About Paul Vu – hana founder + creative director
Paul Vu grew up in Alaska and studied architecture at Cal Poly in Pomona, CA. Yes the guy behind the lens is an architect and now levels that knowledge to intuitively communicate with his peers on projects Hana takes on.
Paul started Hana as a means to bring a calm sense of strategy to a chaotic marketplace. He assembled a tight team of fixers so that his clients not only get the results they expect but they’re also reminded of the passion that launched their project in the first place.
When Paul’s not globetrotting for his clients, he’s combing through L.A.’s insatiable food scene. If you need a rec, hit him up.
LOCATION: Los Angeles, United States
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The Mulholland house on the cusp of a fold in the Hollywood Hills identifies the differential complexity of the steep hillside as its functional and formal generator. The stark, rigid appearance enters a dialogue with the landscape, defining itself as a real object through the process of alienating its context.
Situated on one of the last undeveloped oceanfront lots along the iconic Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, House Noir not only breaks the conventional beach house mold, but it creatively addresses the complexity of building next to the water
