Charles Ward, Designer
Ward Residence, 2003
3333 Helms Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232
Featured on the MAK Center Architecture Tour this winter, this home is recognized for its unique sculptural form, sophisticated scale and proportions, sensitive materials choices, and intentional livability designed around the human being. Interlocking volumes and subtle level changes define the three-dimensional experience, evocative of the space architecture of predecessor Rudolph Schindler. An open floor plan joins the public spaces, connected directly to the lushly-landscaped garden through French doors that invite cool breezes. Private spaces are tucked away intimately, with library and study providing additional bedroom space as needed. Upstairs the primary suite includes an adjacent reading room, a spacious bathroom with separate shower and tub, and a large outdoor deck with views overlooking the city. Rough troweled plaster walls, plywood floors, and polished concrete countertops create a textured minimalism, reminiscent of Donald Judd’s work in Marfa. The architecture also fosters a sense of community here on the compound, with outdoor dining room, fountain, and garden spaces shared with another tenant in a stand-alone garage apartment. Located in the Culver City Arts District, half a block from the historic Helms Design Center and Arcana Books on the Arts, with easy access to myriad galleries, boutiques, restaurants, markets, and the Metro E Line from Santa Monica to Downtown and all points east.
3 Bedrooms
2.5 Bathrooms
2,218 Square Feet
$12,000 a month
FOR LEASE
