Not every house needs an architectural dissertation. Alto Cedro is just really good at being a luxury house. Six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a pool and spa, a polished kitchen and enough room for twelve people to settle in comfortably without the design demanding constant attention. After dozens of houses with dramatic origin stories, secret speakeasies and architectural manifestos, there’s something appealing about that simplicity. The interiors are contemporary and well finished, the backyard gives everybody somewhere to spend the afternoon, and almost every bedroom gets the bathroom situation right. Alto Cedro isn’t asking to become the story of your month in Los Angeles. It’s giving you a comfortable place for the story to happen. And sometimes that’s exactly what we want.