Owner-designer Marco Wolfi, Jr. | Architects: Thornton Ladd & John Kelsy

The spark that gives spirit to a house shines brightly in this one built for interior designer Marco Wolff on a hilltop in Hollywood, California. Though small in size and scope the house displays rare imagination, both indoors and in its outdoor surroundings: The front door is hidden by a high-walled courtyard. The living-dining room is a windowed gallery deftly designed to take in a superb view ranging from the Santa Monica mountains to the Pacific. The garden is a limpid pool, and at its edge is a romantic pavilion for the enjoyment of sun, moon and stars. But the most satisfying element of the whole house is the pervading sense of unity and harmony achieved by the architects who designed both building and grounds. With imagination they molded space, light, site and nature itself into a classically simple design distinguished for its quiet and beauty.

THE WATER GARDEN behind the house affords the delight of a suddenly discovered oasis. Steps and walk of terrazzo lead from living room to pavilion that frames panorama of distant mountains.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | August 1960