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Tea Houses by Swatt Miers Architects

Tea Houses by Swatt Miers Architects Architects: Swatt Miers Architects Location: Silicon Valley, California, USA Year: 2009 Area: 270, 372 and 492 sqft Photo courtesy: Tim Griffith Description: The thought for the tea houses started years back, when the proprietor and his young girl investigated the remote slopes encompassing their...

Harborview Hills by Laidlaw Schultz Architects

Harborview Hills by Laidlaw Schultz Architects Architects: Laidlaw Schultz Architects Location: Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, California, USA Year: 2011 Photo courtesy: Larry Falke Description: With an enthusiasm for current construction modeling and a global comprehension of style, the property holders drew nearer Laidlaw Schultz Architects looking for something...

Carpinteria Foothills Residence by Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis

Carpinteria Foothills Residence by Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis Architects: Neumann Mendro Andrulaitis Location: Santa Barbara County, California, USA Year: 2010 Area: 6,655 sqft Photo courtesy: Ciro Coelho Description: This contemporary living arrangement is intended to flawlessly open unto the all encompassing beach front edge top site by means of sweeping operable...

Los Feliz Residence by Techentin Buckingham Architecture

Los Feliz Residence by Techentin Buckingham Architecture Architects: Techentin Buckingham Architecture Location: Los Feliz, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Year: 2010 Area: 3,000 sqft Photo courtesy: Eric Staudenmeier Description: The house is composed by Warren Techentin, AIA and is arranged in Los Feliz, CA an old Los Angeles neighborhood fabricated...

The Bal House by Terry & Terry Architecture

The Bal House by Terry & Terry Architecture Architects: Terry & Terry Architecture Location: Menlo Park, California, USA Year: 2011 Area: 2000 sqft Photo courtesy: Bruce Damonte Photography Description: This venture is an expansion to and rebuild of a current mid century farm house. It was intended for a resigned...

Contemporary Whitehead/Bay Residence by Jan R. Hochhauser

Contemporary Whitehead/Bay Residence by Jan R. Hochhauser Architects: Jan R. Hochhauser Location: Santa Barbara County, California, USA Year: 2000 Area: 5,400 sqft Price: $5million Photo courtesy: Sotheby’s International Realty Description: Scene monstrosities can locate their ideal resort in this splendidly planned Whitehead/Bay Residence. Check out this delightful habitation to experience...

Modern KFA Residence in Bel Air by Landry Design Group

Modern KFA Residence in Bel Air by Landry Design Group Architects: Landry Design Group Location: Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA Year: 2011 Area: 40,000 sqft Photo courtesy: Erhard Pfeiffer Description: Roosted on a slope in Southern California, this recently finished family compound ascents over the opposition with its emotional...

Modern Nakahouse in Los Angeles by XTEN Architecture

Modern Nakahouse in Los Angeles by XTEN Architecture Architects: XTEN Architecture Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Year: 2011 Area: 2,700 sqft Photo courtesy: Steve King Description: Nakahouse is a dynamic rebuild of a 1960′s slope home situated on a West confronting edge in the Hollywood Hills, just underneath the Hollywood...

The Prospect House by Jonathan Segal Architecture + Development

The Prospect House by Jonathan Segal Architecture + Development Architects: Jonathan Segal Architecture + Development Location: La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA Year: 2005 Area: 7,200 sqft Photo courtesy: Jonathan Segal Architecture + Development Description: This 7,200 square-foot parcel was a deserted cocoa field site, empty subsequent to...

Finger Rock House by HK Associates Inc

Finger Rock House by HK Associates Inc Architects: HK Associates Inc Location: Santa Catalina, California, USA Year: 2010 Photo courtesy: Bill Timmerman Description: The idea and design of the house are an immediate reaction to its desert setting and all encompassing perspectives. The Living Room, Kitchen and Dining Room...

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