“It’s like a treehouse. On a boat,” actress Dakota Johnson describes her home to Architectural Digest. Built by modernist architect Carl Maston for him and his wife to live in, Johnson purchased the home in 2016. The second residence her realtor showed her on the first day she went to look at Los Angeles properties, Johnson was immediately drawn to “how it was clean but also cosy,” adding that she thought “I’ll never want to sell this place.”
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Laden with an biophilic elements and an abundance of natural light, and utilising a core material palette of concrete and wood, the property represents Johnson’s desire to put down roots, marking the first major purchase she made with her Fifty Shades of Grey salary. An entire wall of the living room is comprised of multiple oversized front doors, while the wall opposite it consists of three floor-to-ceiling windows that open out onto a lap pool.
Filled to the brim with with personal artifacts, the home leans into its mid-century modern roots when it comes to furniture and decor, with new and vintage pieces alike incorporated. The design firm Pierce & Ward helped revamp the home to Johnson’s taste, with wood flooring installed in the master suite and the same concrete used downstairs carried through to the bathroom. A urinal installed in the master bathroom by a previous owner gave Johnson an excuse to redo the entire space. The cabinets were painted “a dusty rose caramel,” replicating the hue of a The Row sweater. Other non-negotiables came in the form of a large bathtub and two separate vanities. “I think the key to a healthy relationship is double sinks,” said Johnson, who has been dating Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for the past few years.
Check out the peaceful home below.
Words by AR Staff
All images courtesy of Simon Upton for Architectural Digest
