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Los Angeles architectural design developments. Built environment designs in Southern California, United States of America.

post updated August 4, 2025

Santa Monica Building News

Contemporary Santa Monica Architectural Projects

August 1, 2022
Remote Control Productions 1523
Design: nonzero\architecture

photo : Juergen Nogai
The Remote Control Productions 1523 project includes two large state-of-the-art music composition and recording suites plus sixteen small audio production studios with lounge and auxiliary areas. A very dense studio layout required careful acoustic planning.

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Dec 15, 2021
Echelon Studios Santa Monica Boulevard Building
Design: RIOS

image © Kilograph
In a constantly evolving content creation industry, there has been a growing need for modern facilities that embrace the practical needs of film and TV production while still fostering the bustling, creative energy that fuels Hollywood’s creative industries.

Mar 2, 2021
Villa Ruchello, Santa Monica Luxury Home

photography : Jacob Burghart and Cris Nolasco
One of Santa Monica’s most historic homes – secluded behind antique iron gates with hand-painted ceilings and a secret onyx-walled speakeasy – Villa Ruchello is for sale at $50m. Built in 1932, Villa Ruchello’s owner, Shane Smith, executive chairman of Vice Media, has poured millions into the mansion to augment the property standard.

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Contemporary Los Angeles Architectural Projects in 2013 – 2020

Mar 12, 2020
Santa Monica City Services Building, CA
Architect: Frederick Fisher and Partners

photo © Takashige Ikawa, Courtesy Frederick Fisher and Partners
The 50,200 square foot Santa Monica City Services Building offers a transformative example of sustainable building design, thinking and foresight into the numerous challenges that will confront cities in the next century. Designed by Frederick Fisher and Partners (FF&P) along with engineering firm BuroHappold Engineering and general contractor Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co., the Santa Monica City Services Building will be the largest civic building of this density in the world to fulfill the Living Building Challenge, the world’s most rigorous and comprehensive green building standard.

Oct 20, 2020
Vertical Courtyard Residence
Design: Montalba Architects

photograph : Kevin Scott
Montalba Architects completed construction on Founding Principal David Montalba’s personal residence thoughtfully designed around a Vertical Courtyard concept. The luxury 5,450 square-foot, three-story home seamlessly merges the indoors and outdoors.

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Apr 25, 2019
East Channel Residence
Architect: ShubinDonaldson

photograph : Ciro CoelhoP
This sustainably-minded residential property aims to prove that a green home can have both beautiful design and rigorous environmental aspirations, without compromising either.

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Jan 23, 2017
The Gehry Residence – House in Santa Monica

Jan 5, 2017
Edmunds.com Headquarters

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Nov 30, 2016
Sechoir+ Salon

Nov 29, 2016
The Middle House

Nov 10, 2016
EdQuarters

Oct 23, 2016
Rainbow House

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Sep 3, 2014
Bay Street House

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Mar 4, 2013
Ocean Avenue Project Santa Monica, Los Angeles Waterfront
Design: Gehry Partners, LLP

image © Gehry Partners, LLP
“After 25 years, I am excited to finally design a project in my hometown of 40 years,” said Frank Gehry, Gehry Partners. “The site is on Ocean Avenue, which has always stood out to me as the face of the City.”

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Santa Monica Architecture

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Santa Monica Buildings, California, USA. We aim to include projects that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both.

We cover completed Santa Monica buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across southern California. The focus is on contemporary buildings but information on traditional buildings is also welcome.

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Major contemporary Santa Monica Building Designs, alphabetical:

Cherokee Lofts, western Los Angeles
Design: Pugh + Scarpa

picture : John Edward Linden