06/01/2025
From dated to decadent.
What began as a lack-luster 1980s structure has been transformed into a statement-making Beverly Hills estate—recast with light, landscape, and layered detail. In close collaboration with and , HATCH led a design process rooted in rhythm, reverence, and reinvention.
Before sketching a single detail, we immersed ourselves in the legacy of Hollywood Regency icons like Paul Revere Williams, Dorothy Draper, and John Woolf—absorbing the scale, symmetry, and theatricality that defined the era. Those lessons informed every move: the modified mansard roof, the reconfigured colonnades, the layered neoclassical detailing.
One of our favorite additions? The Orangery (slide 5)—a refined indoor/outdoor space that nods to the cabana-style garden rooms of 1930s Hollywood estates. Traditionally wrapped in fabric, we reimagined this typology with painted finishes for a crisp, low-maintenance expression of classic glamour.
Just beyond, a black-and-white striped outdoor dining room (slide 1)—adorned with fruit trees, sculpted topiaries, and Elsie de Wolfe–inspired chairs—extends the palette of performance. “The stripe treatment is meant to feel like a tent,” Bullard notes. “The room has orangery vibes, but technically it’s more of a kumquatery.”
The result is a one-of-a-kind home that captures the spirit of old Hollywood through a distinctly modern lens—tailored to the singular brilliance of .
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