Modern 123 — Hollywood Hills Modernist Pool Courtyard Filming Location For Photo Shoots And Productions

Modern 123 has the kind of clear architectural personality that reads immediately on camera. Set in the Hollywood Hills, this two-story modernist house is built around glass, timber and a central pool courtyard, with floor-to-ceiling glazing that pulls the principal rooms toward the water and the mature tree canopy. Deep roof planes, black structural steel and weathered wood give the home a strong graphic edge, while the interiors move easily from big, open-volume moments to darker, more intimate rooms. As a filming location, it offers a polished contemporary look without feeling generic.

Post-And-Beam Interiors With Scale

The main living room is the house at its most cinematic. A double-height glass corner wraps the space, with a suspended steel structure overhead, a broad fireplace on one wall and a floating open-riser staircase cutting across the opposite side. Concrete floors, dark wood, exposed beams and vertical timber keep the frame layered and textured, but the room still holds long, clean views out toward the pool deck. Just off the water, a second lounge gives productions a lower, more intimate angle on the same architecture. It is especially useful for shots that want furniture, glass and blue pool reflections working together in one frame. The kitchen has a very different rhythm: wide, linear and practical, with stainless-steel cabinetry, a substantial wood-topped island, backless stools and a matching overhead hood. There is room to move on both sides of the island, and the openings at either end let the eye carry through to adjoining rooms and patios. For productions needing more contrast, the house also has a wood-lined bedroom, green-tiled bathrooms and a tall entry hall with a sculptural dark door. Those spaces give the location a more enclosed, moody option without leaving the same property.

A Pool Courtyard That Anchors The House

The pool is not an add-on here. It sits at the center of the exterior composition, so the house naturally shoots around it from multiple sides. Broad timber decking frames the rectangular water, with low loungers and outdoor seating already giving the area an easy resort quality. Glass walls, projecting roofs and upper-level rooms all look back toward the pool, which means productions can work reverse angles from inside, poolside or above without losing the architecture. A tall textured water wall adds a strong vertical element against the long rooflines and deck boards. Beyond the pool, a larger terrace brings in a built-in bar beneath an open timber arbor, with perimeter bench seating that leaves the middle open for wider setups. From there, additional decks step into dense landscaping with bamboo, mature trees and planted paths of rectangular concrete pavers. The garden areas have their own personalities while still feeling connected. One upper platform has exposed overhead beams and railing views into the canopy, and another holds a ping-pong table. Together, these exterior zones can play as a private resort garden, a modern hillside retreat or a relaxed lifestyle backdrop, all within the same filming location.

Natural Light, Sightlines And Production Flow

Daylight is one of the house’s strongest production advantages. The double-height living room takes in broad light through pool-facing glass walls and high clerestory windows, spreading it across the concrete floor. The pool lounge is bright in a more directional way, with reflections coming in through one glazed side. In the kitchen and on the covered terraces, the deep eaves help soften the sun as it moves through the day. There are also spaces for more controlled looks. The wood-lined bedroom has curtains and a lower ceiling, while the bathrooms keep their darker tone through tile and practical fixtures. A long white auxiliary room offers a neutral alternative, with windows concentrated on one side and recessed ceiling lights overhead. The layout is useful in a very practical way. Sliding glass openings connect the kitchen, lounges and pool deck, and the clear perimeter around the pool gives camera teams room to pull back for architectural wides. A descending drive sets up the arrival in the Hollywood Hills, and ample parking supports crew call. FilmLA can coordinate permitting as production plans staging, while the covered passages and multiple decks give equipment and crew several working positions without sending every setup through the main living room.