2011 Merit Award for Architecture

639 Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Architect: Rios Clementi Hale Studios

This house is an abstract remodel of a 1960′s hillside home located on a West facing ridge in the Hollywood Hills, just below the Hollywood sign. To the South and West are views of the Beachwood Canyon; to the East is a protected natural ravine, with a view of Griffith Park Observatory in the distance.