© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
Pacific Palisades, California St. Matthew’s Parish School is an expansive, yet walkable campus that fits naturally into the surrounding Santa Monica Mountains. The landscape becomes an opportunity to enhance respect and responsibility for the natural environment while also providing for … Continue reading
© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
A small Mid-Century modern home in the Brentwood hills had almost no accessible outdoor space due to the limited lot size and surrounding hillside. A new outdoor living and dining deck, hovering above the adjacent foliage, allows the living space … Continue reading
© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
Located on a remote stretch of beach in Playa del Rey, the existing beach house was completely updated to better reflect the sublime beach environment. New smooth troweled plaster, windows, guardrails and kitchen refreshed the beach house experience. A new … Continue reading
© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
A 50s modern house on a large, flat lot, repainted in bold dramtic colors, stands apart from the understated neighbors. Mature olive trees are the focal points of the informal landscape. A linear path is like a bridge through an … Continue reading
© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
The rear yard, which was mostly unusable due to the hillside condition, was extensively re-graded to provide a better connection between the interior living spaces and the exterior seating and dining areas, pool, and outdoor garden terraces. Odd corners of … Continue reading
© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
Nestled in the hills of the Palisades, a vintage Mid-Century home with extensive views to the back hillside beckoned a fresh perspective to better connect the house to the site. A barren hillside provided the perfect ‘Blank Canvas’ to create … Continue reading
© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
A small narrow lot became an opportunity to reconsider the traditional entry sequence at the street front. In response, [place] created an entry garden courtyard along the west side of the house, leading into the heart of the floor plan. … Continue reading
© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
In response to the client’s recently remodeled house, we created a landscape that would extend their living space and compliment the architectural style of their California modern home. A small ‘Cocktail’ orchard balances the front entry garden. A vertical water … Continue reading
© 2011 admin. All rights reserved.
Located on a remote stretch of beach in Playa del Rey, the existing beach house was completely updated to better reflect the sublime beach environment. New smooth troweled plaster, windows, guardrails and kitchen refreshed the beach house experience. A new … Continue reading