When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles, the owner decided to honor its resilience by incorporating it into a 172-square-foot office / guest house. While most tree houses have a trunk running vertica …
November 28th, 2009 | Published in Architecture
Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rain forests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the Jean Nouvel‚Äìdesigned Quai Branly museum. One lucky family, however, doesn‚Äôt have to go any farther than their l …
May 13th, 2009 | Published in Interiors | 2 Comments
This is a wonderful SoHo loft with a light-filled space made rich with rough brick walls, a sculptural masonry fireplace and wooden ceiling joists. The owners are Natalya and Eugene Kashper. Ms. Kashper, who grew up in California, was charmed of t …
February 13th, 2009 | Published in Interiors | 2 Comments
MidCentArc has posted a group of photos of a spectacular mid-century house in Los Angeles. It appears that it was(is?) the personal residence of architect Carl Maston, built in 1947. It‚Äôs a fantastic mid-century example, and fans, be forewarned of …
September 26th, 2008 | Published in Architecture
Clive Wilkinson is made the renovation of Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California.,this affair made him a design star. The 53-year-old architect had never designed a house before he started on his own, in West Hollywood. Mr. Wilkinson des …
September 4th, 2008 | Published in Interiors
David Bernardi bought a 1917 Spanish-style duplex in Los Angeles and began imagining how he might conduct a renovation with the help of the great architect Fritz Haeg. The overhangs and wing-walls of the corner openings help shade windows from the int …
One busy day in the shiny Los Angeles in quiet place, where the walls are red, the booths are in semicircle ‚Äì perfect for chatting with your fiancee and two waterfalls flow silently. This is not a local caf√©, it is just the opposite ‚Äì …
June 1st, 2008 | Published in Interiors