Rob Brill Residence and Studio

Site: Existing aikido studio, razed to retaining walls and foundation, on steep upslope from Hyperion Avenue, a major silverlake traffic corridorSilverlake, California

Address: 2235 Hyperion Avenue, Silverlake, CA

Client: Eric and Nanette Brill, for Rob Brill

Program: Single-family residence: two bedrooms, practice room, open three-story living/dining/kitchen/performance volume with traveling platform

Size: 2,300 ft2

Cost: $230,000

Completion: Summer 1999

Notes: Type V construction: wood platform framing on existing cast-in-place concrete and CMU retaining walls and foundations, custom steel details throughout, including stairs, railings, shelves, windows, sliding panels, and moving platform; new hydronic heating over original slab