MAST MALL
MARINA DEL REY ARTFUL RE-IMAGING
Originally built in 1992, this Marina del Rey townhome features 3 floors, a rooftop deck with mesmerizing views of the adjacent coastline, and a world-class art collection. Untouched since its original construction, the façade and north-facing rooms of the house were reconfigured and updated with new steel windows and doors, to better take advantage of the natural light and garden vistas. A stainless-steel and glass staircase, installed in the renovated front courtyard, provides more direct access to the home’s main 2nd level floor. The ipe-clad roof deck’s sweeping views are now shaded with an undulating canopy that calls to mind the nearby surf, and is accessed by a newly-installed elevator. A little-used ground-floor guest bedroom was transformed into a highly functional Media Room/Guest Room that offers a multiplicity of distinct uses: media/screening room, reading nook, office desk space, art gallery/library and bedroom (the latter made possible by an ingenious pivot-and-drop wall bed unit, concealed within a narrow shelving cabinet). The Living Room, previously interrupted by a bulky and never-used fireplace, has been opened up to grant increased prominence and attention to a stunning array of modern master artworks, from sculptures by Donald Judd and Franz West, to prints and paintings by David Hockney, John McCracken, Ed Ruscha and others. Furnishings provide a variety of comfortable perches for admiring the collection, socializing and entertainment, while a quartzite-clad custom cabinet, separating the Living and Dining Rooms, also functions as a serving buffet, artbook storage unit and art display plinth. This unique contemporary home, with its stunning array of Modern Art, has now been transformed and upgraded to at last reflect architecturally the breadth and depth of quality artworks contained within its freshly reconfigured walls.
