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698 Moulton Ave, Award-Winning Postmodern Building in Downtown LA
The more than 11,000-square-foot property at 698 Moulton Ave. has a storied architectural history that includes operating as a power plant substation before becoming a home made of found materials and secret passages and an art gallery in an artist commune. To be more specific, the Reges Residence began as a machine shop, built in 1922 by the Edison Electric Company. In the early 1990s it was converted into a grand single-family home and art gallery, by threading a web of scrap metal and reclaimed steel beams in, out, and around the industrial building's multistory shell. The resulting 11,700-square-foot building — a feat of "acrobatic structure and fearful asymmetry" as the Times put it — won the American Institute of Architects' National Design Award in 1998 and is now considered one of Los Angeles' historic homes. The house also has a mezzanine and penthouse bedroom suite with 360-degree views of downtown Los Angeles, substantial and varied gardens, secret passageways, and a koi pond.
The more than 11,000-square-foot property at 698 Moulton Ave. has a storied architectural history that includes operating as a power plant substation before becoming a home made of found materials and secret passages and an art gallery in an artist commune. To be more specific, the Reges Residence began as a machine shop, built in 1922 by the Edison Electric Company. In the early 1990s it was converted into a grand single-family home and art gallery, by threading a web of scrap metal and reclaimed steel beams in, out, and around the industrial building's multistory shell. The resulting 11,700-square-foot building — a feat of "acrobatic structure and fearful asymmetry" as the Times put it — won the American Institute of Architects' National Design Award in 1998 and is now considered one of Los Angeles' historic homes. The house also has a mezzanine and penthouse bedroom suite with 360-degree views of downtown Los Angeles, substantial and varied gardens, secret passageways, and a koi pond.