museum house II

architect: mcritchie design

builder: all coast construction

landscape designer: william peters

lighting designer: hiram banks lighting design

photography: matthew millman

this project is a guesthouse for museum house I, the main residence.  museum house II continues the main house's themes of freedom, mobility, a respect for the past, and the transformation of the everyday into art. joe mcritchie, architect of the primary los angeles residence, consulted on the project but determined no major architectural changes were needed.

the design team removed decaying finishes, whitewashed the entire house—floor and ceiling, wood and brick—and replaced the existing flagstone porch with a concrete surface. the result is a pure, modernist form that serendipitously, mirrors the shape of the main residence.