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“The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site”

March 11, 2024 Shane Reiner-Roth 0

Graffiti on the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers is a physical manifestation of increasing tensions over the wealth disparities that blight downtown Los Angeles, writes Shane Reiner-Roth. The battle of Oceanwide Plaza is a preview of the social and economic tensions that will increasingly take place across Los Angeles as it sprints towards the 2028 Summer

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Wittman Estes creates “rapid assembly” fire station in southern California

March 5, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Prefabricated steel modules were used to create Fire Station 67, which was designed by architecture studio Wittman Estes to be durable, adaptable and quick to construct and reconfigure. The fire station is located in Rancho Mission Viejo, a census-designated place in Orange County, California. The area consists of ranching operations, new residential developments and 17,000

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Inaba Williams creates mirrored stucco-clad residences in California

February 21, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

US studio Inaba Williams Architects has created two mirrored houses with courtyards in Santa Monica, California that are clad in white stucco and have net-zero energy use, according to the studio. Completed in 2023, the twin five-bedroom houses measure 3,900 square feet (362 square metres) each and are divided by a privacy wall and rectangular

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Curved Windows Allow This Home To Have Unobstructed Water Views

February 18, 2024 Erin 0

The Wiseman Group has updated a 90’s home in Sausalito, California, that was originally designed by the late architect Donald Olsen. Located on a hillside with waterfront views, the home has been thoughtfully modernized as an elegant family living space that still honors the unique, original structure. A black-framed artistic glass front door welcomes visitors […]

Home Studios uses local materials to renovate Northern California hotel

February 10, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Brooklyn-based Home Studios has turned a conference centre in Northern California back into a luxury hotel, as originally intended by the property’s founder: the inventor of the radio. The Lodge at Marconi sits on a 62-acre site next to Tomales Bay, within the picturesque Marconi State Historic Park – a 1.5-hour drive up Highway Route

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SAOTA lines Los Angeles house with white metal screen

February 6, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

South African architecture studio SAOTA has completed an angular residence in the Los Angeles hills meant to provide privacy while drawing in the “calmness and serenity” of the surrounding landscape. The Stradella Ridge house sits on a steep, triangular property in Bel Air, an affluent neighbourhood in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains. The

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Standard Architecture refreshes interiors of pink Paul Smith store in LA

February 3, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

British fashion label Paul Smith’s iconic pink store in Los Angeles has received an interior makeover from Standard Architecture. Standard Architecture collaborated with the Paul Smith design team to reimagine the 4,740-square-foot (440 square metres) store on Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood. The studios also created a new VIP entrance patio for the building, which is

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Lovers Unite revives interiors of mid-century Silver Lake home

January 28, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

California design studio Lovers Unite has reinvigorated a 1950s home with sweeping views of the Los Angeles hills, turning an unused balcony into an extension of the indoor social space. The wooden dwelling in LA’s Silver Lake neighbourhood belongs to production designer James Chinlund and artist Clare Crespo. A “previously a boring, nondescript mid-century house”,

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Cafe Kitsuné Los Angeles features Parisian-style interiors with “Japanese twist”

January 27, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Paris-based lifestyle brand Kitsuné has opened a cafe next to its boutique in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, both with minimalist interiors featuring white oak and stainless steel. The interiors of the new Cafe Kitsuné and the renovated Maison Kitsuné store were designed by co-founder Masaya Kuroki to reflect the brand’s French-Japanese culture as well as

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San Francisco exhibition features “off-center” Bay Area furniture design

January 23, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Stools from local designer Caleb Ferris and design firm Prowl Studio were among the works displayed at a San Francisco exhibition centred around contemporary Bay Area design. The Works in Progress show displayed stools, chairs and other furniture from local designers to highlight the diversity in methods and backgrounds of an evolving Bay Area design

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