Green Home: 700 Palms House

I've seen the outside of this modern house in Venice hundreds of times, basically every time I come home, but with its giant walls I'd never caught a glimpse of the inside until now:

I could have told you that they chose great drought tolerant plants for the exterior, but was intrigued to find out how they worked around a tight floor plan (it's a corner lot and a giant house).

Since it's near the beach, it makes sense that they would use giant sliding doors to let the breeze through rather than rely on central air. They use solar shades (like Debbie and Olivier) to keep the sun's heat from baking the place, and in the winter they have radiant heat in the concrete floors. Most of the house is built using recycled materials like steel and concrete to keep that modern edge, but I was surprised to see how home-y and warm the place feels. Think they'd let me come use their pool?

See the whole photo tour on Inhabitat.

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Looks like a very comfortable house. An oasis. You probably don't realize that you're in the middle of LA when you're in it.

posted by DarrenB on July 1st 2008 at 10:55am
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Looks awesome, however is that a glass walkway with no railings between the two staircases? I couldn't handle that. I'd fall of in the middle of the night trying to sneak to the kitchen for a glass of water. And god knows it'd be a disaster if I were a bit tipsy. Check the other pictures on inhabitat

posted by shess on July 1st 2008 at 12:13pm
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This is Steven Ehrlich's house. What sucks about it is because this place is so damn tall and out of scale with the other homes in the neighborhood, the home just to the East gets no sun in the winter.

posted by spinsLPs on July 1st 2008 at 12:14pm
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When this house was built the whole neighborhood was "surprised" not only by its scale in relation to the surrounding homes but by the heavy, masculine overly architectural design. The mix of modern, beach bungalow, craftsman is what makes venice unique. Some architects confuse the beach environment for an urban one and tend to overbuild

posted by lisa on July 1st 2008 at 12:53pm
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This house is on architecture home tours now and then if you want to wander inside.

posted by MDS on July 1st 2008 at 2:12pm
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I recognized this home. I have many pictures saved as architectural inspiration from one of my times spent perusing the internet for hours. I still find it very beautiful. Bummer that it imposes on the homes around it. :(

posted by Lizzykewl on July 1st 2008 at 6:50pm
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