Facade improvement to replace 1950s stucco with traditional Victorian exterior, paint and details. Created new large ‘open plan’ out of two existing front rooms plus hallway.

Luis Trevino

Photo by Holger Obenaus.

Outdoor Living Deck... Photo - Tim Street-Porter

Designed and constructed by Los Angeles architect, John Southern and his firm Urban Operations, the Slice and Fold House is a contemporary hillside home in the cosmopolitan neighborhood of Highland Park. Nestling into its steep hillside site, the house steps gracefully up the sloping topography, and provides outdoor space for every room without additional sitework. The first floor is conceived as an open plan, and features strategically located light-wells that flood the home with sunlight from above. On the second floor, each bedroom has access to outdoor space, decks and an at-grade patio, which opens onto a landscaped backyard. The home also features a roof deck inspired by Le Corbusier’s early villas, and where one can see Griffith Park and the San Gabriel Mountains in the distance.

Photograph by Pete Sieger

Photo credit: Marion Brenner

Landscape design by Peter Koenig: Peter Koenig Design

The house is a contemporary expression of northwest regionalism designed to withstand serious coastal weather conditions without compromising the aesthetics considerations of massing, light and presence. The main level of this 2,700-square-foot residence accommodates all day-to-day functions and was planned for aging-in-place. photos: Martin Bydalek Photography

Paul Finkel

Photo Credit "Julia Heine/McInturff Architects."

Richard Hatch Photography

Simon Whitbread Photography