Though it sounds exuberant, Regency Revival design distills precedents set by Georgian architecture with a refinement in detailing and the careful practice of compositional restraint. Sometimes referred to as “Modern Georgian,” it found popularity in the Pacific Northwest from the mid-to-late 1930s before trickling down into California by the early 1950s and was used almost exclusively for residential applications. One such example is this Cordell Drive home situated in the Hollywood Hills. The box-shaped massing, shallow roof encapsulated by parapet walls, and simple, small frieze board adornment are several markers indicative of the era during which it was erected. Recently renovated by Los Angeles-based Studio OSKLO, it pulls focus as a modern classic.
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9100 Cordell Dr, Sunset Strip | $14,850,000 | View Listing
Listed by Drew Fenton & Davannah Linkon-Fryzer
