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post updated November 16, 2024

L.A. Architecture Designs – chronological list

L.A. Houses – latest architecture additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

November 13, 2024
RO54 House, Bel-Air
Architecture: Arshia Architects

photo © Yuheng Huang
RO54 House, Bel-Air
The bold L.A. home sits on a focal point on a Bel-Air hilltop. Raising the design plateau one story afforded the owner views of the Pacific Ocean, therefore a split-level / offset design was introduced to allow gradual ascent to the top of the roof with little effort. A central “void” is created with bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the lowest levels of the building.

November 13, 2024
Timber Hillside House
Architecture: Tracy A. Stone Architects

photo : Lawrence Anderson
Timber Hillside House
This project focuses on the transformation of a WWII-era home, combining a modest addition with a modern redesign that revitalizes the structure with a contemporary aesthetic. Tasked with creating a more functional and integrated living space, the remodel aimed to elevate the home’s character while blending it naturally with the surrounding landscape and enhancing both privacy and openness.

October 28, 2024
Hutton Drive House, Beverley Hills, Southern California, USA
Architecture: Whipple Russell Architects

photo : Adam Latham
Hutton Drive House, Beverley Hills, L.A.
As hillside design specialists, the Whipple Russell team sometimes finds it necessary to move mountains – or at least part of one, in order to create a spacious yet intimate modern home. To accomplish these goals for our Hutton house, we first cut into the rear hillside to maximize backyard living space and to site the house further from the street in the front.

June 30, 2024
Dimmick Drive Houses, Mt. Washington, Southern California, USA
Architecture: FreelandBuck

photo : Eric Staudenmaier
Dimmick Drive Houses, Mount Washington, LA
Bi-coastal firm FreelandBuck designs a unique pair of single-family residences situated on an exceptionaly steep lot in LA’s Mount Washington neighborhood. Contemporary in style, they express strong rectilinear forms and a restrained material palette. Bright, white open spaces and numerous picture windows invite the LA sun in.

June 29, 2024
Topanga Skyline Studio Listed

photo : Cameron Carothers @carothersphoto
Topanga Skyline Studio Los Angeles, CA
The famous Topanga Skyline Studio! Now an alternative live/work space in the minimalist modern architectural style evocative of Marfa, Texas, USA.

May 6, 2024
2ray House
Design: zyme studios

photo : Taiyo Watanabe
2ray House
2ray is a four bedroom, 4,000-square-foot residence which was generated from two existing walls with inverse trajectories. The vertex is the starting point to a perpetual line that runs through and generates the building’s form. The attempt was to drive the user into a dynamic pre-entry space where thinness is used as an asset to create an experiential change.

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Los Angeles Houses in 2024

April 30, 2024
Muhammad Ali’s Beautiful LA Mansion

photo : Concierge Auctions
Muhammad Ali’s Beautiful LA Mansion, USA
Widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali was named “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated in 1999. Born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, he started boxing at the age of twelve. At eighteen, he took home gold in the 1960 Olympics before going pro.

March 25, 2024
Case Study House 18, Pacific Palisades
Architect: Rodney Walker

photo : Jimm Simmons
Case Study House 18, Pacific Palisades, LA
Los Angeles loves its mid-century modern homes. Starting in 1945, Arts and Architecture magazine sponsored some of the modern movement’s most famous architects, including Richard Neutra, A. Quincy Jones and Pierre Koenig, to create a series of home designs that could be easily replicated for the postwar housing boom.

Mar 19, 2024
Judy Garland House, Bel Air, L.A., California, USA

photo : Paul Barnaby
The Judy Garland House, Bel Air
One of LA’s classic celebrity homes has just come on the market. The Bel-Air home that Judy Garland bought in 1938 – the same year she was signed to star in The Wizard of Oz– is for sale at $11.5 million.

March 8, 2024
R+R House, Silver Lake, east-central Los Angeles
Architect: ANX / Aaron Neubert Architects

photo : Paul Vu/HANA
RR House, Silver Lake, California property
ANX / Aaron Neubert Architects unveil R+R House, a stunning architectural achievement perched gracefully on a primary hillside in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, designed for both aesthetic harmony and functionality. Meticulously positioned to maximize exposure to adjacent and distant landscapes, the residence seamlessly combines innovative design with a commitment to family privacy.

February 21, 2024
Hillside House
Design: Bjella Architecture

photo : Tim Bjella
Hillside House in Los Angeles
Tailored to meet the lifestyle of a family whose souls are deeply intertwined with nature yet find their physical presence tethered to the vibrant heartbeat of the city, this home serves as a tranquil refuge and an urban oasis in one. Nestled on a hillside overlooking the sprawling city of Los Angeles, this haven provides a panoramic escape where the family can indulge in breathtaking views and find solace in the seamless fusion of nature’s grandeur and urban vitality.

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Los Angeles Houses Designs in 2023

December 13, 2023
Stradella Ridge House, Bel Air, L.A.
Design: SAOTA & David Maman

photo : Mike Kelley
Stradella Ridge House
Cape Town’s SAOTA, alongside US architect developer David Maman and Belgian interior designer Dieter Vander Velpen, designed this Bel Air residence, perched on a steep, triangular site with striking canyon views extending from Century City to the ocean.

November 3, 2023
Gordon & Hildred Goetschel House, Glendale
Design: Ray Kappe FAIA

photo : Cameron Carothers
Gordon & Hildred Goetschel House Glendale
This 20th Century Southern California property has been meticulously restored by HabHouse, known for their sensitive rehabilitations of architectural treasures, preserving original details and revitalizing the pool with modern amenities.

September 15, 2023
Bronwood Home Remodel
Architecture: Blue Truck Studio

photo : Gregg Segal
Bronwood Home Remodel
The owners of this hilltop mid-century modern home needed more space for their growing family. Blue Truck Studio added 1,000 square feet in a partial second-story addition, expanding up to better capture city views on several sides of the house.

September 6, 2023
Powerball Winner Mansion, Bel Air
Architect: Alex Kadavi

photo courtesy of Joe Bryant
Powerball Winner Mansion in Bel Air
America’s largest-ever Powerball jackpot winner of almost $1 billion, Edwin Castro, has chosen to remain largely private after his life-changing win.

August 31, 2023
Harry Gesner’s Sandcastle Malibu Beach Home, Malibu Beach
Architects: Harry Gesner

photo courtesy of Mike Helfrich
Harry Gesner’s Sandcastle Malibu Beach Home
One of America’s most eclectic and interesting architects, Harry Gesner was known for his innovative and unconventional architectural designs such as The Wave House, Triangle House, and Sandcastle. His Sandcastle beach home in Malibu, Gesner’s longtime family home, is now for sale.

August 23, 2023
Howard Hughes Mansion, Hollywood – luxury property for ssale

photo : Noel Kleinman
Howard Hughes Mansion for Sale
Nearly 100 years after his move to Hollywood in 1928, the house where Howard Hughes lived when he produced his biggest movies, which was also used as a film location in The Aviator, has hit the market for $23 million.

Aug 12, 2023
t House, Hollywood Hills
Architecture: Aaron Neubert Architects

photo : Paul Vu / HANA
t House Hollywood Hills
Aaron Neubert Architects presents t House, a residence for a young family perched atop Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, offering commanding views of the San Fernando Valley, Griffith Park, and the iconic Hollywood Sign.

June 4, 2023
RO54 Residence, Bel Air
Design: Arshia Architects

photo : Paul Vu
RO54 Residence Bel Air
Arshia Architects proudly introduces RO54, perched on a hilltop in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Los Angeles basin. The project gently lands a dynamic building on top of a buried podium that replicates the natural topography that existed prior to the area being subdivided for development.

Jan 10, 2023
Canyon House, Mt. Washington, Southern California, USA
Architecture: LOC Architects

photo : Nicolas Marques
Canyon House, Mt. Washington
A young couple acquired a small cabin perched in the trees of Mount Washington, above Los Angeles. The site for what is now the Canyon House presented a series of challenges due to the cabin being sited precariously above a dramatic topography, as well as soil instability and rigorous foundation requirements.

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Dec 7, 2022
Mulholland Drive Annex, eastern Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California
Design: A L M Project

photos : Patricia Parinejad, Michael Morris and Trevor Dixon
Mulholland Drive Annex, Southern California
This restoration and expansion of the Ward house, a landmarked Mulholland Drive residence, doubles its livable space while emphasizing thoughtful proportions and sight lines.

Sep 21, 2022
Bundy Drive
Design: Whipple Russell Architects

photo : Simon Berlyn
Bundy Drive Residence
The three-acre Bundy Drive project, completed in collaboration with Ramtin Ray Nosrati at Huntington Estates Properties, is certainly brimming with entertainment, and the desirable amenities that bring resort living home. All this requires a large house, so the design goal is to maintain a human connection, despite a broad canvas.

Sep 7, 2022
Koenig Beach House, Malibu

photo by Simon Berlyn, Courtesy The Agency
Koenig Beach House, Malibu
One of the world’s most famous mid-century modern architects, the University of Southern California’s distinguished professor, Pierre Koenig, got his Bachelors from USC’s School of Architecture and went on to teach at the venerable institution for forty years.

Sep 5, 2022
Hermosa Beach Residence Remodel, Hermosa Beach, L.A., Southern California
Design: West Edge Architects

photo : Taiyo Watanabe
Hermosa Beach Residence Remodel Los Angeles
Beyond its location, our clients were drawn to the detached row house in Hermosa Beach principally because of the vaulted ceiling running almost the full length of the second floor. Connected to the ground floor by a two-story entrance and stair space, the second level includes the principal living spaces, master bedroom and the outdoor decks.

Aug 7, 2022
Wonderland Park Residence, Laurel Canyon, L.A., Southern California
Design: Assembledge+

photo : Yoshihiro Makino
Wonderland Park Residence II, Laurel Canyon
The single-story Wonderland Park Residence, located in the verdant Laurel Canyon, is a present-day interpretation of the Southern California mid-century home. Large windows and clerestories fill the interior with natural light and foster a seamless indoor-outdoor connection, expanding the home into the surrounding exterior spaces.

Sep 5, 2022
Crestwood Hills Residence, Hermosa Beach, L.A., Southern California
Design: West Edge Architects
Crestwood Hills Residence, Brentwood Home
Beyond its location, our clients were drawn to the detached row house in Hermosa Beach principally because of the vaulted ceiling running almost the full length of the second floor. Connected to the ground floor by a two-story entrance and stair space, the second level includes the principal living spaces, master bedroom and the outdoor decks.

Jun 10, 2022
Depp-Heard LA Love Nest

photo Courtesy of Douglas Elliman Realty
Depp and Heard LA Love Nest
Though only married for 15 months, the Los Angeles building was Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s home and the one-bedroom penthouse was where they “spent a good amount of their time. Now, one of the apartments, the one-bedroom, two-bath penthouse, is again for sale – priced at $1.765 million.

May 20, 2022
Toluca Lake Mansion and Golf Course

photo : Simon Berlyn, courtesy of The Agency
Toluca Lake Mansion and Golf Course, LA
What was Bob Hope’s full-time home in Toluca Lake has a one-hole golf course, designed by Hope himself, with two tee positions. That home has currently hit the market at $29 million.

May 16, 2022
3000 Benedict Canyon, LA
Design: Whipple Russell Architects

photo Courtesy of The Oppenheim Group
3000 Benedict Canyon Mansion, L.A.
A grand house for entertaining, the spacious kitchen, open to the outdoors, will welcome an impromptu party that can be carried to the pool terrace. A secondary kitchen will be helpful to caterers for larger events.

May 12, 2022
Centered Home
Design: Annie Barrett and Hye-Young Chung

photo : Brandon Shigeta
Centered Home
Architects Annie Barrett (of aalso architects) and Hye-Young Chung (of HYCArch) have completely transformed an existing Spanish-style house in Los Angeles for a couple anticipating semi-retirement, and the programmatic shifts that a new phase of life brings.

May 12, 2022
Montecito House, UCSB
Design: LOC Architects

photo : LOC Architects
Montecito Home, Santa Barbara House
The Montecito House home is located on what was a steep and lushly landscaped site that was left vacant after an existing house there was destroyed in the 2008 Tea Fire. LOC capitalized on this by placing a series of bold, shifting volumes to frame a courtyard and create a series of terraces from which to better experience the dramatic views and topography.

May 5, 2022
Prosser Residence, west Los Angeles
Design: NWGC Inc. Construction

photo : Steve King
Prosser Residence
The Prosser Residence in west Los Angeles explores how a residence in a busy urban area can create spaces that are private, intimate, light-filled and interconnected. Spaces and form are differentiated through the use of material and woven together to create a harmonious, engaging composition.

May 3, 2022
Johnny Depp LA Penthouse Collection

photo : James Lang, Berlyn Photography for Partners Trust (now Compass)
Johnny Depp’s LA Penthouse Collection
What once was a successful pairing between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard has changed course and their dirty laundry is playing out in real time all over the world.

Apr 26, 2022
The Faring Estate, Los Angeles, Holmby Hills

photo courtesy of Compass
The Faring Estate, Holmby Hills
After splitting from the British boy band, Take That, Robbie Williams has become one of the all-time, best-selling British singer-songwriters. As most of the mega-wealthy have been doing, Williams and his American-actress wife, Ayda Field, have been sinking their fortune of approximately $300 million into some of the most glamorous real estate on the planet.

Mar 18, 2022
Milan’s Zona Tortona

photo : Marc Angeles
Milan’s Zona Tortona Mansion, L.A.
Formerly a gritty industrial zone, Milan’s Zona Tortona has become a lively enclave filled with independent fashion studios and boutiques. Where the movers and shakers of the fashion world, celebrities such as Rihanna, Rita Oro, Sharon Stone and Anna Wintour, recently attended Milan Fashion Week. And where the most important fashion design companies create and show off their newest trends.

Mar 8, 2022
Richard Neutra Hilltop Home, Tujunga
Design: Richard Neutra

photo : Cameron Carothers
Richard Neutra Hilltop Home, Tujunga L.A.
Richard Neutra was one of America’s most important modern architects from the 1920s to the 1960s designing famous homes such as the Kaufmann Desert House in Palm Springs for Edgar J. Kaufmann (who also commissioned Fallingwater in Pennsylvania), the Julian Bond House in San Diego, and the Kronish House in Beverly Hills.

Mar 14, 2022
Pacific Palisades Home

photo : Adrian Van Anz
Brooke Shields’ Pacific Palisades Home, L.A.
Model/actress Brooke Shields began her career at just 11 months old, starring in an Ivory Soap commercial. She first came to national prominence with her role as a child prostitute in the controversial film Pretty Baby.

Apr 1, 2022
Malibu Rosenthal Estate, Malibu, California

photo : Simon Berlyn
Malibu Rosenthal Estate, California

Mar 21, 2022
Cindy Crawford’s Former Malibu Mansion, California

photo Courtesy of Coldwell Banker Realty
Cindy Crawford’s Former Malibu Mansion

Feb 11, 2022
San Remo Residence, Sullivan Canyon, Pacific Palisades
Interior Architecture: Magni Kalman Design

photo : Manolo Langis
San Remo Residence, Pacific Palisades
Set into a steep hillside of Sullivan Canyon in Pacific Palisades, this contemporary residence organizes stacked volumes toward the North with panoramic views of the natural landscape and the Getty beyond. The parti of the house is composed of two vertical and horizontal volumes on a stone limestone plinth, rooted into the rugged hillside.

Feb 8, 2022
Cheaper by the Dozen Mansion

photo : The Sher Group
Cheaper By The Dozen Mansion
Best known for her TLC reality show LA Ink, which chronicled her work as a tattoo artist and tattoo studio owner, Kat Von D is a multi-faceted star. A model, recording artist, New York Times bestselling author, animal rights campaigner, and entrepreneur, the Mexican-born Kat Von D is famous for her gothic style.

Jan 20, 2022
Venice Walk-Streets Compound

photo : Luke Gibson Photography
Marco Place House, Venice
It’s always fun to take a look into the homes of Hollywood movers and shakers and if you’re a fan of Dreamgirls, Stillwater, Roma or the recently released tearjerker/futuristic movie Swan Song, award-winning, film-producer Jonathan King is selling his bespoke Venice, California home. King turned two properties into one very private, glamorous compound on one of the city’s historically famous walk streets that add to making Venice unique.

Jan 17, 2022
Perfect Storm Entertainment Penthouse

photo : NeueFocus
Perfect Storm Entertainment Penthouse
Just as Fast & Furious 10 is starting to film this month, scheduled to debut in May, its Taiwanese-born American film director, Justin Lin, has put his historic Downtown Los Angeles penthouse on the market, located in the thriving LA Arts District. Originally constructed in 1925 as the West Coast headquarters of Nabisco, it was converted to a live/work community in 2007.

Jan 8, 2022
Venice House
Architecture: FINNE Architects

photograph : Tom Bonner
Venice House, Los Angeles Residence
The Venice House creates a garden sanctuary in the city. Located on a long, narrow lot in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, the house comprises a dramatic series of folded roof planes and a collage of textured metal and wood exterior surfaces.

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Los Angeles Houses 2021

Dec 15, 2021
LA Bachelor Pad, Beverly Crest

photo courtesy of Compass
LA Bachelor Pad, Beverly Crest
The LA mansion where Sean “Diddy” Combs lived when he starred in the TV movie A Raisin in the Sun, won BET awards for Diddy – Dirty Money and Hello Good Morning, grabbed multiple MTV awards, developed several clothing lines, opened two restaurants and a very successful liquor business, just came on the market at $14.5 million.

Dec 4, 2021
Seidenbaum Residence, Sunset Boulevard area

photo : Marc Angeles
Seidenbaum Residence
The Seidenbaum Residence, a home designed by Richard Dorman, has been listed by the American Institute of Architects as among the greatest pieces of architecture in Los Angeles created between 1947 and 1967. This tour de force is the recipient of the Grand Prix Award, now for sale for the first time in 45 years. It is priced at $16.5 million.

Nov 15, 2021
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Home, Sunset Boulevard area

photo : Marc Angeles
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Home
Privately tucked away on a country lane that meanders off of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles is a small community of 16 secluded homes that has attracted world-famous politicians, actors and industry leaders. One house on the sparsely populated lane was previously the home of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and his then-wife, Maria Shriver.

Nov 13, 2021
Enchanting Oasis, Laurel Canyon

photo : Nate Williams
Enchanting Oasis, Laurel Canyon
Nicole Sullivan is best known for her acting roles in the TV series Black-ish and The King of Queens, but her charming Enchanting Oasis cottage-style home in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon is a colorful example of her keen eye and romantic take on the type of environment that shows her true personality. She has recently put it on the market priced at $1.45 million.

Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 9, 2021
Elementi Luxury Mansion, Beverly Hills
Elementi Luxury Mansion, Beverly Hills

Oct 11, 2021
The Orum House, Bel Air, L.A., Southern California, USA

Source: TopTenRealEstateDeals
Orum House, Bel Air
Beyoncé is the face of a new Tiffany ad, which debuted during 2021’s Emmy Awards broadcast, and has the Internet and Madison Avenue abuzz. A tribute to the Audrey Hepburn movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the 90-second commercial showcases Beyoncé playing the piano.

Oct 1, 2021
Encino Mansion

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Encino Mansion, Royal Oaks
A-Listers Joe Jonas and wife, Sophie Turner, have sold their Encino, California estate, which they turned into one of Southern California’s most glamorous contemporary homes. Taking two years and the magic of celebrity-designer Jae Omar, the couple purchased the Encino Mansion in 2019 for $14.1 million.

Sep 27, 2021
Byrdview

photography : Scott Everts/Fox/Agency
Byrdview, L.A. Mansion For Sale
Southern California’s star-studded home, Farralone, was built for Chase Bank heiress-and-socialite Dora Hutchinson. It was a longtime home for Frank Sinatra and, according to legend, was the site of JFK’s affair with Marilyn Monroe.

Sep 16, 2021
Historic Los Feliz
Design: Warren Techentin Architecture

photo : Eric Staudenmaier
Historic Los Feliz House
The Historic Los Feliz is a 1912 home, previously used as a talent guest house for the movie studio across the street, features Mission and Moroccan elements which are also distinctly modern in their feel. Warren Techentin Architecture aimed to retain and restore these details, but also transitionally modernize them.

Sep 17 2021
Matt Damon’s Mansion, Pacific Palisades

photo : Alexis Adams
Matt Damon’s Pacific Palisades Mansion, LA
For the first time in decades, Matt Damon will be making a move without his best friend, Ben Affleck. They moved their families together to Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades – even on the same street – back in 2012.

Aug 30, 2021
Laura Kimpton’s Venice House

photo : Paul Barnaby
Laura Kimpton’s Venice house for sale
Burning Man 2021 kicked off their first-ever virtual event on August 22nd and will run through Labor Day. Due to last year’s Covid shutdown, Burning Man fans this year can’t go in person but can tune-in to the virtual events.

Jun 14 2021
Modern Hollywood Hills House
Design: Mutuus Studio

photography : Kevin Scott
Modern Hollywood Hills House
A bespoke home nestled and perched atop a hill in the oaks in Hollywood hills, the residence was born out of desire for highly considered design within a relatively modest footprint. In consideration of the environment and the desire to simplify, the clients yearned for a smaller footprint for their family residence, much like their New York City Penthouse loft.

May 20, 2021
Historical Pasadena Mansion

photography : Shawn Bishop
Historical Pasadena Mansion
The year 2006 was a good one for cable channel Bravo when it introduced The Real Housewives franchise, a reality television series depicting the real lives of wealthy housewives inside and outside of their glamorous mansions in cities such as Beverly Hills, New York and Dallas.

Apr 21, 2021
Bronze House
Design: SPF:architects

photo courtesy of architects office
Bronze House, Hollywood Hills, L.A.
Sited on a flat pad near the end of the street, the two-story, 13,000-square-foot Bronze House on Nightingale replaces a 3,000-square-foot single-family home originally constructed in the 1950s. To preserve existing views, the neighborhood follows a strict hillside ordinance that limits any new construction to no more than one story out of grade.

Apr 20, 2021
Tiny House, Lincoln Heights
Design: Spatial Affairs Bureau

photography : Charmaine David
Tiny House, Lincoln Heights
This 1920’s neglected cottage on a wonderfully long thin strip in Los Angeles’ Lincoln Heights neighborhood was transformed in 2019 to be a plush pad with a gray water orchard.

Apr 19, 2021
Rhonda Fleming’s Mansion

photography : Douglas Elliman
Rhonda Fleming’s Mansion
One of Hollywood’s busiest and most popular actresses from the 1940s to the 1970s, Rhonda Fleming was a fiery redhead with fair skin and green eyes. She was the perfect actress for the mid-20th-century advances in film colorization, so much in demand for the new technology that she earned the nickname Queen of Technicolor.

Apr 20, 2021
An Edgy Edge Property, Manhattan Beach

Apr 19, 2021
Bel Air Mansion

Feb 12, 2021
Healthy Living House, Pacific Palisades

Feb 1, 2021
Matt Damon’s Pacific Palisades Mansion

Jan 19, 2021
Owlwood Mansion

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Modern L.A. Residences 2020

Dec 15, 2020
House of Tomorrow – Elvis Presley’s Honeymoon Home

photo : Rodeo Realty
House of Tomorrow, Palm Springs

Dec 1, 2020
Oak Pass Residence, Beverly Hills, Southern California
Architects: Heusch Inc

photo © Frederico Zignani
Oak Pass Residence Addition
This additional office space succeeds in integrating into its surroundings without disrupting the architectural balance between the fully-built house and the natural beauty of the land. The design follows in step with Heusch’s overall vision for the property.

post updated Sep 19, 2020
Luxury House in Beverly Hills
Design: Whipple Russell Architects

photographers : William MacCollum, Art Gray Photography
House in Beverly Hills: Laurel Way Residence
One aesthetic idea driving the creation of Laurel Way was that each room or space should be a jewel box, an individually conceived, precisely functional and dramatic sensory experience with its own depth of architecture.

Sep 6, 2020
Hillside Home in Los Angeles, CA

July 22, 2020
“‘The Golden Girls’ TV Home For Sale”, Brentwood, Westside of Los Angeles

photo : Brandon Valente, Brandon V Photography
The Golden Girls TV Home
For the first time in 65 years, the TV home seen weekly in ‘The Golden Girls’ from 1985 to 1992 is for sale, at $2.9 million.

May 11, 2020
“Tommy Lee’s Spectacular Home Doesn’t Miss a Beat”, Calabasas, Los Angeles County

photo : The Agency ; Source: TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Tommy Lee Home in Calabasas
Perched on a hill with city-light views, Tommy’s 9,991-square-foot, six-bedroom, eight-bath home was built in 1987 as the personal residence of the developer of Vista Point in Calabasas, built with a sharp eye on quality of construction and materials.

May 1, 2020
Bruce Jenner’s former Malibu Beach Residence, Broad Beach Rd, Lechuza Beach, Malibu

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Bruce Jenner’s former Malibu beach house
In 2013 when Bruce Jenner started to feel like a canned sardine in the midst of the constant Kardashian chaos in their Calabasas home, Kris Jenner suggested he find himself a man cave where he could get away and chill.

Feb 29, 2020
Oak Pass House, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California
Architects: Walker Workshop

photograph : Joe Fletcher
Oak Pass House in Beverly Hills
The Oak Pass Main House sits atop a 3.5-acre ridge site with panoramic canyon views. The property’s topography and landscape, which most notably include over 130 protected Coast Live Oak Trees, were the primary drivers for the house’s design.

Feb 4, 2020
ADU – Garage Conversion, San Diego
Architects: Losada Garcia Architects / ModernGrannyFlat

photo : Modern Granny Flat
San Diego ADU – Garage Conversion

Jan 30, 2020
The Butterfly and the Dodecagon Residence
Design: Scrafano Architects

photograph : Catherine Tighe
The Butterfly and the Dodecagon Residence in L.A.
This is a mid-century modern residence, originally one-story and built in 1960, is located high in the hills overlooking the city of Los Angeles.

Jan 13, 2020
Los Tilos Residence, Outpost Estates area, Hollywood Hills
Design: Whipple Russell Architects

photography : Geoffery Franklin and William MacCollum
Los Tilos Residence
It is the architects’ ambition for their clients to experience an emotional reaction upon entering a house of their design. “Ahh” and “Wow,” means success!

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L.A. Residences 2019

Oct 24, 2019
Plús Hús flat-packed prefab home
Design: Minarc – L.A.-based architects (and parents) Erla Dogg and Tryggvi Thorsteinsson

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Plús Hús flat-packed prefab home by Minarc
Minarc injects functional minimalism and Icelandic-inspired sustainability into Plús Hús, a flat-packed prefab home that cuts through red tape for a valuable income source.

Aug 1, 2019
Perugia Way Residence
Design: Quinn Architects

photo © The Agency
Perugia Way Residence in Los Angeles
This new property is situated within a quiet cul-de-sac in Hollywood Hills, an affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains.

Mar 12, 2019
Orum Residence, Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California, USA
Design: SPF:architects

photo © Matthew Momberger
New Residence in Bel-Air
Given its prominent positioning above a relatively developed neighborhood, the motivation behind the design of the Orum Residence was to create a home that could meld into its surroundings while maximizing views.

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Los Angeles Houses from 2018

Oct 23, 2018
Stack House
Design: FreelandBuck

photograph : Eric Staudenmaier Photography
Stack House
A new 2,207-sqft residence designed and developed by this LA and NY-based architecture studio. The tall property stretches up four stories and uses gentle rotation of the rooms to gain unobstructed views of the San Gabriel mountains.

Oct 4, 2018
Benedict Canyon Residence, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County
Design: Whipple Russell Architects

photograph : William MacCollum
Benedict Canyon Residence
A spiral driveway leads to the property, which then opens to the car park and entrance walkway. On the left, is the upstairs studio space, accessible via stairs that rise up over the first reflecting pool. Wide horizontal pavers guide the eye up to the house where water surrounds the entrance, flowing between the steps, and meeting a chiseled marble ledger stone wall.

Sep 10, 2018
Three Step House
Architects: CHA:COL

photograph : Edward Duarte
Three Step House
This contemporary LA house is an inventive solution to locating a single family residence along a steeply sloped lot. The property design both maximizes the topography and captures the spectacular urban views.

May 23, 2018
Stradella Residence, Bel-Air, LA
Design: SAOTA

photograph : Adam Letch
Los Angeles Luxury Residence
SAOTA’s first completed project in Los Angeles, a remodel of an existing 1970s house on a beautiful promontory in Bel Air, remove all traces of the original Spanish style architecture.

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Los Angeles Houses from 2017

Apr 13, 2017
Mirror House in Beverly Hills
Architects: XTEN Architecture

photos : Art Gray
Mirror House in Beverly Hills

May 1, 2017
The Wave House, Venice
Architect: Mario Romano

photograph : Brandon Arant
The Wave House, Venice, California

Jan 22, 2017
Car Park House
Design: Anonymous Architects

photograph : Steve King
Car Park House in Los Angeles

Jan 19, 2017
House in Trees
Design: Anonymous Architects

photographers : Steve King & Michael Wells
House in Trees, Echo Park
The site is characterized by its remote feeling and mature trees; this despite being surrounded by dense urban development. It is an unusual paradox to have such a natural setting that occurs in the middle of Los Angeles – a city known for its endless sprawl and crawling traffic.

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Los Angeles Houses up to 2016

Sep 22, 2016
Crossing Wall House Santa Barbara, California
Design: Mobile Office Architects

photograph : Tyson Ellis
House in Santa Barbara
The Crossing Wall House is sited where the Santa Ynez Mountains meet the Pacific Ocean, overlooking the City of Santa Barbara and Channel Islands.

Feb 23, 2016
James Goldstein House in Beverly Hills

photo © Tom Ferguson Photography
James Goldstein House in Beverly Hills

Mar 27, 2014
New California Property
Design: Amit Apel Design

picture Courtesy architecture office
355 Mansfield
Bold colors and contrasting materials, with Japanese style plant separators, grid windows and landscaping.

Mar 27, 2014
Modern Californian Property
Design: Amit Apel Design

picture Courtesy architecture office
6352 Colgate Los Angeles Residence

May 27, 2014
Beverley Hills House
Design: Pablo Jendretzki Architect

photograph : Alejandro Wirth
Beverly Hills House
Full reconfiguration of a Hal Levitt 50’s house: this intervention’s main premise was to open the house and connect as much as possible the exterior with the interior.

May 1, 2014
Black Desert House, Yucca Valley, Palm Springs, California
Design: Oller & Pejic Architecture

photograph : Marc Angeles
Black Desert House Los Angeles
This bold new property is located east of Los Angeles in the high desert near the Joshua Tree National Park.

Mar 3, 2014
Four Eyes House, Coachella Valley, Southern California
Design: Edward Ogosta Architecture

photo © Edward Ogosta Architecture
Coachella Valley House
A weekend desert residence for a family and their dog, this stylish Californian residence is an exercise in site-specific experiential programming.

Mojave Desert Houses, La Quinta, Mojave Desert, California
Design: Platform For Architecture + Research (PAR)

images : Platform For Architecture + Research
Desert Houses La Quinta
This residence is located on 15 acres of land several miles outside of Palm Springs, CA. The architects’ approach was to minimize environmental and ecological impacts while still meeting the objectives of the client’s brief.