Los Angeles-based designer Cliff Fong is no stranger to making spacious interiors feel glamorously luxurious. So, when his pied-à-terre hit the market, I was more than curious to see what he did with approximately 420 square feet. His primary residence was located just below his studio. True to his sense of style, “in fashion and
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Vintage Spanish Fixer with Mad Potential in Echo Park
Grab a pen. You’ll want to note how this vintage Spanish fixer in Echo Park offers mad potential. #1. The location. (This real estate rule never dies.) The home is on one of the best streets in Elysian Heights, considered by many as the crème de la crème of Echo Park. Nature lovers will enjoy
A New Small Lot Development Wows Silver Lake
Single-family homes built under the small lot ordinance are popping up all over Los Angeles. And it’s good to see they’re getting increasingly stylish, like this one in Silver Lake. Barth Partners, the real estate development firm that built these ten small lot homes in Silver Lake, believes, “By developing residential and commercial projects with
The Wong House in Los Feliz Is So Right
This holiday season, you can lease the Wong House by architects Buff and Hensman and enjoy views from Downtown to the ocean and skinny-dipping under a blanket of stars. Buff and Hensman were architects who contributed to the collection of homes in the Case Study House Program. They designed Case Study House No. 28, located
Will Travel West For Case Study Architect Thornton Abell
My sister teased me and said, “You never leave the Eastside.” She’s right, but I will travel West for the beach and to see the former home of this Case Study architect. Thornton Montaigne Abell designed this International Modern Style home for himself in 1937. Although extensively published, it was in terrible shape by the
Where Skinny-Dipping Is Optional in Silver Lake
Not only did the current owners redefine home comforts in this Traditional dwelling located on one of Silver Lake’s best streets – they made skinny-dipping optional. About 12 years ago, Marc and Dave set their eyes on this home located a short distance from the Silver Lake reservoir. With many buyers competing for ownership, they
Architect and Graphic Designer’s Mid Century Oasis in Los Feliz
The world needs more artists, especially those who turn a mid-century home into a modern oasis. From the tall grass decorating the front pathway to the paired-down yet comfortable interior, this home is an excellent example of modernism in architecture. It feels like this architect and his graphic artist partner didn’t let one inch of
An Architectural Modern Sets A New Design Bar in Los Feliz
When you aim to set a new design bar in real estate development, you must bring your A-game. That’s precisely what he accomplished with these modern homes, named Habitat 6, in Los Feliz. Perhaps the most essential step Elan Mordoch, a real estate developer and lover of modern architecture, could take in planning this small
Case Study House #21 For Sale in the Hollywood Hills
Be still my modernist heart. Case Study House #21 by architect Pierre Koenig just hit the market in the Hollywood Hills. Pierre Koenig’s experience working alongside architect Raphael Soriano, A. Quincy Jones, and real estate developer Joseph Eichler served him well. By working with them, he gained first-hand steel construction experience and skills using the
Come to Momma: The Dubnoff Residence by Buff and Hensman in Pasadena
“Come to momma” will be the first words you say after seeing this classic mid-century modern home by Buff and Hensman in Pasadena. But digging around on the interwebs, I discovered the design efforts involved the client’s daughter, too. In a book written on Buff and Hensman, Donald Hensman states Ina Dubnoff, daughter of the