2504

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Jagoda designed and built this home (which she affectionately refers to as the “jagoda pagoda”), for her toughest clients to date: her own family. The residence is an homage to light and space, and is designed with the living quarters upstairs. Three exterior doors on the open ground floor seamlessly extend the space for true indoor/outdoor living.

Features

  • 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
  • mixed media ceilings featuring plywood and exposed structural elements.
  • radiant-heated plywood and concrete floors
  • exposed structural framing and hardware
  • dual-glazed, low-E, aluminum windows
  • rooms laid out with window openings on at least two sides of every room
  • faucets designed by Arne Jacobsen
  • honed, volcanic diabase kitchen countertops
  • Liebherr fridge, Bertazzoni range, Miele dishwasher
  • Miele washing machine and dryer
  • 3 operable north-facing skylights in the master suite
  • view toward hollywood and the santa monica mountains
  • mosaic tile bathrooms
  • miniature citrus grove composed of Valencia orange, Blood orange, tangerine, Eureka lemon, kumquat, lime
  • 12' picnic table and benches under lighted pergola
  • outdoor shower
  • vegetable garden, bamboo grove, eucalyptus and olive trees, toyon




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Roof

  • Reflective
  • Recycled / recyclable galvanized metal
  • super long life

Floor

  • Concrete: less material = less waste
  • Insulated for added economy
  • Efficient radiant heat

Walls

  • Thicker [2x6] allow for more insulation
  • White stucco = high albedo, reduce cooling needs

Building layout

  • Thermal chimney up stairwell through operable attic skylights.
  • With windows on all sides of the house, every room has windows on at least two sides for natural daylighting and ventilation, decreasing the need for artificial light or air conditioning.

Windows

  • Low e
  • dual glazed
  • aluminum Recycled/ recyclable

Heating and Cooling

  • No traditional HVAC system: radiant floor heat is the only heat.
  • No ducting or ventilation or a/c, though the house is prewired and plumbed for an ultra-efficient "mini-split ductless" a/c system with a separate unit on each floor.

Electrical

  • Lutron dimmers at all light switches
  • Lights are all surface mounted
  • Exterior lights on timed motion detectors
  • Energy Star bathroom fan

Plumbing

  • Energy Star rating or better on all appliances
  • Refrigerator likely the most efficient on the market
  • Front loading laundry machines use less water, spin faster to spend less time in the dryer
  • Super efficient, tankless hot water heater for both domestic hot water and radiant heat
  • Dual-flush toilets

Site

  • Low-water landscape
  • Gravel
  • Natives
  • Small lawn in usable areas only
  • Edible landscape [fruit trees, vegetables]
  • On-site compost

Location

  • Near shops, mall, movies, restaurants, grocery stores and schools.
  • Close to transportation.
  • Site density [2 on a lot] = lower carbon footprint