Situated on a dramatic hillside terrace high above the Los Angeles basin, the architectural language of the Balance Hill Residence is an extraction of the home’s relationship to the site and its views, a clear homage to the timeless legacy of California modernism. The building’s massing expresses anchoring, bridging, and progressive transparency as it emerges from the hill and reaches out to claim the stunning scenery.

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Stone planes and volumes are used to hold back the hillside and contain the home’s more private functions and services. Together they create the anchor points that literally and visually ground the building’s presence on the site. Glass, plaster, and wood components rest within or on top of the stone elements to create bridges and connections within the house and throughout the site. These lighter upper volumes create a finer sense of scale and gracefully blur the indoors with outdoor spaces.