Tucked into a verdant hillside minutes from Downtown LA, Blank Slate House is a 2021 architectural new build defined by warm minimalism and tactile contrast. Dark metal siding and black steel-framed glass give it a cinematic edge from the street, while inside the home is flooded with California light. The material palette is the star. Board-formed concrete walls, their grain still legible, anchor the master bedroom against crisp white plaster, while the living room centers on a sculptural cast-concrete fireplace, its surface board-formed to echo stacked timber beams: a quiet trompe l'oeil of wood rendered in stone. A step-down living room in polished concrete gives way to European oak wide-plank floors, and a custom plaster range hood presides over a kitchen dressed in graphic green-and-cream artisan tile. The bath layers hand-textured stacked tile with honed stone and a carved stone shower niche. Throughout, floor-to-ceiling windows and steel sliding doors dissolve the line between inside and out, framing mature sycamore, eucalyptus, and bamboo. Two outdoor areas — a private concrete courtyard and a gravel dining terrace under a leafy canopy — extend the shootable space and shift in mood with the sun. True to its name, Blank Slate House offers an unusual range of looks under one roof: industrial concrete, sun-washed calm, collected warmth, and lush garden exteriors — all in a striking Mount Washington setting near DTLA. Ideal For: Film and video production, commercials, photo and editorial shoots, lookbooks, product and lifestyle content, interviews, and creative productions of all sizes (up to 50 people). The Layout: An open kitchen and dining area flow into a step-down living room, with the concrete-walled master bedroom and a fully tiled bath just off the main space. Two outdoor areas — a private concrete courtyard and a tree-canopied gravel dining terrace — connect directly to the interiors through steel sliding doors, so productions can move seamlessly inside to out. Abundant street parking and a hillside setting round it out. Standout Features: Board-formed concrete walls + polished concrete and European oak floors Sculptural cast-concrete fireplace with a wood-grain timber effect Custom plaster range hood with statement hand painted green-tile kitchen Floor-to-ceiling black steel windows and doors; exceptional natural light Two outdoor areas: private concrete courtyard + tree-canopied dining terrace