"This is the first developer project my partner and I have done...

Nestled in the hillsides of North East Los Angeles, a new four-story home built by the architecture duo FreelandBuck is offering a lucky buyer a taste of quintessential California living. Designed as a series of volumes stacked on top one another to slightly varying orientations, the 2,207-square foot residence comes complete with a wide-open floor plan, seamless indoor-outdoor living space, far-reaching views of the San Gabriel Mountains, and an ADU that can be rented out or used as an office. In a time of high demand and limited inventory, spec houses are beginning to make a return and FreelandBuck’s newly completed Stack House revives the model for Los Angeles’ hot housing market. It also marks a new venture for the architecture firm, who acquired the plot of land and, teaming up with local developer Urbanite Homes, developed the architect-driven design. David Freeland—who says the project was born out of continuous conversations with developers on the feasibility of hillside construction—recently took Archinect on a tour to show off the new digs.