The Spanner Residence by Rex Lotery

architect: Rex Lotery, F.A.I.A.
c. 1968

The Spanner Residence at 4143 Cachalote Street is a 1968 hillside home in Woodland Hills by mid-century architect Rex Lotery FAIA, known for his one-story Trousdale Estates houses. Here Lotery stacked interlocking volumes on several levels, lit by mitered corner windows and high clerestories, with a pool, patios and an adjacent lot. Phil Missig of the Missig Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, represented the home.

From outside, the two-story form suggests a conventional plan of public rooms below and bedrooms above. Inside, the spaces unfold one into the next across multiple levels, each clearly and functionally defined. Patios, pool and plantings extend the living space outdoors, and the included adjacent lot could become a play yard or garden. The home has 3 bedrooms, a ground-floor library with full bath, a large studio-office and a two-car garage with a shop, darkroom and wine cellar.