aMa House / XTEN Architecture

Located above Sunset Boulevard in the hills of the Pacific Palisades, the aMa House is a custom home designed for a married couple and their art collection. The site is wrapped by a curving hillside street to the North, rising nearly thirty feet along the length of the property. To the South, the site opens up to views over Santa Monica Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The mass of the building follows the form of the street, beginning as a 2-story structure and gradually fully embedding itself into the hillside. This is expressed as a solid curved wall, embracing the site, creating privacy from the passing cars.