Pinnacle House modern luxury home in Santa Fe Valley, San Diego, with resort style swimming pool, outdoor living spaces, and landscaped garden
Beverly Crest, a luxury hillside mansion in Beverly Hills, with modern terraced design that cascades down 5 levels
Bighorn Palm Desert modern house with glass walls, indoor outdoor design, and resort style pool terrace surrounded by desert landscape with cacti and mountains in the background.
Paradise Valley modern hillside desert home in Arizona,with floor to ceiling glass walls, pool terrace and overhanging roofs at sunset
Glenhaven modern resort style luxury home in Reno, Nevada, with modern architectural design & glass walls for indoor outdoor living
Serenity, modern architectural desert mansion with illuminated exterior with custom wall art at night, flanked by palm trees and landscape lighting
Royal Palm modern hillside luxury villa in Paradise Valley, Arizona, with indoor outdoor design, infinity pool, and desert landscape at dusk.
Trousdale modern architectural home in Beverly Hills with sleek design, illuminated exterior lighting, and a contemporary marble sculpture in the front, surrounded by natural terrain at sunset.
Laurel Way luxury Beverly Hills mansion modern exterior with glass walls, sleek modernist design, and landscaped courtyard entryway
Summit House luxury Beverly Hills home exterior with double height glass walls and modern flat roofed architectural design, surrounded by trees and illuminated at dusk.
Benedict Canyon 2023 modern Beverly Hills luxury house with glass walls and outdoor pool and patio area surrounded by trees and landscaped gardens, illuminated at dusk
Benedict Canyon 2016 luxury Beverly Hills home with modern architectural design, floor to ceiling glass window walls for indoor outdoor living, and an outdoor reflecting pool at dusk.
Bundy Drive luxury modern mansion in Brentwood, Los Angeles with sleek architectural design, resort style backyard swimming pool with outdoor seating, and large open patio at sunset
Summitridge Drive modern Beverly Hills luxury mansion exterior at night with brightly lit glass walled interior, and illuminated outdoor terrace seating area with fire pit
Los Tilos modern luxury Hollywood Hills house with sliding glass walls open to balconies, and spacious outdoor areas featuring a pool, lounge chairs, fire pits, and patio furniture, set against a scenic sunset sky.
Hopen Place modern Hollywood Hills home with luxury infinity pool at twilight and resort style terraace with fire pit and contemporary art sculpture of flowers

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Whipple Russell Architects designs modern homes throughout the West Coast, nationally, and internationally. Recent work spans coastal communities, desert environments, mountain settings, and estate properties across California, Arizona, Nevada, Virginia, and New York.

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Hedges, a modern Hollywood Hills custom home for indoor outdoor living.
The bright, modern open plan interior of our Beverly Crest house flows from kitchen, to great room, to living room lounge. Photos by @berlynmedia
Minimalist modern design for indoor outdoor living at our Bighorn house in Palm Desert, California. Video still by @befilminc
Sunset at our Trousdale house in Beverly Hills. Photo by @jasonspethphoto
The modern open plan kitchen and dining room at our Paradise Valley Project in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Serenity a modern resort style mansion in Indian Wells, California. Video still by @befilminc
The modern indoor outdoor luxury design of our Summitridge Drive house in Beverly Hills. Video still from @mrbarcelo

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Modern Architect in Beverly Hills
Modern Architect in Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills has long been known for its distinctive blend of exclusivity, luxury living, and sunny Southern California climate that’s perfect for year around indoor outdoor living.

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Modern Architect in Los Angeles
Modern Architect in Los Angeles

Los Angeles has become one of the most recognizable settings for luxury residential houses and modern architectural designs, with its unique combination of warm Southern California climate, luxury lifestyle, community of creatives, coastal and hillside settings, and love of outdoor living.

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How Top Art Consultants Curate Contemporary Art Collections for Luxury Residences and Modern Spaces
How Top Art Consultants Curate Contemporary Art Collections for Luxury Residences and Modern Spaces

In exploring the creatives who help to bring our modern homes to life, we spoke with Helene Brown and Tanya Kim of Fresh Paint Art Advisors, a woman-owned, women-led art consulting firm with a mission to transform our environments through art.

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Creating Beverly Crest: a Modern Terraced Hillside Mansion in Beverly Hills
Creating Beverly Crest: a Modern Terraced Hillside Mansion in Beverly Hills

In Los Angeles, where the landscape is as much a client as the human resident, architecture becomes an act of translation.

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