For this urban family, we were able to re- envision their home to stay true to the character of the neigborhood, but also give voice to the owner’s unique take on modern living.
Placement on the site was important to simultaneously capture the views of the hills and obscure the views of neighboring development. We rotated the house, setting it diagonally on its east-west facing site to orient it toward…
The Santa Monica Residence is a home for a professional couple with three young children, this design balances a sophisticated, entertainment-oriented lifestyle with the needs of an active family.
In the rolling hills of Saratoga outside of the main part of town our client purchased a beautiful thirteen-acre site for a new 3,000 square foot two-story new home consisting of three bedrooms and two baths.
Inspired by Louis Kahn’s Kimbell Art Museum, the Forest Knoll residence takes the shape of three parallel gabled volumes with stairs between them. Each of these volumes houses different essential spaces and opens up onto an outdoor…
Stiff Peaks is a small studio for a screen writer/Director. The client, a filmmaker, and a poet, acquired an eclectically terraced hillside property abutting Elysian park in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Originally built in the 1920s, the renovation of this historic Italian Renaissance style home was a delicate balance between preserving its historical character while leaning forward to respond to a more contemporary way of living.
New life is given to this 1965 Craig Ellwood house with an exacting exterior restoration and an interior renovation, all while maintaining the integrity of the original design. Needing significant work, the shell of the home is…
A humble path seductively leads to a filtered stonewall with a mysterious presence. There are no windows and no reference to any grand entrance. Rather, a dense and naturally grown vegetated surroundings filtering the Agahnia house, to…
