Best House Design

Architect: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
Project Team: John Friedman (principal designer), Alice Kimm, John Martin, Leigh Christy, Pauline Shu
Client: Craig Ehrlich
Contractor: Anthony Bonomo
Photography: Benny Chan, Fotoworks
Floor Area: 3995 SF
Construction Cost: $1.1 million
Completion: July 2004
This 3,900 square foot house in Santa Monica tests the hypothesis that it is not necessary to sacrifice beauty for sustainability - [...]

This is the Japanese Architectural on House project by Makoto Takei and Chie Nabeshima (TNA) . The Japanese architect that was collecting many awards from their project in architectural design, such as their New Ring House Design that was awarded for Best Private House, in the Wallpaper Design Awards 2008.

The Hill House is designed by Johnston Marklee under condotions generated by modern problems of building on the hillside. The site, an irregular shaped lot situated on an uneven downhill slope, offfers panoramic views of Santa Monica Canyon.

The design of the house utilizes the restriction of hillside and zoning ordinance to create a spatial and [...]

This Green 1500 square foot loft was Designed by Paul Cha Architect. Located on top of a twenty-two floor residential high-rise.The terrace commands a view of the East Village, framed by the Queensboro Bridge to the north and the Manhattan Bridge to the south. The clients, a young couple, who are both wine enthusiasts, requested [...]

Product Description:
In many countries, modern houses have evolved from European-influenced International Style modernism to “regional modernist” variations on local materials and building techniques. This is a survey of new tropical houses that embrace open floor plans, exterior courtyards, sunny patios and cool stucco surfaces - all within a regionally inflected modern architectural vocabulary.
List Price: USD [...]

Classic limestone and brick estate on almost 2 wooded acres of peace & privacy! Pool and tennis, indoor bball/racquetball, gym, detailed architecture with a magnificent grand entrance,must see to believe! An entertainers dream with beautiful views!