Local firm Studio VARA has completed Fire Country Lookout, a rural retreat in northern California that is wrapped in a protective shell made of standing-seam metal and is equipped to operate off the grid. Located near the town of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, the house sits on a hilltop dotted with oak trees. A long,
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American studio Preen Inc has updated a fast-food restaurant in Los Angeles to harken back to Southern California’s roadside diners of the 1960s, when the establishment was originally founded. Dino’s Famous Chicken is run by four sisters who from LA who wanted to pay homage to the city and their Greek family heritage as part
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California architecture studio Marmol Radziner has completed a black-clad, “modernist” skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, which is now the tallest residential structure in the state of California, according to the studio. The Beaudry is a 695-foot-tall (212 metres) luxury residential skyscraper with 64 storeys. It contains 785 residential units, a large outdoor third-floor terrace and
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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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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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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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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 […]
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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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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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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