“I played with ideas – I handled it in a loose and unconventional way – without using any rules and styling concepts. The only vision and concept I had, was a mid-century bungalow combined with a typical L.A. spirit. I think it was this old, tall Yucca tree in the garden, which reminded me of my first time in West Hollywood. This inspiration was carried with me through the entire project. I had to respect the existing shell of the building from the 60s. There was no way to change the form of the building or the roof. It was clear from the beginning, that I had to open the house up as much as I could and clean out the inside, to convert it into a more modern, open living concept. After taking down more than half of the facade and nearly all of the interior walls in order to have openings of more than 5m, the light was able to shine through and it was possible to see the spectacular sea view from every last corner of the house.” – Christine Leja, founder of Bconnected.
Photographer: Mauricio Fuertes e Roman Kuhn