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interior design Ryan Gordon Jackson, Studio Jackson Inc.

architecture Hagy Belzberg, Belzberg Architects

home builder Volker Radden, Radden Construction

bedrooms 4 bathrooms 3 square feet 6,000

modern movesw r i t t e n b y tate gunnerson p h o t o g r a p h y b y trevor tondro

transformed by strategic add it ions and expanses of glass , a house in

los angeles gleams with a min imal ist inter ior offset by organic touches.

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The classics of modernism ring through in this house on a

lot of levels,” designer Ryan Gordon Jackson says of

a Los Angeles residence with sweeping canyon views of

the Hollywood Hills. The renovated home, with its “right

angles, simplicity of form and repetition of details,” he adds, not only

resonates with modernism, but also called out to Jackson for a minimalist

interior that would suit both the architecture and the homeowners. “The

clients are very polished and have a sleek aesthetic,” Jackson says of the

young couple with a toddler. “They really challenged me to provide them

with a house that was sort of effortless in its design.”

But to arrive at that sleek look, the structure itself needed work, and

a lot of it. Although technically a renovation, the residence—originally a

nondescript one-level building—is unrecognizable after its transformation

by architect Hagy Belzberg. “I wanted to open up the entire house,”

Belzberg says, noting the front façade’s floor-to-ceiling windows and the

55-foot expanse of glass doors that slide away to seamlessly connect the

back of the house with the swimming pool terrace. Implementing the

exacting modern design was not without its challenges, says builder Volker

Radden. “In a contemporary house like this, you have no leeway to hide any

imperfections,” Radden explains. “It has to be perfect from every angle.”

To complement those angles, a stainless-steel fascia wraps the home and

alters its appearance based on the time of day. “It reflects the sky during the

daytime, and you see a bluish glimmer that’s quite nice,” notes Belzberg.

“In the afternoon, it reflects the setting sun.” The strip of steel crowns the

Architect Hagy Belzberg and designer Ryan Gordon Jackson gave a Los Angeles house a streamlined aesthetic. Custom Honduran mahogany doors by Westside Door & Moulding mark the entrance and are flanked by windows from Fleetwood Windows & Doors. Great Western Landscaping installed the palm trees.

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A silk rug from Anthony Monaco Carpet & Textile Design establishes the seating area in the husband’s office, which includes a cocktail table by Holly Hunt and a Jackson-designed sofa upholstered with a textile from Edelman Leather. A wall of Silver Wave marble provides a dramatic backdrop.

succession of windows, which allows for views into nearly every room. A

large wall in the front foyer, however, conceals the kitchen and offers an

expansive surface for the owners to display artwork from their collection.

“In a way, we wanted to build a mini-museum,” explains the wife, who

enjoys painting for a hobby.

To that end, the main level of the home is marked by white-and-light

gray terrazzo flooring. Jackson picked up the same gray tone in the

formulation of the interior paint. “The color on the walls appears to be

pure white, but it doesn’t blind the eye,” the designer explains. To create

a stronger white, Jackson and Belzberg clad the walls surrounding the

fireplaces in the living room and master bedroom with gleaming slabs

of Nano Glass. “It gives you the most clear, clean form of white, and it

allows the terrazzo to come forward,” Jackson says.

c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 2 7 4 Jackson designed the living room sofa, upholstered with a Kirkby Design velvet, and paired it with Minotti armchairs. A silk rug from Aga John Oriental Rugs grounds matching Gemini cocktail tables by Holly Hunt and a selenite-topped side table by Blackman Cruz.

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In the dining area, contemporary Holly Hunt Stiletto chairs with an ebonized black finish and leather-upholstered seats play off the natural lines of a custom live-edge acacia table from DAO (Design Around Objects). The open space looks out to the swimming pool.

The designer repeated the gray tones in the furnishings, which include silk

rugs and clean-lined upholstered pieces, many of his own design. “There

is no inessential information, furniture or decoration,” says Jackson, who

incorporated wood pieces with live edges to add warmth and texture. “They

offer a reprieve from the linear forms,” says Jackson. “It’s more in the vein

of a California style, where things are a little more relaxed and not so severe.”

The husband’s office flips the script with an entire wall covered with

slabs of book-matched marble. The distinctive pieces, which Jackson and

Belzberg selected with the homeowners, set the mood for the room’s

black-and-gray color palette. Wire-brushed oak flooring complements the

furnishings, which include a lacquered desk with Macassar ebony inserts

Jackson designed for the space. “He’s a very charismatic person,” Jackson

says of the husband, “and every piece in here is very strong by itself.”

c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 2 7 6 The spacious kitchen’s white Caesarstone countertops and lacquered cabinetry echo the gleaming floors from Specialized Terrazzo. The black oak counter stools—with seats upholstered in a material from Edelman Leather—are by Desiron and offer visual contrast in the space.

Belzberg designed the house to have a strong outdoor connection as bronze-framed glass doors from Fleetwood Windows & Doors slide away to open the back of the home to the pool area. Teak chaise lounges by Danao Outdoor, covered with a Summit Furniture fabric, lend an organic touch.

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The office is located upstairs in one of the two-story additions,

which Belzberg designed to flank each end of the otherwise one-

story home. The husband’s office provides a counterpoint to the

wife’s brilliant white art studio on the opposite side of the house.

“A his-and-hers crow’s nest,” Belzberg says. “I think it’s romantic

that they each have a retreat to work in on either end, and yet they

meet in the middle as a family.”

The owners share a similar romantic notion of their completed

home. “We all got along, and that’s why the project is so successful,”

says the wife. “This is our first house in Los Angeles, and it’s the

one we dreamed about.” L

c o n t i n u e d f r o m p a g e 2 7 9 Glass doors slide open to connect the airy master bath with the outside. The interior walls, flooring and sunken tub—appointed with a Vola faucet from Snyder Diamond—are clad in Halila stone. A floating wall-mounted vanity made of rift-cut walnut provides warmth.

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In the master bedroom, situated in one of a pair of two-story volumes Belzberg added to each side of the home, Established & Sons table lamps flank the platform bed, which Jackson designed and upholstered with leather and waxed-linen.

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