Set along the spine of North Beverly Glen Boulevard — the swift conduit from the Valley into Bel-Air — this remodeled mid-century house quietly reclaims its voice. The site sits just down the block from Craig Ellwood’s Broughton House at 909 N. Beverly Glen (built 1949–50), whose modernist clarity looms as both precedent and neighbor.

Driving south along Beverly Glen, one transitions from residential stretches of Sherman Oaks / the Valley to the glens and canyons of Bel-Air — a shift from everyday suburban flow into the more secluded hillsides. That contrast influenced much of the design: the street is busy, visible, and relentless. Walking even just toward Sunset feels exposed — so the architecture responds by turning inward, listening to the hills instead.

In our remodel, we took full authorship — from permitting and construction to interior and furnishing decisions — to strike a balance between homage and reinterpretation. The façade, its grid of joints inspired by Mondrian, employs a custom rainscreen of phenolic resin panels finished with Accoya wood veneer. A modest window, tucked high into the bedroom wall, deliberately denies views to the street but frames the blossom-strewn hills beyond. In the kitchen, off-the-shelf IKEA carcasses are wrapped in bespoke door panels, while a custom waterfall-edge island of solid surface anchors the space with precision. Crucially, original skylights and clerestory glazing were preserved, letting daylight drench the volumes and reinforcing the home’s mid-century lineage.

Our finishes, furnishings, and accessories were curated to remain faithful to the original aesthetic, even as architectural details were refined and modernized. The outcome is a home that both buffers and embraces — a domestic refuge that converses with its context, rather than turning its back.