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Master Bath
Sierra Madre Residence
Concerned that a house this large would spoil the beauty of its location, I distributed the programmatic elements between two wings–joined at a cylindrical entry pavilion–and allowed each to follow the contours of the landscape. Upon entering, one can proceed to the left, into a three-story block that drops down into the ravine, or to the right, into a series of one-story volumes that tumble gently down the existing slope. Thus the house embraces its setting in two ways: by capturing both public and private views, and by adapting itself to the topography.
On Site Sneak Peek…
A quick shot of a home we’re working on in the Pacific Palisades…
Rustic Canyon Residence
The house is a pure rectangular volume of hand-troweled pale grey stucco, punctuated by a regular pattern of tall, vertically proportioned, deeply recessed, black steel windows and doors. It is capped by a an artists studio with a surrounding roof deck. A vocabulary as seen in some Department of Water and Power substations built in Los Angeles during the 1930s by the WPA seems to be the closest stylistic parallel.
Rustic Canyon Photo Gallery
Designers Talk Challenges of Building Warm but Mega-Sized L.A. Mansions
“John Finton and William Hefner were among those who discussed the state of large-scale homes in Southern California at the La Cienega Design Quarter event.”~ C. Molly Smith
Mandeville Canyon Residence
The architectural theme established was based on a theoretical “Grand Old Ranch House” (such as one might hope to discover tucked back behind a cluster of old oak trees) with an ample infusion of the laid-back elegance of the Hamptons. The materials for the house consist of a ledger stone base and bluestone paving with painted wood shakes for siding, and a heavy shake roof. Long white-washed porches from which to view the expansive lawns consistent with our theme provided shade and structure.
Mandeville Canyon Photo Gallery
Interiors California
“Overlooking a canyon in the Pacific Palisades, architect William Hefner has built a modernist home with a unified message.”~Maile Pingel, Interiors California
Bristol Circle Residence
In my initial conversation with the owners of this Brentwood Park residence, they asked for something French, which I presumed meant a southern California variant of the Petit Trianon; but much to my surprise, it turned out they were great aficionados of Art Deco, and French, to them, meant the racy yet simple lines and elegant proportions of the late 19th- and early 20th century Gallic architecture. Accordingly, I conceived of the house as the simple chateau one might have built just outside Paris, during the Belle Epoque, then renovated in the 1930s–an impression established, upon arrival, by an abundance of French windows, an informal gravel drive, and the kind of tank fountain, surrounded by lavender, that might have quenched the thirst of a coachman’s horse.
Bristol Circle Photo Gallery
Studio William Hefner 