hMa were hired to design a renovation and addition to an existing house in the Hollywood hills.  The house is at the top of a hill, and the edge of the site has commanding views of Los Angeles.  The client hired hMa based on their award-winning design for the Holley House, in Garrison, New York.  The client admired hMa’s handling of the site, and integration of nature outside and inside the house. 

We are presenting initial design studies presented to the client, to give a sense of how hMa works with clients.  hMa begins projects with working models, as well as 3-D renderings to capture the overall feel for the design.  hMa also has a reputation for Green Design.  As the Master Plan Architects for Battery Park City's North Neighborhood, hanrahan Meyers presided over the development of over 1 million square feet of green construcion, including the first ever built LEED certified residential high-rise building, the Solaire.

pool view: hMa's Holley House in Garrison, NY

‘starting point for design:  new living room, looking toward proposed pool / spa

Looking back toward existing house, at edge of site

bringing water into the house – the hot tub enters the new study, adjacent to the new living room

overlooking Los Angeles, at edge of proposed pool

These images are just partial materials for the design process, which includes a model, as well as plans and other drawings.  James Ackerman once said:  ‘to view an architect’s drawings is to look inside the architect’s mind, and understand how they think about design’.

Click here to view all images of Holley House on hanrahanMeyers.com