--- title: cullen street small lot subdivision los angeles description: A three-unit small lot subdivision project in Los Angeles by modern architects modative --- [![Modative](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-2141536784-gif/26-Nov-modative/modative-logo.gif "Modative")](https://www.modative.com/) a modern design build firm [![web counter](http://c.statcounter.com/3932824/0/806ee652/1/)](http://www.statcounter.com/free_hit_counter.html) ### projects **cullen street art district homes** | los angeles, ca *built date | november 2012* | ![small lot subdivision art district homes 09](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14190421-jpg/images/small_lot_subdivision_art_district_homes-09.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* | | --- |     # photos An early adopter of Los Angeles’ [Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance](https://www.modative.com/small-lot-subdivision-los-angeles/), the Cullen Street Art District Homes were developed as three separate homes on three individual, fee-simple lots. The adjacent Culver City Art District served as inspiration for the project, which bears modern, bold lines, open floor plans, and punches of bright color.   As the project was developed as [small lot homes](https://www.modative.com/small-lot-subdivision-projects/), not condominiums, it was critical to have them appear as individual homes and not as a large, continuous block of housing. To accomplish this, a portion of the third story of each home was left open as a deck, creating a clear distinction between the three homes. Balconies off the second floor living area also help to distinguish each home from the others, while bringing life to the vehicular driveway. Doors and windows were all carefully configured to provide optimal privacy between the three small lot homes as well as from the neighboring apartment building. The single-pitch roofs were designed with an optimized southern orientation for future solar panel installation. This project was complete in 2012 and all three small lot homes have been sold. *![los angeles small lot subdivision balcony](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14185257-jpg/images/los_angeles_small_lot_subdivision_balcony.jpg)* *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![small lot subdivision homes front elevation](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14190614-jpg/images/small_lot_subdivision_homes_front_elevation.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![small lot subdivision driveway carports2](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14190454-jpg/images/small_lot_subdivision_driveway_carports2.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![cullen street small lot homes deck](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14035988-jpg/images/cullen_street_small_lot_homes_deck.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* *![small lot subdivision modern open stair](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14190842-jpg/images/small_lot_subdivision_modern_open_stair.jpg)* *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![small lot subdivision modern kitchen bar](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14190835-jpg/images/small_lot_subdivision_modern_kitchen_bar.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![residential modern cable rail at stair](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14188710-jpg/images/residential_modern_cable_rail_at_stair.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Los angeles small lot homes stair](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14185249-jpg/images/los_angeles_small_lot_homes_stair.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![modern open wood stair residential](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14186074-jpg/images/modern_open_wood_stair_residential.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![small lot modern home orange carport](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14190300-jpg/images/small_lot_modern_home_orange_carport.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District Homes 32](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036047-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_homes-32.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 33](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036054-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-33.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 34](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036071-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-34.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 35](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036080-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-35.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 36](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036087-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-36.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 38](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036101-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-38.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 39](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036113-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-39.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 40](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036126-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-40.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 41](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036137-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-41.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![Culver City Art District LA Small Lot Homes 42](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14036146-jpg/images/culver_city_art_district_la_small_lot_homes-42.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)* ![LA Small Lot Moden Subdivision Homes 30](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14039953-jpg/images/la_small_lot_moden_subdivision_homes-30.jpg) *[photo by Val Riolo](http://valriolo.com)*   [photos courtesy of ](http://www.buynewlivebetter.com)*[Miller Walker Spanier](http://www.buynewlivebetter.com) * # images + floor plans | ![small lot homes](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14191214-jpg/images/small-lot-homes-cullen.jpg) | | --- | | ![small lot subdivision plans](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14191246-jpg/images/small-lot-plan-cullen.jpg) | | ![small lot home plans](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14040325-jpg/images/la-small-lot-cullen.jpg) | | ![Small Lot Subdivision Elevations](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14191163-jpg/images/small-lot-elevation-cullen.jpg) | | ![Art District Small Lot Homes Cullen 1st Floor Plan resized 600](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14031973-jpg/images/art_district_small_lot_homes_cullen_1st_floor_plan-resized-600.jpg?width=550&height=355&name=art_district_small_lot_homes_cullen_1st_floor_plan-resized-600.jpg) | | ![Art District Small Lot Homes Cullen 2nd Floor Plan](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14031986-jpg/images/art_district_small_lot_homes_cullen_2nd_floor_plan.jpg?width=550&height=355&name=art_district_small_lot_homes_cullen_2nd_floor_plan.jpg) | |  ![Art District Small Lot Homes Cullen 3rd Floor Plan resized 600](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14031991-jpg/images/art_district_small_lot_homes_cullen_3rd_floor_plan-resized-600.jpg?width=550&height=355&name=art_district_small_lot_homes_cullen_3rd_floor_plan-resized-600.jpg) | |  ![Art District Small Lot Homes Cullen Roof Plan](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14032015-jpg/images/art_district_small_lot_homes_cullen_roof_plan.jpg?width=550&height=355&name=art_district_small_lot_homes_cullen_roof_plan.jpg) | |  ![small lot subdivision homes](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14191135-jpg/images/small-lot-cullen.jpg) | |   | ### learn more If you would like to learn more about this project or have a similar project, feel free to contact modative using the form below. ### contact us [![call modern architects](https://www.modative.com/hs-fs/file-14033009-jpg/images/call-architect.jpg) ](https://www.modative.com/../call-a-modern-architect/) Modative Los Angeles, CA 310-748-7726 [![modative instagram](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41216/580f0152-f9bf-4f3e-94d8-60093ee16ca1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41216/580f0152-f9bf-4f3e-94d8-60093ee16ca1)  [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41216/a7d47eee-d520-4f2b-9206-6ffc316315ef.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41216/a7d47eee-d520-4f2b-9206-6ffc316315ef)  [![modative twitter](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/41216/7238e9ad-ae58-44a2-8595-813bb1a0ae24.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/41216/7238e9ad-ae58-44a2-8595-813bb1a0ae24) © 2022 www.modative.com