Surfhouse / Hermosa Beach California 2006-2007
The Surfhouse sits like an abstract block of weathered wood a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean in Hermosa Beach. The site is incredibly small. Subtracting for setbacks leaves an allowable building area that is only 23-feet wide x 29-feet deep x 30-feet high. The architectural concept maximizes space, light and views while also creating a sense of privacy and retreat for the owners, a young couple, on a busy beachside street. The domestic program is stacked vertically on the lot. Services and bedrooms are on the lower floors, with larger rooms pushed to the corners of the building envelope around a circulation core. This allows the top floor and decks to be a completely open continuous indoor/outdoor living space, open to views and an ocean breeze.
This house is spectacular, both inside and out. Well worth the click-though.
