When the 2018 Woolsey Fire swept through Malibu, it left behind charred landscapes—and an unusual opportunity to redefine residential design within strict fire‑rebuild regulations. Klopf Architecture seized that chance with the Malibu Glass Box House, transforming an…
Originally designed in 1985 by Lorcan O’Herlihy for his parents, Trancas House was tragically lost in the Woolsey fires that devastated Malibu in November 2018. Determined to rebuild, the owners enlisted Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects [LOHA] to design…
We started the design by filling in the restrictive building area and height typical for coastal California properties and then carefully cut away voids to create courtyards and light wells. Airy 12ft and 14 ft tall living…
The Wakecrest Residence is a residential renovation exercising the deliberate peeling back and distilling of an original 1962 enclosure organized around a dramatic 180-degree view over the Pacific Ocean in Malibu California.
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…
