When Mouthwash asked us to design their office, they envisioned a space that felt more like a home than a traditional corporate environment—an inviting place to work, host clients, and collaborate. To bring this vision to life, we worked with artists and designers, transforming the space into a "cabinet of curiosities" inspired by places like John Soane’s house. Here, walls and surfaces are layered with artworks and artifacts, inviting a journey of discovery and surprise. Each area feels like a chapter in an eccentric collector's story, with spaces set up as familiar domestic rooms: a living room (entry lounge), dining room (conference room), bar and kitchen, and, of course, the heart of creativity—the office itself.

We began by studying the existing space: a modest neon-lit streamline moderne building tucked beneath the elevated Metro A Line, set on a triangular wedge where major streets converge. The interior and exterior spaces unfold as six distinct rooms, each layered with the traces of past lives—a French bar, an acupuncture clinic, a mechanic shop.

Our rehabilitation of the Garden House — or VDL-A, as Richard Neutra called it — honors the layered history of this 1939 addition, built in the rear garden and originally labeled a “garage” to pass plan check. Conceived as “the Play Room” for the Neutra boys, it connected to the main house at ground level, dividing the garden into north and south patios. The structure’s defining elements — wooden posts, aluminum-painted steel casement windows, and a continuous wall of sliding glass doors facing the north patio — remain central to its character.

Completed in 2024, this renovation reimagines a historic Spanish-style single-family home in Hollywood while preserving its original character. The layout was reconfigured to create fluid connections between living, dining, and kitchen spaces, bringing in more light and improving circulation. Original details such as textured plaster walls, arched openings, and clay roof tiles were restored, while new elements, including custom millwork and a warm, natural material palette, were introduced to complement the historic fabric.

Aunt Studio worked with the new owners of the Galka Scheyer House to prepare the empty residence for an emergency relief artist residency. Built in 1934 by Richard Neutra for pioneering art dealer and Blue Four champion Galka Scheyer, with a second-floor bedroom addition by Gregory Ain in 1936, the house represents a rare collaboration between Neutra, Ain, and Scheyer herself.

The backyard writing studio, designed in 2024 in collaboration with architect Juan Salazar, is conceived as a freestanding pavilion to serve as a library, workspace, and flexible venue for hosting intimate gatherings. Sited within a lush garden and encircled by tall trees, the structure reads as a quiet wooden retreat—its low profile and elongated roofline anchoring it gently in the landscape. From a distance, it appears simple and serene, a deliberate exercise in restraint and proportion.