Set high above Los Angeles, this 1970s residence occupies a hilltop position that immediately changes how a house is experienced. Light moves easily through the interiors, long views pull the eye towards the city below, and the rooms feel connected to the landscape beyond. In its recent remodel, Molteni&C has approached the interior with a measured hand, introducing a French-modern interpretation of Art Deco across the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, and living spaces, while allowing the architecture and outlook to remain the main event.
At its centre is a custom kitchen conceived by Molteni&C Creative Director Vincent Van Duysen, where black matt lacquer cabinetry meets lava-stone surfaces and bronze metal detailing. The palette is dark but remarkably controlled, allowing the Californian light to do much of the decorative work, while bespoke Gaggenau appliances disappear neatly into the cabinetry. A substantial island incorporates an integrated stone sink opposite a three-stool chef’s counter, while the Bright wall unit above the cooktop introduces backlit glass shelving, drawing the eye upwards without adding visual clutter.
That same precision continues into the private spaces. Walk-in wardrobes are executed in dark larch with piqué drawers, bronze detailing, and transparent glass doors, while the primary bathroom incorporates the 505 UP System in glossy anthracite, dark brown leather, and glass. Elsewhere, the Margou armchair and the Louisa coffee table, also by Van Duysen, reinforce the home’s disciplined material language.
It is an interior that understands an increasingly rare design virtue: when the architecture already has Los Angeles spread beneath it, the furniture needn’t shout for attention.
