Bel Air Hillside Home Makes the Most of Warm Minimalism

Los Angeles-based architecture practice HM DG has completed an expansive five-bedroom home in Bel Air, which combines wood cladding and earth-toned finishes to create a warm minimalist aesthetic inspired by the work of Finnish design icon Alvar Aalto. The hillside home was crafted with responsibility in mind, and the wood used over its facade has come from the Norwegian sustainable timber company Kebony. The building's placement allows for views across Downtown LA and out to the Pacific Ocean fr...