Located on a mountaintop adjacent to the Cleveland National Forest and San Pasqual Valley, Casa Aguila is a rural property rebuilt from the 2007 wildfires. Out of the ashes arises the opportunity to build a cutting edge home that incorporates advanced sustainable design and construction techniques.
The Sela Residence was designed for a young family in Venice, California. Marmol Radziner provided architectural and construction services on this project. To take advantage of the narrow lot, the design uses a series of screens and walls that ensure privacy from the street but allow openness within the site.
Nestled on a secluded property in the Berkeley Hills, this mid-century modern house was originally designed by Ratcliff, Slama & Cadwalader for Robert Scalapino, a UC Berkeley emeritus professor of Political Science (d. 1990) and founding director of the Institute of East Asian Studies.
Cordilleras House, located in the heart of California’s Wine Country, showcases the transformation of a classic eastside Sonoma property into a modern farmhouse with striking style. Designed by San Francisco-based firm Postcard Properties, the redesign embraces both elegance and functionality.
Located in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, the single family residence takes advantage of a long urban lot that allows for a 6,000 square foot home, expansive rear lawn, pool, and guest house. The plan of the home takes the shape of an “H” with the kitchen and dining room joining the lengthier bar geometries of the first level
San Francisco-based Aidlin Darling Design recently completed Mill Valley Courtyard House. The site for this residence is a typical suburban lot not unlike any other in Northern California. The intention of this residence was to create a sanctuary for a writer, his wife and two college-age sons.
Located on a hill in a quiet suburb situated 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles, Acacia House by Hunter Leggitt Studio is a small paradise, a welcoming and relaxing residence for a busy family that travels a lot.
The house presented in the contiguous images, named Peter’s House, is located near Dolores Park in San Francisco. As you can also see in the images, the area is up the hillside where it was built and it was necessary a series of special works regarding the foundation.
