Ranch House by The Archers

Location: Beverly Hills, California, USA Year: 2016 Architects: The Archers A rambling fifties ranch house within a canyon setting was extensively remodeled in the nineteen eighties, with unfortunate results. In lieu of restoration, which seemed implausible, we opted to keep the Beverly Hills ‘ranch’ vernacular but translate it through modernism. We looked to Eero Saarinen’s…

Summitridge Residence by Marmol Radziner Architects

Location: Beverly Hills, California, US ARCHITECTS: Marmol Radziner Architects ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE Perched on 2.8 acres of steep hillside, this residence is defined by a series of cantilevered, overlapping volumes that cascade downward and ultimately nestle into the earth. Each level has a green roof and private patio with a unique scenic overlook. The volumes of the house create garden…

Oak Pass Guest House by Walker Workshop

Location : Beverly Hills, California, US Size: 2,500 s.f. Year: 2013 Architects, Interior design: Walker Workshop Project Team: Noah Walker, Ted Leviss, Erin White, Trent Laughton Photographer: Nicholas Alan Cope  The Oak Pass Road guesthouse uses its height and a small footprint to maximize panoramic canyon views and strengthen its connection to the surrounding tree-filled site. The lower level…

Trousdale Estates Contemporary Home by Dennis Gibbens Architects

Location: Beverly Hills, California, US Area: 5600.0 ft2 Year: 2014   Architects: Dennis Gibbens Architects Architect in Charge: Dennis Gibbens Project Architect: Oren Dothan Project Team: Scott Graham, Ryan Childers, Ricardo Moura, Raul Aguilera, Shana Cunningham Landscape Design: Art Luna Studio Interior Decorating: Jamie Bush + Co This project called for the complete renovation of a 5500 square…

Oak Pass Main House by Walker Workshop

  Location: Beverly Hills, California, US Area: 8,000 s.f. Year: 2015 Architects: Walker Workshop Photography: © Joe Fletcher The Oak Pass main house sits on the top of a 3.5 acre ridge site with panoramic canyon views. There are over 130 protected Oak trees on the property. The house was sited to take advantage of the views without…

Hillcrest by McClean Design

  Location: Beverly Hills, California, US Area: 10,000 sf Year: 2016 Awarded the 2017 American Institute of Architects Honor Award for Outstanding Residential Design Architects: McClean Design Photography: © Jim Bartsch This hillside home is located in Trousdale, Beverly Hills a neighborhood of single story homes famed for their views and movie stars. Our clients wanted an extensive basement level…

Avalon Hotel by Kelly Wearstler

THE AVALON HOTEL LOCATION: BEVERLY HILLS, CA ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1949, AVALON BEVERLY HILLS UNDERWENT ITS INITIAL RENOVATION IN 1999 AND MERGED KELLY WEARSTLER’S DRAMATIC STYLE WITH THE GLAMOROUS NOSTALGIA OF MIDCENTURY DESIGN. FOR THE HOTEL’S 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, THE DESIGNER HAS RE-IMAGINED THE SPACE, DEFTLY BLENDING ITS OLD HOLLYWOOD ROOTS WITH A DISTINCT 1950S VIBE….