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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

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

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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Designing the Avant-Garde: Paola Navone’s Impact on Modern Interiors

Trained as an architect, and drawn to the avant-garde, Paola Navone carved out a path for herself within high end modern design with a trademark style full of color, whimsy, art, craft, and cultural celebration.

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The Nature of Biophilic Design - Part II

We continue our exploration of biophilic design, its benefits, and the ways we incorporate this practice into our modern resort style homes with part II of our blog, The Nature of Biophilic Design.

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The Nature of Biophilic Design - Part I

Psychoanalyst, social psychologist, and sociologist Erich Fromm first introduced the word “biophilia” in 1973, with the meaning, attraction to that which is alive.

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Creating Coral House

Coral House, named for the iconic Santa Monica tree that stands at its entrance, is located on a coveted street overlooking the canyon, with views to the beach and the blue and white surf of the Pacific.

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Creating Bundy Drive

We are excited to introduce our Bundy Drive house in Brentwood, Los Angeles. A modern home for resort style living.

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Modern Eco-friendly Products

Breathe easy. Even though the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that most Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, and home interior furnishings and materials can emit hundreds of pollutants and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) that can lead to a long list of health problems, there are options.

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Creating 9288 Sierra Mar

This hillside contemporary in Los Angeles is alive with texture and color.

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The California Ranch Remodel

Our client on this project in North Hollywood was himself a developer / builder and needed a cohesive design to re-imagine this suburban classic - the California ranch.