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Clayton Korte creates “familiar yet exclusive” winery buildings in California

June 18, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Polycarbonate, steel and concrete are among the resilient materials used to form a pair of industrial buildings at Fulldraw Vineyard, designed by American studio Clayton Korte. Set on 100 acres (40 hectares), the Fulldraw Vineyard sits within an agricultural region along California’s Central Coast, in the town of Paso Robles. The winery is known for

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Nielsen Schuh Architects designs fire-resistant house in California wine country

June 17, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Plates of weathering steel wrap the House for a New Beginning, a project designed by US studio Nielsen Schuh Architects for a couple whose original home was destroyed by a wildfire. Located in the hills just north of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, the house was designed for clients who had lost their prior home

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BIG opens Los Angeles office in renovated 1920s building

June 14, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Danish architecture studio BIG has opened an office in Santa Monica in a renovated 1928 Spanish revival building designed by iconic Los Angeles architect Paul R Williams. The 1928 building was refurbished by the team, many of whom will be joining the freshly minted BIG Los Angeles team – recruited both from the New York

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Martin Fenlon Architecture wraps Los Angeles house in woodsy green cladding

June 13, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Green fibre-cement siding that blends with the trees is among the modifications made to a century-old house in California that has been revamped by local studio Martin Fenlon Architecture. The project involved updating and expanding a 1920s house situated in Los Angeles’s historic Highland Park neighbourhood. The owners are a designer and an artist with

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Lloyd Wright chapel to be disassembled following ongoing California landslide

June 4, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Following an increase in land movement surrounding Lloyd Wright’s Wayfarers Chapel outside of Los Angeles, the organization has announced it will disassemble the landmark for preservation. Located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the 100-seat church was completed in 1951 by son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Lloyd Wright, and has remained

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Chris Pratt’s destruction of Ellwood house in LA symptom of “systemic problems”

April 22, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Unprotected modernist houses are at risk of demolition as land often holds greater value than architectural heritage, says Docomomo US in response to actor Chris Pratt tearing down a home by architect Craig Ellwood. Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger drew attention online when news broke that the couple had begun work on a 15,000-square-foot

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Brett Farrow designs San Dieguito House to embrace setting in coastal California

April 17, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

A large tree lies at the heart of a cedar-clad residence in southern California designed by US studio Brett Farrow Architect, which used various tactics to “meld nature into the home’s ethos”. Located in the beach town of Encinitas, just north of San Diego, the house was designed to replace a family’s existing ranch-style home

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Post Company restores hotel known as birthplace of Apple’s Macintosh computer

April 6, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

New York design studio Post Company has revived a historic hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, drawing on the building’s illustrious past and recent acclaim to inform its interiors. The 75-key La Playa Hotel is situated a few blocks from the beach in the town, located on California’s Pacific Coast Highway and renowned for its bohemian spirit.

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Leong Leong transforms 1970s Los Angeles ranch house into “suburban sanctuary”

April 1, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

New York studio Leong Leong has renovated a 1970s ranch house in Los Angeles by adding a large wall, outdoor spaces and a polycarbonate panel-wrapped second storey. Completed in LA’s Hancock Park neighbourhood in 2023, the 6,000-square foot (558-square metre) Inverse House combines domestic settings with a place for institutional programming and social gatherings. Located

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Michael Hennessey Architecture clads renovated California house with black cedar and metal

March 28, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

US studio Michael Hennessey Architecture has revitalised an ageing suburban house near San Francisco, adding black cladding and bright finishes to form a family home that bridges the past, present and future. The residence is located in Mill Valley, a town just north of San Francisco that is known for its natural terrain and cultural

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