Linda Flora is a reconceptualized home located in the Bel Air neighborhood. The new home adds roughly 3900 sf to an existing area of 2800sf. The program is organized to maximize views, light, and connectivity while offering a variety of living spaces that open to the outdoors. The large grid of windows on the north wing open the home to light and view while the roof form provides shade to the courtyard, atrium, and large glazed areas facing west. The ground floor at the living and kitchen areas opens to the exterior, tying a large court to the interior atrium of the home's more public spaces. 

The Calip house is a small guest house with lots of ambition. Designed as a rear guest house to serve as as backdrop for family and friends to stay over and to enjoy the backyard pool. The house makes the most of small footprint by adding a mezzanine level and sunken living room. The lower level of the living room expands outside connecting the pool and pool deck under the open scrim.

The Fair house is renovation of an existing 3000 sq home located in venice beach. The home utilized a series of moment frames to open the ground floor living spaces to the exterior. A series of fluted millwork objects encase various functions and softly define and compliment each space.

Located in the hills of mt washington in los angeles, Crane dr is a result of a top to bottom renovation. We designed a series of infill millwork “objects” that reorganized the entry, kitchen, and bedroom areas; subtly contrasting to the midcentury bones of this post and beam home.

Pacific View is a 4-story structure in a secluded hillside neighborhood off mulholland drive. The home was reconceptualized to take advantage of light, view, and height within the existing envelope. The new structure is more open and free flowing taking advantage of expansive views off to the north, while internally connecting the lower floors vertically through a continuous stair and atrium.

Deters Vinokur house is a simple two-story structure composed of interlocking volumes that allow light and space to flow between stacked spaces. Each exterior opening at the entry, kitchen and master bedroom are fitted with custom steel door and window systems fabricated by the owner. The large opening at the kitchen is protected from the eastern sunlight by a patterned sliding scrim that moves independently of the large steel sliding doors that open the house to the garden. 

The De Meuron house is located in the hills of silverlake. The home is one of four units in a 1960’s midcentury building. With double height spaces and abundant natural light our role was to amplify these qualities and renew and update the structure. The design results from a collaboration between weather projects, Pierre De Meuron and his son Jean.

hope st, is a re-conceptualized project aimed to create connectivity and coherency between various masses and forms of a pre-existing design. The original design is composed of an existing 1908 unreinforced masonry building and three new structures - a floating glass cube, a guest room tower and a rooftop penthouse. To create connectivity, we re-designed the bridges leading to the glass cube, added a naturally weathered steel facade tying into the existing masonry building, and a rooftop penthouse with a fluid form that captures the marble-clad elevator cores flanking the hotel tower. The newly designed elements focus on tying the overall building together while maintaining the heritage of the existing brick structure. 

The Spielman house is located in the hills of marin county. The home is conceptually organized around two courtyards. The ground level entry and backyard both utilize the courtyard for privacy, protection from the elements, and layering interior and exterior spaces. The backyard courtyard functionality is maximized by locating the pool up the small hill in the back, freeing up the space to be used during the entirety of the year.

Bernard  expands from an existing bungalow as a two-story structure nestled on a narrow venice beach lot. The new space is a large open floor plan connecting the interior with the exterior. Spaces merge throughout the lower section of the house while a walnut slatted screen element connects the lower floor with a linear vaulted space at the upper story.

Crescent Heights is an existing home located in the west hollywood hills. The home was re-conceptualized to take advantage of the panoramic view from downtown to the ocean and its unique position on the hillside. The existing structure is wrapped in a metal veil that re-organizes the interior and exterior elements to allow for a layering of spaces while framing views out of the home. This layering blurs boundaries between interior and exterior rooms extending the inner spaces out onto the terraces and balconies; offering a variety of shade, exposure, and view. 

Affordable Housing Research No. 2 is a speculative project that uses the typology of an ADU unit or tiny backyard home to explore an inexpensive rapid construction technique.  This small unit of housing tackles affordability through a compact flexible living space that utilizes built in modular furniture. The prefabricated construction concept utilizes light gauge metal framing and standardized components to speed construction and reduce custom costs associated with non-standard components. This prefabrication process can happen on site or in a factory thanks to a technique of mass customization that utilizes a technique that rapidly forms each individual light gauge steel member. This reduces waste and provides a quick construction process typical of wood framing. The benefits of this method are rapid construction, a lightweight structure that reduces loads and additional manpower, increased construction quality and accuracy, fire resistance, and eliminates rot and termite damage to the primary structure.

Affordable Housing Research No. 1 is about re-imagining the typology of the single family house as it relates to the context of LA's housing costs.  The typology tackles affordability through a communal concept. The housing is composed of single units that can build and multiply over time across single or multiple lots. The units take advantage of courtyards that mix interior and exterior spaces offering privacy and separation within compact spaces.