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Victorian Cape Cod Residence in Highland Park

On a long and very steep hillside lot, possessing views of downtown Los Angeles and distant views of the Pacific Ocean, this approximately 3,500 square foot new Victorian Cape Cod residence is designed as a series interlocking "pavilions" slowly climbing and stepping their way up the steep hill.  With the Writer's Loft and Master Suite being given the highest and most isolated and visually prominent locations on the lot, the lower level public and guest spaces all feed out to their own individual landscaped terraces, courtyards, and even an insular private interior courtyard.  Traditional Cape Cod materials such as shingles and stone are used creatively while being given an additional Victorian Romantic edge with highlights of scattered industrial age detailing on both the exterior and interior.  Abundant roof decks are provided for small intimate personal gatherings, city and ocean viewing, and organic gardening for this young energetic writer, performer, and chef.

Modern Single-Family Residence in Studio City

Inspired by Rudolph Schindler's California Modernist Homes, this 5,000 sq.ft., two-story home is situated in Studio City. The main exterior emulates the spacious and open feelings of the modernist era, and is composed of smooth steel troweled stucco, IPE wood slats, and cast concrete. A southern facing courtyard incorporating windows and sliding glass doors provides a large amount of natural light. Upon entering through the front door, the interior of the house uses a natural color scheme palette of materials. An open glazed stairway that faces the courtyard guides one through all three floors of the house, which includes a large entertaining basement, which is equipped with an entertainment home theater and an idealistic full bar with wine room and game area.

Modern Residence in Studio City

Renovations and Additions to a Historic 1913 Craftsman Bungalow

Mere blocks from downtown of the sleepy foothill city of Sierra Madre, this historical 1913 one story simple and rectangular 1,300 square foot craftsman bungalow was filled with old world charm, but lacked the proper Kitchen, Family Room, Storage, and Master Suite desired by this young and growing family.  Our design delicately and seamlessly adds on these needed new spaces, while simultaneously rectifying past problems from the original house design and subsequent modifications made to it over the past century.  Additionally, a new Garage and Pool house/Guesthouse structure is being added across the rear of the property to form an enveloping Courtyard for the new Pool, BBQ, and Cabana to transform this simple house into a complete family refuge. In both the new additions and the new building, all materials, shapes, textures and details pay homage to the original 1913 bungalow structure.

Renovations and Additions to a Historic 1913 Craftsman Bungalow in Sierra Madre

Elizabethan English Country Manor House in Bradbury Estates

This new 17,000 square foot Elizabethan English Country Manor House is located in Bradbury Estates on a large gently sloping lot for a multigenerational family.  Used brick, precast concrete, leaded glass windows, with copper detailing and spires comprise the primary exterior materials. Large amounts of detailed walnut woodwork, paneling, mouldings, and balustrades in addition to precast concrete and hand troweled encaustic plaster and limestone fireplace mantels highlight the interior surfaces.  In addition to the multiple Master Suites and large amount of bedroom suites for this large extended family, multiple Kitchens, a Gym, a Screening Room, a Game Room, a Massage Room, a Casino, and Equestrian Facilities are all organized and oriented with views to the mountains and personal horse stables with riding ring.

"Old Hollywood" Residence in Bradbury Estates

Inspired by the Grand Villas of  The Golden Era of Hollywood built in the 1920’s, 30’s, and 40’s in the hills of Bel Air and Beverly Hills, such as the Jay Paly Residence and the E.L. Cord Residence by architect Paul Williams, this 17,000 square foot estate is classically laid out with a large Main House, a Guest House/Pool house, a Tennis Court and Tennis Pavilion, a Garage structure, a geometric formal rear lawn, and a graceful elliptical entry motor court.

A curving tree lined driveway protects the buildings from the view of outsiders and visitors until they arrive at the formal elliptical motor court.

White brick, pre cast concrete detailing, smooth stucco, and a slate roof are the primary exterior materials.  While on the interior raised paneling, coffered and beamed ceilings, groin vaults, colonnades, are the primary interior materials.

Inside, unique features such as a gym, a movie theater, a wine room, a tatami room, a tea room, and a home casino are for the enjoyment of the large family while the grounds have a pool, a spa, a sports lawn, a tennis court, and private gardens.


Mid-Century Modern Residence in Glendale

On a small but unique flat corner lot with two sides abutting a golf course, this roughly 3,500 square foot new Modern residence is inspired by Los Angeles historically important modern architects of the 40's, 50's, and 60's  such as Richard Neutra, Craig Ellwood, Pierre Koening, and Raphael Soriano.  With the heavily glazed public spaces all placed and oriented towards the golf course and mountain views, and the bedrooms placed and oriented on the more private interior side, the division between outside and inside is barely perceptible, especially from the one and a half story Living Room with two full walls of tall glass sliding doors and three walls of high up transom windows at the tops of the walls.  The public portion of the downstairs is essentially one big open room with no walls dividing Entry, Kitchen, Dining, and Living Rooms, while the Master Suite secretly occupies a corner view to the course.  The rear patio is covered with a lacey and light modern trellis, providing welcomed shade for outdoor dining, lounging, and BBQing.


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