Sycamore House is both a home and laboratory for Kovac Architects namesake, Michael Kovac. The residence, located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in Los Angeles, is scheduled for completion later this year and should earn a LEED-Platinum rating.
The simple geometry of the 3,400-square-foot project is inspired by its site. The modest, horizontal elevation facing the street belies the size of the three-level house, which is revealed at back. There, a series of variegated volumes containing a master bedroom, living room and outdoor deck jut out over a steep slope. Large windows afford stunning views of a ridge covered in sage, and beyond it, the San Gabriel Mountains. Standing on the house’s green roof, one can see the ocean two miles to the west.
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