Euclid Residence
Santa Monica, Calif.
Pugh + Scarpa

An indoor/outdoor arrangement of space conveys both relaxation and formality for occupants

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Positioned like sculptures on opposing ends of the lot, two buildings to accommodate an extended family establish a powerful formal relationship with each other. Conceived as outdoor living rooms, they become significant spatial features in relation to the site. The result is a composition of interlocking indoor and outdoor spaces arranged to provide distinction without compromising continuity.

The front house has solar panels, a guest bedroom in the basement with an underwater view of the pool, and a master bedroom on the second floor. There is a study on the second floor that overlooks the living space on the ground level, which has sliding glass doors on three sides that open completely to the courtyard and pool, making the space an indoor/outdoor porch.

The rear house has one bedroom loft located on the second floor overlooking the ground floor public space and opening onto a private deck that overlooks the garden. The ground level public area has sliding glass doors that open to the courtyard and pool. There is a roof deck accessible to both houses, and a lap pool is shared and acts as a divider for the individual private courtyards for each house.

The indigo colored, crystalline solar panels gesture to the street, identifying this project as distinct from its neighbors. Both buildings juxtapose concrete, sheet metal, metal screen, and glass. Transparent merges into opaque; solid becomes void; concrete abuts glass; earth gives way to water. Mass plays a formative role in the choreography of a continuous flow of space.

Formal name of building:
Euclid Residence

Location:
Santa Monica, Calif.

Gross Square Footage:
1,200 sq. ft.

Total Construction Cost:
$1,336,500 ($270/sq. ft.)

Architect:
Lawrence Scarpa of
Pugh + Scarpa
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave, F1
Santa Monica, Ca 90404
Tel. 310-828-0226 x13
fax 310-453-9696
e-mail: larry@pugh-scarpa.com

Project Team:
Lawrence Scarpa, AIA Principal-in-Charge, Ching Luk, Project Architect, Peter Borrego, Angela Brooks, Anne Burke, Michael Hannah, Vanessa Hardy, Anne Marie Kaufman Brunner, Fredrik Niilsen, Tim Peterson, Gwynne Pugh, Bill Sarnecky, Lawrence Scarpa, - Project Design Team.

Front row, from the left: Angela Brooks, Vanessa Hardy, Anne Marie Burke, Bill Sarnecky, Anne Marie Kaufman Brunner, Second and third row, from left: Paola Pvezzulli, Lu Santostefano, Tim Petersen, Silke Clemens, Lawrence Scarpa, Fredrik Niilson, Gwynne Pugh, Ching Luk, Peter Borrego.

Interior Designer :
Lawrence Scarpa and Angela Brooks

Structural Engineer:
Gwynne Pugh of Pugh + Scarpa

Consultant - Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy consultant:
Dr. John Ingersoll, PHD

General Contractor:
Tom Hinerfeld of Hinerfeld Ward, Inc.

Photographer(s):
Marvin Rand

Renderer(s):
Fredrik Niilsen, Ching Luk, Bill Sarnecky and Lawrence Scarpa

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
PowerCadd www.engsw.com, FormZ www.formz.com