With its diverse landscapes and progressive design culture, California has long been a fertile ground for innovative architecture and interior design. From coastal retreats in Malibu to desert homes in Joshua Tree and modern residences in Los Angeles and San Francisco, these projects reflect a deep connection to climate, light, and lifestyle.
Explore all architecture and interior design projects from California published on HomeWorldDesign—spaces that blend function, creativity, and the spirit of the West Coast.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As one of the Central Coast’s leading architecture and interior design firms, Studio Schicketanz is sought after for its sensitive approach to the landscape, sustainable architecture techniques, and sophisticated yet comfortable interiors.
Situated on a sloping site in the Santa Lucia Preserve, an ecological preserve in the Carmel Valley hills, this house is both responsive and respectful towards its environment in a community that emphasizes the preservation of natural…
The building site had a significant influence on the design for the Lookout House. Layered with intense geologic history at the base of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing 20-degree slope with equal parts refuge…
This house for an entrepreneur and an artist began with a negotiation. Impacted by powerful neighborhood groups that restricted its envelope and appearance, the Hidden house wears a mask to hide the architectural freedoms within.
