wilshire Residence

Team: Davey Mceatrhon + eric dethamphaivan

Located in the quiet, historic neighborhood of Wilshire Woods, the Wilshire Residence draws heavily from it’s surrounding context to form itself as a humble, yet contemporary home for a young family.
A unique, triangle-shaped lot that abuts a gentle creek to the rear presented an interesting opportunity to play with traditional gabled forms that splay outward as they move along the site. This “V” opens the yard up to the home, engaging a strong interplay between inside and out, built and natural.
A careful delineation of public and private defines the two gabled volumes with one side representing the sleeping quarters and private writer’s studio while the other houses the living spaces. These are brought together by an entry “tendon” completing a home which relishes its history in rich stone, stucco, and wood.