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Perched atop Sorrento’s cliff, this 1960s gem by McGlashan Everist Architects underwent a meticulous modernization. The clients, deliberating for a decade, sought to preserve its essence while integrating modern comforts. Adapting the floor plan for multi-generational use, the original design’s integrity was maintained. Careful deconstruction allowed for upgrades like hydronic heating and double-glazed windows, blending seamlessly with the original aesthetic. Artisan trades revitalized features, ensuring a successful marriage of past and present in this iconic home’s renovation. Sorrento House by Cera Stribley.

A sense of elegance and history but with a casual and dramatically dark twist. I absolutely love this home designed by Studio Seiders. That kitchen is sooooo fabulous – not a white countertop or white cabinet in sight! SOOOO HOT! Architecture: 787 designstudio; Styling: Adam Forner; Photos: Lindsay Brown Taunton.

I love that so much of the history of this 1934 home in Hancock Park, L.A. was maintained during the renovations and design by Scribe Studio. The faux wood ceiling in the dining room, the wood paneling in the den and other elements really make this home unique and add so much character. The earth tones and some dark paint really add a moodiness and serious level of coziness. Photos: Haris Kenjar.

In Blauvelt, less than 20 miles from New York City, is the Socrates Zaferiou House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1961, the 2,500-square-foot Usonian home has been restored by Sarah Magness, including the period kitchen, batten mahogany paneling, and exterior. An escape from the city, the house is representative of Frank Lloyd Wright’s genius and philosophy that the outside is the inside, and vice versa. Likewise, Sarah wanted the interiors to reciprocate the woodsy landscape. The strict linear components, inside and out, required a simplified, peaceful interior to reinforce the character of the architecture. 
Can you imagine scrolling through real estate listings and coming across a Frank Lloyd Wright being sold by its original owners? I’d pass right out. Photos: Adrian Gaut.

Located northwest of Seattle on the Kitsap Peninsula a few blocks up from a small beach town, this residence takes its place on a cherished piece of family property. The program for the house was simple; 3-bedroom / 2-bath house with space for playing music and drawing. The house at 1,700 square feet is modest in size yet reaches into the landscape with a sheltering roof and screen walls to create usable outdoor spaces on all sides. The roof becomes an additional level for more occupiable outdoor space and areas for an herb garden. The design concept evolved out of a solid rectangular volume stretched across the site in a typical one-story “Rambler” style. The single vertical element that breaks the horizontal datum of the roof is a site-cast fireplace and chimney that acts as a totem marking the heart of the living space – a space for family gatherings and music to be played. Douglas Fir trees from the site that made way for the structure were milled and dried in situ during construction and used to create the finish lid of the roof plane as well as the open kitchen shelves and coffee table. Cedar milled on site was used to create the entry door, benches, and east privacy fence. Brick screen walls extend out into the landscape creating semi-enclosed exterior rooms that filter light and views at the east and west ends of the site, dissolving the structure into the landscape.
I adore the simplicity of the structure and materials of this compact, modern home. I would be quite happy living here amongst the trees and wildlife. By architecture and design studio GO’C. Photos: Kevin Scott.