Design

Architectural Record's recent article "The Sea Ranch at 50" by Cathleen McGuigan looked at the forward thinking 1960's architectural "utopia" and prompted us to dig through our archives...

13 April, 2015

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 480 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 8 trips...

30 December, 2014

As discussed in an earlier post Hide and Seek: "Can you see me now?" says the RIDGE-house, the visibility of this proposed residence from a defined Scenic Corridor was a primary concern.  Rendered views of the proposed residence in-situ were produced and submitted in July of...

15 December, 2014

[caption id="attachment_584" align="aligncenter" width="547"] Dude, Where's my View At?[/caption] [caption id="attachment_585" align="aligncenter" width="547"] i-Phone Panorama[/caption] [caption id="attachment_583" align="aligncenter" width="547"] i-Phone Panorama[/caption] [caption id="attachment_587" align="aligncenter" width="547"] Good thing we had the Ford F-150 Harley Davidson Edition to get up here...

20 November, 2014

After studying the visual impacts the new second story addition would have on the neighborhood (see Hollywood Hills: Visual Impacts) with the installation of story poles, the impact of light and shadow came into question.  Would the new second story affect the natural sunlight in...

25 September, 2014

Studying material options: [caption id="attachment_522" align="aligncenter" width="547"] Option 1: Curtain Wall with Dark Brown Patina Roof[/caption] [caption id="attachment_523" align="aligncenter" width="547"] Option 2: Curtain Wall with Green Copper Roof[/caption] [caption id="attachment_524" align="aligncenter" width="547"] Option 3: Weathered Wood Siding with Dark Brown Copper Roof[/caption] [caption id="attachment_525" align="aligncenter" width="547"] Option 4: Weathered...

27 June, 2014

After visiting the property and meeting with the client numerous times, the Hollywood Hills remodel is well on its way.  We explored a few design options, ranging from a minimal approach to a full second story and new basement addition.  In the end, capitalizing on...

11 June, 2014

I recently read two very different articles reviewing trends in single family housing.  The first story comes from KPCC's Take Two and it features the  "Tiny House" movement.  A Los Angeles based couple built their dream home...

13 May, 2014