# Impressive Hillside-Integrated Houses Urban Operations Skillfully Designs This Los Angeles Home By Kalin Ned | Published 2018-11-05 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/los-angeles-home References: [dezeen](https://www.dezeen.com/2018/11/04/twin01-east-baltimore-street-urban-operations-highland-park-los-angeles-california/) & [urban-ops.net](http://urban-ops.net/) Local architecture firm [Urban Operations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-revivo-1) designs and erects this Los Angeles home on a [steep hillside](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-in-the-slope). Taking into consideration the difficult terrain, the firm builds a contemporary dwelling that sleekly communicates a sculptural aesthetic. While the abstractness of the building is mainly signaled by its angled walls and chaotic window placement, the "Le Corbusier-influenced roof deck" surely adds a communal component to the space. The Los Angeles home is located in the [Highland Park neighborhood](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/highland-park-residence). The all-white building is complex in its design and for its development, Urban Operations employed "strategic hillside engineering with a series of stepped programmatic volumes" that depended on "various code-generated orientations." The end-design of the Los Angeles home proves to be sophisticated and complete. Photo Credits: [Eric Staudenmaier](https://www.ericstaudenmaier.com/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 65% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Steep Hillside Architecture:** Opportunity for architects and construction companies to design and build innovative homes that integrate with challenging terrain. - **Sculptural Aesthetics:** Potential for artists, designers, and manufacturers to create visually striking and abstract structures that push the boundaries of traditional architecture. - **Communal Roof Decks:** Prospects for real estate developers, urban planners, and hospitality industries to capitalize on creating shared outdoor spaces in high-rise buildings and hillside homes. ### Where This Applies - **Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunities exist for architects to reimagine the possibilities of designing and building homes on steep hillside terrains. - **Construction:** The construction industry can explore innovative methods and technologies for building complex structures on challenging hillside locations. - **Real Estate:** Real estate developers can create unique selling points by integrating communal open spaces, such as roof decks, into urban homes and high-rise buildings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hillside Cantilevered Concrete Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/olancha-drive.md) - [Tranquil Aesthetic Bungalow Renovations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/echo-park-hillhouse.md) - [Stepped Hillside Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/b2a-architects.md) - [Hillside Mid-Century Renos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pasadena-hillside-home.md) - [Hillside Embedded Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-in-the-slope.md) - [Sculptural LA Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cm-g1.md) - [Asian Material Suburban Residents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-ridge-house.md) - [Hillside Concrete Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/concrete-house-1.md) - [Faceted Cedar Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-house-on-a-hill.md)