Tramonto Residence _ Shubin Donaldson

Tramonto Residence | ShubinDonaldson

HOUSES•LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES
Architects: ShubinDonaldson
Area: 18700 ft²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Photography
Manufacturers: Ecosense, FSB Franz Schneider Brakel, Lucifer Lighting, Miele, Subzero/Wolf, Dombracht,
International Flooring, Magni Home Collection
Lead Architects: Russell Shubin - AIA, Robin Donaldson - AIA, Bradford Kelley
General Contractor: Winters-Schram Associates
Landscape: AHBE Landscape Architects, Calvin Abe
Civil Engineering: Fuscoe Engineering
Lighting Consultants: HLB Lighting Design
Structural Engineering: John Labib & Associates
Interior Design: Magni Kalman Design
Acoustical: Newson Brown Acoustics LLC
MEP: Vision Mechanical Services
Clients:Stonemark Construction Management
Audiovisual:Audio Command Systems
Woodwork:Miller Woodworking
City:Los Angeles
Country:United States

Nestled in the Pacific Palisades foothills, the Tramonto Residence is a contemporary single-family home which

integrates the natural beauty of an adjacent state park. The placement of the home captures vistas overlooking the

canyon, the surrounding Santa Monica Mountains, and the California coastline meeting the Pacific Ocean.

The diffusion of the built form defines the approach for this 17,000 sqft home into the surrounding landscape. The

two-acre site embraces steep topography and contends with the context to inform the building’s siting and

orientation. Each portion of the home is terraced into the natural contours of the hillside, breaking up the

overall building mass while using its sub-grade structure to reinforce the hillside.

The program consists of two principal masses terracing with the natural contours of the site defined by a limited

material palette of limestone, high-performance glazing, and dark ipe wood. Tramonto’s design appropriates two

open terraces, one outward semi-public and another inward and private. A feature stair triangulates the

circulation around a reflecting pool leading to a mezzanine and bridge mirroring the sculpted assembly and

balancing the dialogue with the building’s geometry.

Tramonto Residence negotiates the challenging topography through defined massing and a natural, elegant material

palette. The design of the residence exemplifies the principles of indoor/outdoor living afforded by embracing the

temperate climate and natural beauty of the landscape and surrounding coastal bluffs.