ALPICE Residence

Located in the Hollywood Hills sits the ALPICE Home (Alpine & Iceland) from award-winning design firm, Minarc. The ALPICE Home places focus on simplicity, sustainability, and functionality. Inspired by nature, the design stimulates senses via subtly contrasting interior spaces. Light streams through expansive windows, enhancing the home’s fluidity and blurring distinctions between interior and exterior.

The ALPICE Home boasts a striking accent wall of rough obsidian rock and flowing sand conceived by Minarc Owner and Principal Designer, Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir. Designed to embody “New Earth, New Life,” this reddish-black sand and rock mural represents lava and functions to please the eye while extending Minarc’s concept of ‘bringing the outside, in’ via natural elements within the home. The wall represents the design ethos of the home, with volcanic activity expressing earth’s continuous movement toward new life. Additionally, intentionally placed lava rocks accompany the staircase, highlighted with custom lighting.

Minarc’s passion for eco-conscious design demands a continuous focus on creating comprehensively healthy environments. Due to this devotion the decision was made to solely utilize mnmMOD–a hyper-efficient construction material designed by Minarc–throughout the construction process in place of lesser methods. Manufactured using a blend of recycled steel and EPS insulation, mnmMOD is the future of building. An extremely efficient, environmentally sustainable, VOC-free panelized building system, mnmMOD features the economy and waste-reduction of prefab construction, yields Net Zero energy efficiency, and incorporates a range of other distinct advantages for both builders and homeowners.

For builders, mnmMOD simplifies construction procedures and substantially reduces manpower requirements while completely replacing the often laborious and wasteful processes associated with traditional wood framing. For homeowners, the mnmMOD system saves money on building taxes while significantly boosting the home’s efficiency thus contributing to thousands saved on energy bills over the life of the home. Additionally, mnmMOD panels do not mildew, mold, warp, or attract termites and unlike other non-wood panels, mnmMOD is created free of dyes, formaldehyde, and MCFC and will never emit harmful VOCs into the home.

Containing the latest in home lighting and modern design while maintaining an eye toward efficiency and sustainability, the ALPICE Home is smart, soothing, and serene.