Medit 163 — Old Hollywood Mediterranean House Filming Location in Hancock Park

Medit 163 has the kind of Hancock Park presence that immediately reads on camera. This Mediterranean house filming location is built around a circular stair hall, with long connected entertaining rooms leading the eye from one space to the next and a private garden pool beyond the French doors. Polished stone, dark wood, decorative plasterwork and traditional furnishings give it an established Old Hollywood residential feeling, while the forecourt, upper terrace and pool deck make it practical for film, photo and commercial production.

A Gated Arrival That Gives Production Room to Work

Arriving here feels private before you even reach the facade. Tall hedges and metal gates screen much of the property from the road, then open to a broad paved forecourt that runs across the pale stucco house and its two garage doors. For production, that forecourt is one of the location's biggest advantages: it can hold on-site parking, a clean arrival scene, vehicle scenes or equipment staging without immediately pushing crew into the interiors. For shoots using the gated entrance and forecourt, FilmLA coordinates permit planning. There is also a paved side passage linking the driveway to the rear garden, so crew can move gear and people between exterior zones while keeping traffic out of the main rooms when needed.

The Skylit Stair Hall Shot

The double-height stair hall is the part of the house productions tend to understand instantly. A circular staircase wraps an open landing with turned wood balusters, a polished handrail and pale carpeted treads, while the strongly veined stone floor below gives camera teams enough room for wider compositions around the base of the stairs. It is formal, but it still has enough texture to feel lived in. The large faceted skylight overhead makes the upper gallery the brightest interior, sending defined pools of daylight into the foyer. As the sun changes, oval and full-height windows add lower sidelight, and wall sconces with recessed fixtures give practical options once the top light softens.

Formal Rooms with Layered Sightlines

The main entertaining rooms are useful because they connect without losing their individual character. Dark wood floors lead through the long formal dining room, where two chandeliers, a large table and decorative ceiling borders create a believable setting for an affluent family dinner, a ceremonial meal or a commercial scene that needs tradition and polish. Slatted room dividers keep the view open into the red-carpeted lounge and back toward the stair hall, giving the camera depth without turning the house into a flat open plan. From there, the second living room brings in a substantial stone fireplace and seating that extends toward the glazed garden doors. The kitchen is warmer and more domestic, with tile floors, pale raised-panel cabinetry, granite counters and a central island, then it moves directly into the breakfast area and relaxed family room with exposed ceiling beams, a brick fireplace and leather seating.

Garden Pool and Upper Terrace for Exterior Setups

The rear of the house opens through several sets of French doors to the pool, so interiors and exteriors can connect naturally in a scene. The pool has a curving freeform shape with rounded entry steps and a circular shallow platform, edged by brick and an elevated brick border that adds texture around the water. The concrete deck shows visible age lines, which keeps the setting from feeling too resort-polished and gives it a more believable private-home finish. Mature palms, dense trees and clipped hedges enclose the garden, with broad balcony rails running across the upper floor above it. The large tiled terrace is especially useful for production, offering open sky, long railing lines and high-angle views over the pool. Furnished patio areas can play as a private Mediterranean residence, and the mix of sunlit paving and tree shade lets exterior setups change naturally as direct light moves through the yard.