Location: Santa Barbara County, California, US Year: 2012 Architects: Bestor Architecture Photography: Laure Joliet, John Ellis There is a dramatic and winding approach up through the landscape that keeps the compound hidden until the last moment. The site strategy is one of slow revelation and discovery of the house and- ultimately- the view. The road, which […]
Location: Orinda, California, US Year: 2016 Award AIACC Residential Honor Award 2017 AIAEB Honor Award 2017 Architects: Faulkner Architects Photographer: Joe Fletcher In the shade of Orinda’s native oaks, the home produces an in intimate relationship with the surrounding trees. Their texture is reflected architecturally in a hyper-minimal palette of unfinished white oak on the walls, ceilings, […]
Location: Sonoma, California, United States Awards AIA 2016 MERIT AWARD WINNERS / Category: Built Project, Custom Residential AAP – The American Architecture Prize 2017: Winner in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture Architects: Butler Armsden Architects Photographer: Joe Fletcher General Contractor: Thompson Suskind Structural Engineer: Summit Engineering This AIA award-winning Sonoma residence reinterprets the wonderful spaces of the original Spanish haciendas […]
Location: San Francisco,California, US Area: 3500 ft2 Year: 2016 Architects: Schwartz and Architecture Project Team: Caterina Belardetti, Neil O’Shea, Joshua Yoches Photography: Bruce Damonte It is often difficult to create a sense of openness and continuity in multi-level urban homes. By allowing the staircases of this three-story structure the freedom to shift location on each level – defining […]
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 […]
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 […]
Location:San Francisco, California, US Architects: Joseph Esherick Architect | Edmonds + Lee Architects Photography: Joe Fletcher When the new owners of the this home that was originally designed by famed Bay Area mid-century architect Joseph Esherick approached Edmonds + Lee to help them renovate the historically-loaded project, the architects felt a sense of deference without […]
Location: Sonoma, California, US Year: 2015 Architects: Lundberg Design LD TEAM: Michelle Kriebel, Cameron Cooper, Dina Dobkin, Lev Bereznycky, Jeffrey Loehmann, Conner Wishard, Jack Cram, Michael Esteban Project Team: Fairweather & Associates, Strandberg Engineering Photographer: Joe Fletcher Situated among old-growth valley oaks on the footprint of a house the owner had for ten years, the Sonoma […]
Location: Monterey, California, US Area: 2,700 sq ft Year: 2013 Architects: Sagan Piechota Architecture Photography: Joe Fletcher Achieving a balance of airy openness and privacy, this 2,700 sf beachfront property slips neatly into a wedge on California’s striking Monterey coast. The open floor plan with master bedroom loft allows unrestricted views of the Pacific Ocean throughout. Large sliding and […]
Location: California, US Year: 2014 AWARDS & RECOGNITION: California Home + Design: Best Residential Architecture under 3000sf, 2012 AIA Monterey Bay: Citation Award for Excellence in Design, 2011 Interior Design Magazine Honoree for Best of Year: Custom Home Design – Suburban, 2011 Builder Magazine’s Grand Award for Custom Home less than 3,500 sf, 2011 Featured on Monterey Design […]
Location: Sonoma, CA, US Year: 2015 Architects: Schwartz and Architecture (SaA) SaA Project Team: Wyatt Arnold, Erik Bloom Structural Engineer: iAssociate Contractor: Eames Construction, Inc. Photography: @ Bruce Damonte Awards Builder’s Choice Custom Home Design Awards Merit Award | Custom Home under 5,000 sq ft, 2015 AIA Redwood Empire Design Awards People’s Choice Award | Unbuilt Architecture, 2015 The constricted […]
Location: Glen Ellen, CA, US Year: 2016 Architects: Schwartz and Architecture SaA Project Team: Wyatt Arnold, Christopher Baile, Erik Bloom, Laura Huylebroek Contractor: Eames Construction Landscape Design: Surface Design Lighting Design: PritchardPeck Lighting Energy Consultant: Loisos + Ubbelohde Interiors Consultant: Standard Studio, LLC Structural Engineer: iAssociate Photography: Richard Barnes Photography Images: SaA The Lichen House nestles within the fog and oaks in the hills above […]
Location: La Quinta, California, United States Year: 2012 Architects: XTEN Architecture Architect in Charge: Austin Kelly AIA, Monika Haefelfinger SIA, Scott Utterstrom, Tina Rothermund, Jae Rodriguez, Qichen Cao, Christina Kaneva, Dana Nishimura Bryan, Stephanie Sent Landscape: Pamela Burton & Company Photographs: Steve King, Art Gray, Jeremy Bittermann The Madisonhouse is perched on a knoll in La Quinta, California, near […]
Location: California, United States Architects: WALKER WORKSHOP Project Team: Design: Walker Workshop (Noah Walker, Ted Leviss, Jonathan Nadel) Landscape: Sammy Castro Design Photography: Joe Fletcher This 3200 SF single-family residence and accompanying 800 SF pool house were envisioned as a refuge cradled within the foothills of the San Bernardino National Forest. The design uses a series […]
ARCHITECTS: Marmol Radziner Architecture ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE Location: East Channel Road, Santa Monica, Californie 8 bedrooms, 10 baths 9,500 square feet 200-square-foot pool cabana 40,000-square-foot lot This private sanctuary is located off of a quiet road on a nearly one-acre lot in Santa Monica Canyon. At the center of this light-filled two-story home is a double-height living room anchored by a […]
Location: Atherton, California, US Size: 17,000 sq. feet Year: 2017 Architects: Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects TEAM Stanley Saitowitz (design principal) Neil Kaye, AIA, Michael Luke (project architects) Steven Sanchez (project designer/manager) CONSULTANTS General Contractor: Redhorse Constructors Landscape Architect: Christopher Yates Landscape Architecture Civil Engineer: Lea and Braze Engineering Structural Engineer: Yu Structural Engineers Plumbing Engineer: Monterey Energy […]
Location: Beverly Hills, CA Built By Core, Designed By Core, Details, video Originally designed in 1953 by famed mid-century modern architect Gregory Ain, Core Development Group has expanded and updated the Feldman House while preserving the integrity of the original architecture and context upon which it resides. This exquisite modern estate offers 11,300 square […]
Location: Brentwood, California, US Interior Decorating: Jamie Bush + Co The owners of this 1940s Brentwood, California ranch house, a former studio head and her partner, wanted a new screening room that they added with an extension. Additional modifications to the 4,000 square foot home included the additions of a flat roof, new glass-curtain walls […]
Location: La Jolla, California, USA Architects: Marmol Radziner ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION LANDSCAPE INTERIORS This 9,000-square-foot home designed for a young family is arranged in a U-shaped floor plan looking onto a courtyard and pool. All of the rooms open to this central outdoor living area via floor-to-ceiling windows and doors. Marmol Radziner All images courtesy of Marmol Radziner CONSTRUCTION Marmol Radziner […]
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 […]
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Approximate Size: 8,000 sf Year: 2015 Architects: McClean Design Designer: Paul McClean Contractor: Craig Williams Engineer: Structures, Inc. Photographer: Jim Bartsch Some sites seem impossible when you first look at them but this one took unbuildable to a whole new level. A triangular postage stamp abutting a mountain with a killer […]
Location: Larkspur, California, US Area: 5,302 sq.ft. (+7,710 sq.ft. Decks & Terrace) Year: 2013 Awards American Architecture Award for 2015 2015 AIA CC Honor Award International Design Awards 2013 Honorable Mention Architect: Jensen Architects Project Team: Mark Jensen, Frank Merritt, Chris Kalos (project leads) Ricardo Gonzalez, Robert Pei, Kyle Belcher, Chris Chalmers Landscape Architect: Terra […]
Architects : McClean Design Location Los Angeles, California, US Project Type New Single Family Residence Approximate size 9,500 sf Completion date 2014 T-1 This home on Tanager is the third we have designed on this tiny but very exclusive street in West Hollywood. A cul-de-sac with spectacular views, it’s a much sought after location. Our […]
