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Tom Kundig conjures up transparent pavilions on a verdant property in Venice, California
Overgrown and unkempt, the quarter-acre double lot in Venice was a shadow of its once-vibrant self. But the moment Gillian Wynn stepped through the gate and looked up at the swaying palms, she felt a powerful connection. "It was almost a custodial feeling," she remembers. "I had to protect and preserve it."
Architect Tom Kundig set the living/dining room in a pavilion that opens to the garden on three sides. "This house is in a highly developed neighborhood, yet when you walk in, you forget that," he says. "Indoors and outdoors aren’t two separate things."
Photo by Trevor Tondro
On the covered terrace, homeowner Gillian Wynn paired a daybed made of recycled plastic with a Gamelatron sculpture by Aaron Taylor Kuffner.
Photo by Trevor Tondro
The daughter of Las Vegas hotel magnate and real estate developer Steve Wynn, and a cofounder of the environmental platform Planet Buyback, Gillian wasted no time putting in an offer. She dreamed of resurrecting the site, which was once owned by the celebrated landscape designer Jay Griffith.
A Quartzite path leads to the entrance, where a work by Rashid Johnson and a reflection of the dragon blood tree that Gillian calls Sid Vicious are visible through the window at right. "I named all the trees after musicians," says Gillian.
Photo by Trevor Tondro
See the full story on Dwell.com: A Secret Garden Springs to Life Around a Glassy Olson Kundig Home
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By: Kelly Vencill Sanchez
Title: A Secret Garden Springs to Life Around a Glassy Olson Kundig Home
Sourced From: www.dwell.com/article/palms-residence-olson-kundig-gillian-wynn-venice-california-bab7481c
Published Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:12:59 GMT
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