Inside A Light Filled Natural House Designed For A Photographer (House Tour)

Walk-Street House offers a seamless continuation of the Southern Californian beach lifestyle where the natural house resides. From the raw timber façade to its open plan living, there is a lack of separation between the residence, the street, the climate and the locale, which gives the home its distinct nature.

ras-a studio homes in on a quintessential city-beach aesthetic that speaks to its South Los Angeles location. The natural house has a strong attachment to place – a vibrant street with pedestrian-only access. However, the prime location means the home is compact, posing a significant challenge for the construction. Overcoming this revealed a deeply considered open floor plan that nurtures the feeling of space at every opportunity.

Eliminating interior partitions within the kitchen, dining and lounge areas allows for the spaces to borrow room from each other. Upstairs are the bedrooms, a study and a balcony that overlooks the street below, as well as a rooftop terrace that boasts panoramic ocean views.

The floor plan of the natural house also nurtures a tangible connection to the outdoors. An eight-metre glass-panel wall runs the length of the dining and living areas and extends the interior out towards the patio and a bamboo garden so, when open, the interior seamlessly blends with the outside. Skylights welcome an abundance of natural light into the home. The openness of the natural house also allows the ocean breeze to cool the spaces within, with various operable doors and windows enabling a passive cooling system.

Natural materials work alongside natural light and garden views to endow the home with a certain richness and warmth. The ocean breeze that flows into the interior is echoed in materiality and styling, which has a distinct lightness to it – reminiscent of a beach house – dominated by light tones and timber. Clad with western red cedar, the interior of the natural house is refined in various profiles to create contrast and texture, whilst the exterior is left untreated so it changes over time. Naturally blending in with the side patio, the indoor flooring is polished concrete, whilst the casework is made of white oak to match the second-level floor and stairs.

A considered approach to materiality, layout and the way light plays on the surfaces throughout the natural house adds a dynamic energy to Walk-Street House that echoes the vibrant spirit often intertwined with Los Angeles beachside living.

00:00 - Introduction to the Light Filled Natural House
00:23 - Walk-Street Homes
00:48 - A Walkthrough of the Home
01:38 - An Indoor Outdoor Connection
02:19 - The Unique Interiors
02:43 - Working with a Small Floor Plan
03:13 - The Natural Materials
04:01 - A Warm and Inviting Home
04:16 - A Focus on Natural Light
04:45 - Quality Control
05:04 - Blurring the Lines Between Inside and Out

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Photography by Joe Fletcher.
Architecture and Build by ras-a studio.
Landscape Design by Jones Landscapes.
Structural Engineering by McCullum Engineering.
Filmed and Edited by Cheer Squad Film Co.
Production by The Local Project.

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[nigelsmart]

The editing and musical sync was next level, great job.

[MrModikoe]

I love the whole aesthetic of the house..

[Orion]

Beautiful house!
Let's also take a moment to appreciate the video editing, this was on another level! Great job!

[littlenest]

Love the layout of this one, the designers perfectly blended the outdoors with the indoors! ❤

[karinhahner]

Over the years I've seen several reports on this house, and it remains to be one of the most beautiful I've ever seen: airy and cosy, well designed and made of good material, yet unpretentious and layed-back.

[rhephokrits]

I've seen this house in other channels and I continue to watch any video of this house. I'm glad The Local Project covered this house too. It's nice to see it in their perspective.

[kayelyward]

Creative features and designs for a home on a small lot. I love the glass doors on the perimeter that allow ocean breezes to be felt within the home. I also love the fact that these ocean breezes in combination with upper floor windows that open will create a cooling effect within the home. Love the use of the hallway for the library. The open balconies on the upper floors are quite nice as well. Very nice home.

[or]

Gorgeous. Love how open and light this design is.

[danaesquires]

I love this. A great example of how you don't need a huge house to have something that works for a family.

[peterjensen]

Beautiful design, message delivery. music and videography!!!

[The_Professional_Hobbiest]

Beautiful home, and a video that that shows it off wonderfully. Cheers local project team.

[nikkilogan]

It feels like a resort home in the middle of the city. Thanks Local Project 😎

[darien]

El efecto es cálido y acogedor. El uso de la madera me encanta.

[ulitkabob]

Нежные цвета и оттенки подобрано. Хочется находиться там и наслаждаться этим кусочком своего мира.

[bakeraus]

Reminds me a lot of Australian coastal homes, open plan etc I do love the use of the brick wall.

[eastondjones]

Amazing. Love is this house and Landscape.

[ArafatAmin]

Glad to see a house from Cali being featured.

[lizabean]

**this** is a contemporary home that doesn't look like any other

[ethangordon]

Nice work. It seems like your North America series is just to go to houses Joe Fletcher has photographed 😆

[brokstine]

Guys, the music you use for your videos are fabulous. Did you have a playlist or something?