Case study, nº 08
A residence on Moreno Ave.
The Open Plan · Brentwood · HR Development Inc.
The residence
Moreno Ave, Brentwood
The Open Plan
- Configuration
- Two stories, modern transitional, plus a detached guest house
- Typology
- Remodel, extensive recent renovation
- Residence
- About 6,000 sf total, main house and guest house
- Bedrooms
- 8 (6 in the main house, 2 in the guest house)
Moreno is a bright, transitional remodel built around an open kitchen and easy indoor-outdoor living, defined by light and flow rather than formality.
The kitchen is the organizing room: open to the main living floor and connected to the yard and pool, it makes the plan generous without enlarging the footprint. Bedrooms and baths occupy the upper level, and the ground floor opens outward through the garden.
The engineering
HR Development executed the remodel as a material and spatial edit, removing barriers between the kitchen and the living floor and completing the outdoor program to match the openness of the interior.
The estate
Light and flow
Moreno is a design-forward transitional remodel organized around an open kitchen, generous living spaces, and a direct connection to the garden and pool.
Main floor
- Open-plan kitchen, central to the layout
- Living and dining areas
- Direct indoor-outdoor connection
Suites
- Bedrooms and full baths on the upper level
Grounds
- Pool
- Landscaped yard
The build sequence
How it came together
The order the work was solved — from the structure outward to the final finish.
Open the living core
Within an existing two-story house, the living core opened and rebuilt.
One continuous kitchen
Cabinetry, stone, and appliances aligned across one continuous kitchen and family space.
Indoor to outdoor
The pool and grounds coordinated within the same scope, finishing indoor and outdoor rooms to one standard.
Nº 01Exterior Architecture
The white volume
A crisp white two-story elevation, quietly modern behind a gated, hedged frontage.
Nº 02Pool & Outdoor
The garden and pool
A pool and covered outdoor lounge open directly off the living floor, the grounds treated as another room.
Nº 03Kitchen
The open kitchen
A bright island kitchen in white and warm wood, the organizing room the whole open plan turns around.
Nº 04Living Spaces
Light and flow
Walls removed so living, dining, and kitchen read as one continuous, light-filled volume.
Nº 05Entry & Foyer
The arrival
A clean, open entry that sets the home's bright, informal register from the threshold.
Nº 06Bedrooms
The private floor
Upper-level bedrooms in soft contemporary tones, one anchored by a dramatic stone feature wall.
Nº 07Bathrooms
Marble and calm
Spare marble baths with floating vanities and frameless glass, finished to the standard of the living floor.
