These three residential units are located in the Ocean Park district of Santa Monica, California.  We wanted to propose an alternative to the prototypical single family home which is so prevalent in Southern California.  These units were thus designed to provide a middle ground between free-standing homes and conventional apartments or condominiums.We came up with the idea of a hybrid loft, a unique combination of open living and working spaces with greater privacy and independence in the upper rooms.  The three units are organized around and above a central parking space on the ground floor.  Surface parking, rather than underground parking, adds to a feeling of informality and eases the relationship with the public domain.  Each unit also has its own private outdoor space on the ground floor and the roof, giving the lofts the feeling of a single family home.