Inspired by the modern work of architect Paul R. Williams, architectural designer Darrick F. Martin spent ten years thoughtfully updating the Kranse Residence above the Sunset Strip.
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Richard Neutra’s divine Loring House hits the market
After all these years, Richard Neutra’s Loring House remains the finest example of pure, unadulterated, mid-century boxcar design.
One-bedroom condo in West Hollywood’s mid-century Hollywood Riviera complex is up for grabs
With playful, slanted rooflines, walls of glass, and a central courtyard with a swimming pool, this mid-century condo complex by modernist architect Edward Fickett offers resort-style living in the middle of West Hollywood.
Mid-Century Modern by David Lopez in the Hollywood Hills
USC’s School of Architecture honed the talents of the greatest modernist architects we know. Among them was David Lopez, an architect known for his work in Pasadena, La Canada, and this mid-century modern in the Hollywood Hills.
Buff and Hensman post and beam classic hits the market in the Hollywood Hills
From the Wong House to the Dubnoff Residence, Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman designed and built mid-century modern homes that helped define California Modernism.
Character-filled Koreatown Chateau Chaumont condo returns asking $665K
The Chateau Chaumont, designed by Kenneth Macdonald Jr., the architect of Downtown’s Spring Street Arcade Building and Glendale’s Southern Pacific Station, is the best French Chateau-style condo complex to line the streets of Koreatown.
The Best of 2017
This was an excellent year for exceptional architecture for sale in Los Angeles. I saw everything from a small lot development surpassing architectural expectations, an expanded and restored mid-century by Neutra, to an old-world Hollywood estate sited on sprawling grounds, filled with period details and glamour reminiscent of the Great Gatsby era. Here’s a roundup of
Own the best view of the Silver Lake Reservoir
Without question, you’ll be absolutely blown away by the views at The Pettibone Residence by architect J.G. Kitashima in Silver Lake.
New price for modernist home once owned by Frank Gehry
Starchitect Frank Gehry is the man behind the iconic Walt Disney concert hall, new towers on Bunker Hill, a master plan for the LA River, and this modernist home.
Rare Kappe-designed midcentury condo is up for grabs asking $600K
It’s rare a unit at the Ray Kappe-designed Fredonia Apartments comes on the market. When one does it’s your chance to own an architectural condo gem-like nothing else in Los Angeles.