Modern 500 — Hilltop Circular House Filming Location for Productions in Shadow Hills

Modern 500 is a contemporary modern house organized around a dramatic circular plan, with exposed concrete, brick-faced volumes and tall blue-tinted glazing. Its hilltop setting opens the architecture to long mountain and valley views, while a broad infinity pool extends the geometry beyond the curved rear elevation. Double-height spaces, deep exterior overhangs and unusually long interior-to-pool sightlines give scouts several distinct scales within one property.

Circular Architecture And Open Interiors

The central courtyard establishes the house immediately. Curved concrete walls wrap landscaped beds, Moai-style stone figures and a cylindrical brick tower cut by floor-to-ceiling glass. A second glass entrance rises through two levels opposite it. These elements create symmetrical approaches, architectural reveals and clean reflections without relying on furniture. Inside, the main living and dining space is broad and largely open, with dark stone flooring, exposed concrete columns and a high ceiling crossed by linear recessed lights. Wide openings face the pool, allowing a camera to frame seating, dining and the hills in one axis. The adjoining kitchen continues the concrete palette with stainless appliances, geometric cabinet fronts and two work islands. A black metal spiral stair, curved corridor and stepped transitions provide additional movement shots. The house can play as a private contemporary residence or a modern gallery.

Pool Deck, Views And Natural Light

A long rectangular infinity pool occupies the hill-facing edge, with a square inset spa, narrow stone coping and an uninterrupted backdrop of rugged ridgelines. The surrounding deck combines dark paving with broad strips of artificial turf. Lounge groupings sit both in open sun and beneath the deep curved roof, leaving clear working space between the house and water. The pool edge and mountain horizon give commercials, music videos and still photography a strong graphic composition. Natural light is strongest in the great room and dining area, entering through the pool-facing wall in broad, hard bands and continuing through the opposite courtyard glazing. The double-height entry tower also brings direct daylight deep into the central circulation space. As the light moves, crews can shift to the shaded rear overhang, the concrete courtyard colonnade or the curved interior hall for softer exposure. Sliding and fully open wall sections maintain exterior sightlines from several indoor positions.

Production Access And Crew Space

Arrival is through a gated drive leading to a substantial paved forecourt, a gravel parking apron and a three-door garage elevation with translucent sectional panels. The open areas provide plentiful parking and practical room for staging away from the pool façade. For an arrival in Shadow Hills, FilmLA can coordinate filming permits while the broad forecourt gives the crew a direct unloading and setup zone. Beyond the principal rooms, the property includes multiple bedrooms with contrasting treatments, from a neutral suite with a wide valley-facing window to warmer yellow rooms with high ceilings. A recreation room contains arcade and dance machines, while another large room combines a built-in spa, sauna and exercise equipment. Bathrooms range from a tiled walk-in shower room to a larger stone-finished bathing space opening toward a balcony. These secondary interiors supply useful holding, dressing and alternate scene options, while the separate circulation routes help keep activity clear of the main pool-facing shot.