项目名称： Ashland Residence

地点： 圣莫尼卡，美国

设计团队： Dimster Architecture

项目面积： 669㎡ (7202 ft²)

竣工时间： 2023年

摄影： Courtesy of Dimster Architecture

设计特色：

项目 – 在圣莫尼卡的中心地带，海风与都市精致完美交融，Dimster Architecture 建筑事务所展现了他们最新的住宅杰作——阿什兰住宅。这座600多平米的住宅，成为加州现代主义建筑的典范，在这里建筑设计成为隐私与开放、形式与功能之间的对话。

这座住宅最引人注目的特点是其创新的L形布局，这是对其优越转角地块位置的战略性回应。这种建筑手法创造了一种刻意的二元性：在面向街道的一侧提供防护屏障，同时向私密花园空间和珍贵的午后阳光大方开放。建筑体量分为两个独特的结构，通过雕塑般的曲线切割柔化，为其现代形式增添了一层视觉诗意。

设计的核心是下沉式客厅，10英尺高的推拉门消除了室内外空间的界限。这一精心设计的元素具有双重功能——促进自然通风的同时，与精心布置的花园实现无缝连接。建筑师采用了先进的木制雨幕墙系统，展现了他们对美学和功能性的共同追求。这一技术解决方案创造了一个空气间隙，既作为热缓冲区和隔音屏障，又确保了天然材料的持久性。

住宅的流线动线通过两个独特的入口体验精心编排。正式入口引导访客穿过本土植物园，而更随意的侧入口则位于两个主体建筑之间，在格栅遮阳篷下，提供通往厨房或泳池区域的过渡空间。室内空间设计灵活多变，既能容纳盛大聚会，也适合私密家庭聚会，同时巧妙地将未来多代同堂的可能性融入设计之中。

通过优雅的遮蔽楼梯可到达上层，主卧套房横跨整个建筑宽度，而其他卧室则位于可以欣赏独特树顶景观的位置。整个项目采用和谐的材料搭配，营造出宁静连贯的氛围，强化了这座住宅与加州海岸环境的联系。

团队 – 成立于2001年的Dimster Architecture已发展成为一家以精致的极简主义方法和环境敏感性著称的卓越建筑事务所。由Don Dimster领导，他从南加州大学到耶鲁大学的卓越学术背景，塑造了事务所的哲学基础，为当代建筑带来了精炼的视角。

事务所的设计理念受到Don在欧洲现代主义大师，特别是在德国和维也纳师从Oswald Matias Ungers期间的深刻影响，体现在对空间清晰度和材料真实性的追求中。这种国际经验与深厚的加州根基相结合，使Dimster Architecture能够创造出既呼应全球设计潮流又富有地方特色的作品。

该事务所已获得重要认可，尤其是通过Don自己的威尼斯住宅项目，该项目荣获2013年AIA建筑卓越奖。事务所的作品组合涵盖住宅、商业和文化项目，每个项目都以对构造学的严谨关注和程序创新为特征。他们的综合设计方法不仅包括建筑服务，还延伸至定制家具设计和全面的室内解决方案。

Dimster Architecture立足洛杉矶，其设计方法强调因地制宜的响应和可持续策略，打造出在展现卓越空间品质的同时，也能应对当代环境挑战的建筑。他们的作品始终体现了对形式、功能和人性体验和谐平衡的承诺。

Project Name: Ashland Residence

Location: Santa Monica, United States

Design Team: Dimster Architecture

Project Area: 669㎡ (7,202 ft²)

Completion Year: 2023

Photography: Courtesy of Dimster Architecture

Feature：

Project - In the heart of Santa Monica, where coastal breezes meet urban sophistication, Dimster Architecture has unveiled their latest residential masterpiece - the Ashland Residence. This 7,202-square-foot dwelling stands as a testament to thoughtful California modernism, where architecture becomes a dialogue between privacy and openness, form and function.

The residence's most striking feature is its innovative L-shaped configuration, a strategic response to its privileged corner lot position. This architectural gesture creates a deliberate duality: a protective shield from the street-facing sides while opening generously to private garden spaces and the coveted afternoon light. The building's mass, split between two distinct structures, is softened by sculptural curved carvings that add a layer of visual poetry to its contemporary form.

At the heart of the design lies a sunken living room, where 10-foot sliding doors dissolve the boundaries between interior and exterior spaces. This thoughtful element serves a dual purpose - facilitating natural ventilation while creating seamless connections to the meticulously landscaped gardens. The architects have employed a sophisticated rainscreen system for the wood siding, demonstrating their commitment to both aesthetics and functionality. This technical solution creates an air gap that serves as a thermal buffer, acoustic barrier, and ensures the longevity of the natural materials.

The home's circulation has been carefully choreographed through two distinct entry experiences. The formal approach guides visitors through a garden of native plants, while a more casual side entrance, nestled between the two main volumes under a trellised canopy, offers a transitional journey to either the kitchen or the pool area. Interior spaces are designed with remarkable flexibility, accommodating everything from grand entertaining to intimate family gatherings, with the potential for future multi-generational living thoughtfully integrated into the plan.

The upper level, accessed via an elegantly screened staircase, houses a master suite that spans the building's width, while secondary bedrooms are positioned to capture unique treetop vistas. Throughout the project, a harmonious material palette creates a sense of calm and continuity, reinforcing the home's connection to its coastal California context.

Design Team - Founded in 2001, Dimster Architecture has established itself as a distinguished architectural practice known for its sophisticated minimalist approach and contextual sensitivity. Led by Don Dimster, a second-generation architect whose architectural lineage and academic excellence - from USC to Yale - has shaped the firm's philosophical foundation, the practice brings a refined perspective to contemporary architecture.

The firm's design ethos, influenced by Don's formative years working alongside European modernist masters, particularly under the mentorship of Oswald Matias Ungers in Germany and Vienna, manifests in projects that celebrate spatial clarity and material authenticity. This international experience, combined with deep California roots, enables Dimster Architecture to create works that resonate with both global design currents and local sensibilities.

The practice has garnered significant recognition, notably through Don's own Venice residence, which received the 2013 AIA Award for Excellence in Architecture. The firm's portfolio spans residential, commercial, and cultural projects, each characterized by rigorous attention to tectonics and programmatic innovation. Their integrated design approach encompasses not only architectural services but extends to bespoke furniture design and comprehensive interior solutions.

Operating from their Los Angeles base, Dimster Architecture's methodology emphasizes site-specific responses and sustainable strategies, resulting in buildings that demonstrate exceptional spatial quality while addressing contemporary environmental challenges. Their work consistently reflects a commitment to creating architecture that harmoniously balances form, function, and human experience.