This Santa Monica residence seems to scream Dwell, with a California modernist vibe permeating throughout, recognizable by the architect Randy Weinstein’s selection of mixing both finished and unfinished materials, alongside the strong presence of the inside-outside element which characterizes SoCal living (no surprise, consider he previously worked for Richard Meir). But what really caught our eye was the see-through overhead walkway.
Friends split 50/50 about this architectural feature. Friends who loved the architectural feature felt the clear walkways expanded and left the interior view partially unhindered, accentuating the open space design. The other half noted it felt "unsafe" or easy to slip upon; one called it too much of a gimmick requiring too much cleaning detail. Personally, we think it complements the medley of materials used throughout Weinstein's quintessential SoCal interior, permitting natural and artificial light to permeate further than a typical overhead walkway. We also think it would make for some "cheeky" views when guests were over, somewhat appropriate for LA's reputation.
What do you think? Would you feel comfortable with such a revealing feature in a home like this?
Visit and view more of the Cooper Residence by Randy Weinstein at his website.
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Comments (32)
I would not want to have to clean that.
scots in kilts might present problems
As a woman who always wears skirts or dresses I hate that clear walkway!
spottedteacup has it bang on. so much for being feminine!
I really do love it! I think with a nice rug or two I'd be able to live with it.
A ha ha ha, I love the floor but agree it makes skirts or bathrobes problematic!
It wouldn't get too footprint covered if you wore socks. Of course, then it would be slippery as can be. Time for kilted sliding races in the hallway!
Oh no. I could not live with that walkway in my home. No way.
The whole place is cold.
I love this place, and I think the walkway is fantastic. I've always had a thing for clear walkways/floors for some reason. I would have a no shoes on in the house policy though. Oh, and semper ubi sub ubi.
I love that clock!! It reminds me of my old school days. Anybody know where to find something similar?
haha, "no skirts" was my first thought too. I like how this looks, but I could never live with it.
Mental note - do NOT wear a skirt while visiting a home with a see-through overhead walkway!
I guess my skirt-wearing days would be over.
oh gosh, nightmare, literally! i can't walk on things like that without feeling as if i am going to fall through! would never have it in my home in a million years.
I love it...also I don't think it would require much more cleaning than a regular floor and is quite high up so foot prints and dust would not be noticeable...how often do you guys go without cleaning your floors? Plus, how often are you looking up at the ceiling...unless you're standing still, spread eagle I don't think compromising views would be much of an issue either.....?
BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL!
Pros Very cool looking, unique, vertigo factor, funny accidents. Cons Vertigo factor & Skirt-Robe inconvenience.
I like the music on their website; that's about it. I would absolutely hate that walkway... pants-only household?
A see through walkway.. great, unless you happen to be wearing a skirt
I am SO in love with this home. I tweeted a few days ago about how I would die and go to heaven if that were my kitchen.
It looks amazing, but I definitely wouldn't want to clean it! Even if I always wore slippers, my kitties leave oily paw prints all over the place - it would probably drive me crazy.
Frosted glass is a much better option.
You know what would be really cool for that floor and would solve the obscenity issue - liquid crystal privacy glass. A switch would be triggered when someone steps on the glass and no more see through floor.
Or underwear.
Skirts yes, or towels for that matter. Anyone running down the hall from the tub to the bedroom better be alone. Plus, I imagine lots of smudges. It does look cool though. In Austin there's a club on 6th with a clear dance floor on the second floor. It's pretty dark though and smudgy I guess, so you can't really see up skirts that I've noticed. It's fun, but a little scary at first, the fear of it breaking with all those people.
In theory, this would be awesome. If I had enough money to have someone come and constantly clean those babies maybe it would be cool...But I do agree with others that there should be some type of glaze or slight frosting, so you couldn't quite see everything. It would still give the lightness and airy-ness that this does, but would probably make people feel a little more secure in walking around.
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its amazing! don't listen to anybody who would diss it, exposing the steel beams makes it great, its cool on its own but when you factor in how it conducts the light, this idea is golden. There is a glass bottom floor near the top of Toronto's CN tower, looking many many feet below whereby people look like ants and cars look like toys. congrats on this, i'd love to copy it in the future if circumstances permit.
I have a glass floor in my house. It freaks people out which I sort of love. The dog refuses to walk on it but the cats don't care. I love the light that it lets through to the space below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/splatgirl/220382907/in/set-185957/
It is slightly high maintenance but I've learned to be OK with it not being 100% perfectly clean all the time. I just dust mop or vacuum it and save the hands-and-knees with glass cleaner for once every couple of weeks or pre-party.
wearing a skirt is fine, just don't wear a thong :)
We had the Queen visit our workplace once. The building is almost 200 years old with cast iron stair cases, like heavy-duty fire escapes. Anyway, we were issued with a list of 'requirements' in advance, after one of her people came to inspect the premises, one of them being that we should ensure that it would not be possible to look up through the stairs. This was remedied by taping lengths of fabric to the underside with gaffertape although, really, we couldn't imagine any of us wanting to snatch a glimpse of a pensioner's undergarments, whoever they might be.
15 bonus points for the use of "snatch" in that story.
You know, I did wonder if anyone would pick up on that!!!