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Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

Project: Milwood Residence
General Contractor/Developer: Gold Lion Construction Inc.
Interior Design: KuskinMay Design
Structural Engineer: Bricy Company
Location: Venice Beach, California, United States
Project size: 3757 ft2
Completion date 2019
Photographer: Virtually Here Studios

Located in heart of the Venice neighborhood, the Milwood Residence is a 3,700 square foot single family home created with the intention of connecting its occupants to each other and their surroundings.

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

Sensible programmatic adjacency and an open floor plan define the spaces at ground level. Occupants can move freely between common spaces which extend to exterior spaces as well as vertically via a central circulation ‘void’ to the roof deck.

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

The ‘void’ was achieved via a custom operable skylight which fills the space of the circulation core for the home and allows access to the roof deck. This solved an architectural problem common to homes in the area. Many homes in Venice have roof decks, however, the code only allows a small amount of space to extend above the building height limit in order to allow an interior stair to reach the roof. The result are homes scattered throughout Venice whose overall massing appears to be wearing the same ugly little hat. The design of the Milwood Residence solved this which ultimately contributed to overall design remaining true to the scale and character of the surrounding neighborhood. Communication and community outreach in Venice were of the utmost importance throughout the design process in order to achieve this.

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

The home demonstrates how thoughtful, straightforward design and creative problem solving can not only create a positive impact on the daily lives of those who live within, but also on the surrounding community.

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

dining room, Venice Beach, California

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

living room, Venice Beach, California

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

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Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

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Milwood Residence, Venice Beach, California

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