Wonderland Houses
Photographer Credit: Marilu Godinez
Architecture Firm Credit: MUTUO
See Full Credit List Below
TOUR DETAILS
The hillside project redevelops & densifies a challenging site in the Hollywood Hills where a single-family residence once occupied 3 parcels.
The design reimagines both the single family private living spaces and the shared communal open spaces of the three interconnected units. The modernist tradition to connect with the outdoors is here primarily interpreted with the inhabitation of the rooftops.
Three terraces dominate the canyon and allow the expansion of the square footage while bringing the users to enjoy the sunset light Los Angeles is known for. The houses step down with the topography in a rhythmic composition of sloping walls and glazing arrangements that respond to the interior program.
Awards:
2021 American Architecture Award
2021 AIA|California Residential Merit
Selected Publications:
Wonderland in Hollywood, Abitare
10 residential projects in Los Angeles by LA architects we liked this month, Archinect
Wonderland Houses, Dwell magazine
TOUR HOSTS
Jose Herrasti, AIA Los Angeles, Founding Principal, Mutuo
Jose Herrasti obtained a bachelor’s in architecture from Universidad Cristobal Colon, Veracruz, Mexico (1993), and a master’s in advanced architectural design from Columbia University, New York (1997). He was a professor at Calpoly Pomona (2015 to 2017) and was a John G. Williams Distinguished Visitor at the Fay Jones School of Architecture (2022). Jose was president of the LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design (2022 and 2023). He currently teaches at USC, Los Angeles.
Lorena Garcia, Founding Principal, Puente Alameda
Lorena Garcia is a landscape architect, educator, and curator. She is the founder of PUENTEALAMEDA, an international landscape design practice based in Los Angeles and Madrid that explores creative and collaborative designs, focusing on the intersections between art, landscape, and ecology with projects as Museo Reina Sofia master Plan (Madrid), Hotel Kamaroti (Greece) and Wonderland (Los Angeles). She is an assistant Professor at Cal Poly Pomona and a guest lecturer at the School of Design (DMAD) in Madrid. Lorena serves as Chair of Education for the Spanish Association of Landscape Architects, is a former board member of the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Design, and part of the Colectivo Antimateria Art Collective.
TOUR MEETING SPOT
8870 Wonderland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Elective or regular
PARKING
Street parking is limited
FULL CREDIT LIST (Architects, Builders, Engineers, etc.)
General Contractor: Asterisk Builders. Inc,
Structural: Nous Engineering.
Landscape: Puente Alameda
