Full of star power, this meticulous renovation of an architectural 1940s Hollywood Regency home in the Hollywood Hills includes custom interiors by Studio OSKLO.

Though it sounds exuberant, Regency Revival design distills precedents set by Georgian architecture with a refinement in detailing and the careful practice of compositional restraint. Sometimes referred to as ?Modern Georgian,? it found popularity in the Pacific Northwest from the mid-to-late 1930s before trickling down into California by the early 1950s and was used almost exclusively for residential applications. One such example is this Cordell Drive home situated in the Hollywood Hills. The box-shaped massing, shallow roof encapsulated by parapet walls, and simple, small frieze board adornment are several markers indicative of the era during which it was erected. Recently renovated by Los Angeles-based Studio OSKLO, it pulls focus as a modern classic able to outshine neighboring new-builds that are vapid in comparison to their historical counterparts. Photo: Sam Frost
?It was the best of Hollywood Regency design without the later 1950s and 1960s embellishments,? say Arya and Michael Martin, co-founders of Studio OSKLO. ?Simple and clean lines, minimalist architectural accents in vertical colonnades and decorative adornment.?
Photo: Sam Frost
The team shepherded this project over the course of two years ? careful to preserve the structure?s overall integrity ? assuming responsibility for schematic desig...