Montalba Architects, the Santa Monica-based architecture firm behind notable projects including Headspace’s headquarters, The Row Melrose and multiple Equinox locations, recently completed a Southern California single-family residence designed to meld together indoor and outdoor programs by tethered courtyards and gardens.
Sited between a canyon road and a hillside in the Santa Monica Mountains, the house uses the footprint of the property to strengthen its connection to the tree-filled site. The Mandeville Canyon House follows the gradual slope of the land, so that at its eastern end the home floats three feet over the canyon floor.
Here’s an exciting new hotel project, the W San Francisco, which involved a complete reworking of the hotel interiors by innovative Portland, Oregon firm, Skylab. The design takes its inspiration from the rich history of San Francisco, abstracting elements from the past and present
Perched on a double lot overlooking downtown San Francisco, Urban Retreat’s steep and sloping site served as an inspiration for an inventive modern design. Feldman Architecture set out to maximize the home’s indoor outdoor connection and emphasize shared space for clients with young children
Our design team, upon initial visits to the site, aimed to construct a pavilion style house that both made whole the scarred terrain and benefited from the unusually flat land. These conditions encouraged our designers to push the house deeper into the hillside ….
A concept initially proposed on ABC’s Shark Tank, the Bouqs Company is an online retailer that has set out to disrupt the well-established floral industry by bringing the flowers from the farm directly to the doorstep of the consumer.
This project consists of a single-story addition and renovation to an existing mid-century ranch house in Menlo Park, California. Conceived for a retired couple, the open and accessible design integrates the living space with the rear garden to create a well-lit domestic extension.
The name Tierwelthaus, or ‘Wildlife House’ evolved from the unique relationship between the home and the land. A heavily used deer trail passes into the canyon to the north and a screech owl who had taken up quarters within the structure during construction now frequents the property.
