concealed ladder, serves as a private sanctuary filled with records, design books, and a vintage Pioneer Hi-Fi system, adding intimacy and vertical dimension to the open space below. The master suite carries the same minimalist language, with subtle accents of color and natural light filtering through clerestory windows and a backlit mirror. At the rear, retractable glass doors open to a landscaped backyard with a board-formed concrete kitchen, barbecue, and jacuzzi, extending the home's tranquil, light-filled environment into the outdoors. Custom elements, layered textures, and thoughtful structural gestures ensure that every detail reinforces the balance of openness, comfort, and contemporary design.