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Addressing the needs of the whole family, this comfortable
home offers adults and children their own areas, in addition to
the social and entertainment rooms. "We broke up the space
in ways that allow everyone privacy and great places to come
together, and by using striking materials in non-precious ways,"
says Wilkinson.
"It's inevitable that a home I created for myself and my family
would be [an assemblage] of the elements and aspects of design
that have become meaningful to me over my lifetime," the architect
adds. "The overall design is very rational but there are moments,
such as the peaked asymmetrical roofline, that break some rules.
The pattern in the stair … is one that reminds me of my childhood
in South Africa. The furniture is a collection gathered over many
years — the most meaningful being the dining table, made in
South Africa by my father when he was 90!"
Paying particular attention to the lighting, the architect installed
a fully programmable and customizable LED system, which allows
control of every fixture and has a planned circadian rhythm
program that makes the house gradually respond to the intensity
of the natural light, creating different moods depending on the
time of the day. To achieve better efficiency, sustainability was
also taken into consideration and is architecturally translated
through the instant gas water heaters, natural cross ventilation
and on-site water filtration, among other features.
"When I came to Los Angeles many years ago, I was [impressed
by] the homes in the Hollywood Hills that seemed to float above
the city, taking in the views, and always wanted to build my own,"
Wilkinson concludes. Mission accomplished.
clivewilkinson.com
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