California

San Francisco Loft by LINEOFFICE Architecture Location: San Francisco, California, USA Area: 1,200 sqft Photo courtesy: Joe Fletcher Description: An interior renovation of a 1,200 SF loft in the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The new elements were designed to complement and set-off the existing doug-fir...

Fall House by Fougeron Architecture Location: Carmel Valley Village, California, USA Year: 2014 Area: 3,800 sqft Photo courtesy: Fougeron Architecture Description: This three-bedroom home, on Big Sur’s spectacular south coast, is anchored in the natural beauty and power of this California landscape. Our design strategy embeds the building...

Car Park House by Anonymous Architects Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Photo courtesy: Steve King Description: Starting with a vacant lot with a very steep down-slope from the street, the design of the house places the carport on the roof with the residence below. In addition...

Hillsborough Residence by Mak Studio Location: Hillsborough, California, USA Photo courtesy: Mak Studio Thank you for reading this article!

Menlo Oaks Residence by Ana Williamson Architect Location: Menlo Park, California, USA Year: 2009 Area: 4,000 sqft Photo courtesy: Dasja Dolan Description: At first blush, the existing house on this site in Menlo Park, CA was not worth saving. It had been a rental for many years, was...

The Cresta by Jonathan Segal Location: San Diego, California, USA Area: 5,300 sqft Photo courtesy: Matthew Segal Description: The Cresta is a 5,300 sq foot single-family residence designed and constructed entirely out of cast in place concrete on a 5,000 sq ft lot in the Lower Hermosa...

East Bay House by MacCracken Architects Location: Livermore, California, USA Year: 2010 Area: 4,100 sqft Photo courtesy: Rien Van Rijthoven Description: This project is essentially a new residence built on the foundation of an existing U shaped California ranch style home. The building layout, room sizes, window placement...

51A Duplex Penthouse atop The Ritz-Carlton Residences in Los Angeles Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Year: 2010 Area: 6,590 sqft Price: $15 million Photo courtesy: The Agency Description: The crown jewel of Downtown Los Angeles, 51A is a duplex penthouse atop The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. Live...

813 Laurel by Amit Apel Design and YL Construction Architects: Amit Apel Design and YL Construction Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Photo courtesy: Amit Apel Design ...

Flip Flop House by Dan Brunn Location: Venice, California, USA Photo courtesy: Brandon Shigeta Description: The house’s conceptualization began by mapping the neighboring houses and carefully delving into the client’s daily routines. A distinguished couple in the city’s art and entertainment scene, the clients live and...