Gorgeous Hightree House in Santa Monica Takes Cues From Minimalist Scandinavian Design

A Los Angeles family commissioned <a href="http://www.jendretzki.com/home_other.html">Jendretzki</a> to design an addition to an existing mid-century home in Santa Monica, and one of their main requirements was that the project take cues from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/scandinavian-design/">minimalist Scandinavian design</a>. The resulting Hightree House addition is a boxy steel-framed pavilion located in Rustic Canyon that soaks up the Southern California sun - in a good way.

This boxy home is an addition to a mid-century house in Santa Monica, California

A steel frame reduces its overall carbon footprint

A timber deck creates a transition space and complements the rugged steel framing

Floor to ceiling openings and skylights bring in plenty of daylighting

Timber finishings indoors create a natural aesthetic reminiscent of minimalist Scandinavian design

A hanging stove heats the home in winter!