The Potrero Residence is the archetype for Architecture Office’s iterative process. Nestled in the Santa Monica mountains and surrounded by avocado farms, our client asked us to design a monumental hilltop home with views facing every direction and an underground ten car garage. We developed three concepts, choosing one developed by modelling a floorplate and populating it with cube forms. Using modelling software, we “sliced” the cubes at different points and rotated them across the plate. Via the interplay of these segmented cubes, this process created unique trapezoidal forms on each floorplate. Each floor in the Potrero residence functions as a unique relationship of forms and voids. In this building, each exterior-facing void⁠—the spaces between the rotated cubes⁠—is either walled with glass to create a floor to ceiling window, or subtracted to create a balcony. These punctures provide each exterior facing room in the house with a panoramic view over a different area of the property. The balconies give this home a variety of lighting conditions throughout the day, sometimes dark and sometimes light, reminiscent of cave dwellings. This design process creates a unique exterior wall across every face of the building. The driveway-facing facade is sculpted to resemble a traditional gable roofed house. Working around the house reveals a much more complex and digitally derived form. In the center of the house, a gem-shaped courtyard offers light within the relatively deep floor plates. Following the form building process, we developed a material solution using cast-in-place, board formed concrete—giving the house a weighty appearance and reinforcing its cave-like volumes. The rotated cube forms create diverse atmospheres within the interior, and singular aesthetic relationships to the exterior environment. Though grand in scale, our design process creates a fundamentally simple form, while the interior’s spatial conditions evoke the comforts of home.

Our goal for this project was to make the kitchen larger with more work space and make the space brighter. We built Transitional, full overlay cabinets with shaker doors and painted the perimeter cabinets with Simple White (Benjamin Moore) with a Leathered Absolute Black Granite countertop. The Island is painted Software (Sherwin Williams) with a Rustic Pecan Countertop. We also Built a custom Dry bar, window seat in the living area and added a beautiful Fireplace mantle with floating shelves. This space is functional, bright and the perfect space for entertaining Family and Friends!

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Our goal for this project was to make the kitchen larger with more work space and make the space brighter. We built Transitional, full overlay cabinets with shaker doors and painted the perimeter cabinets with Simple White (Benjamin Moore) with a Leathered Absolute Black Granite countertop. The Island is painted Software (Sherwin Williams) with a Rustic Pecan Countertop. We also Built a custom Dry bar, window seat in the living area and added a beautiful Fireplace mantle with floating shelves. This space is functional, bright and the perfect space for entertaining Family and Friends!

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A living room in the Oakland Hills for a family with two young kids. The goal was simple: sophisticated enough for the adults, relaxed enough for real life. Dark painted built-ins anchor the space with quiet drama, while a fuzzy rug, playful organic lighting, and family-friendly fabrics keep it warm, approachable, and never too precious to use.

Mid-sized transitional master dark wood floor and brown floor bedroom photo in DC Metro with gray walls and no fireplace

Our goal for this project was to make the kitchen larger with more work space and make the space brighter. We built Transitional, full overlay cabinets with shaker doors and painted the perimeter cabinets with Simple White (Benjamin Moore) with a Leathered Absolute Black Granite countertop. The Island is painted Software (Sherwin Williams) with a Rustic Pecan Countertop. We also Built a custom Dry bar, window seat in the living area and added a beautiful Fireplace mantle with floating shelves. This space is functional, bright and the perfect space for entertaining Family and Friends!

Opposite the kitchen, a family entertainment space features a cast concrete wall. Within the wall niches, there is space for firewood, the fireplace and a centrally located flat screen television. The home is designed by Pierre Hoppenot of Studio PHH Architects.

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This custom kitchen features a refrigerator and pantry, mimicking elegant armoires, with a playful wine-colored BlueStar range.
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