234 Pico

The Pico mixed-use housing project brings a vibrant residential and commercial community to a critical block in Santa Monica, California. Extending the Main Street commercial area and adding needed housing steps from the beach, the design for 234 Pico focuses on quality of life for the 105 residential… Read More

Caplin Residence

An introverted house for a sculptor and a writer, the Caplin Residence is designed around an atrium that upsets the regularity of the house and inflects the adjacent rooms. The image of an atrium under a hull was articulated to engage a wide range of personal, contextual and… Read More

Crane Residence

Located in the Mt. Washington area of Los Angeles, the Crane Residence is sited to take advantage of the panoramic views of downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains The owners, a director and choreographer couple, emphasized their interest in preserving the garden that had been created on… Read More

Ojai Residence

“Upon returning from a Fellowship in 2008, we began looking for a retreat from Los Angeles. The unique landscape of Ojai Valley, California, with its similarity to the Italian countryside appealed to us.” – Fred Fisher This cor-ten steel house was designed for a family with two boys. Consisting of… Read More

Vignes Street Loft

Designed for a lawyer and an artist, the 5,200 square foot loft is located in a portion of the shell of a former dairy in downtown Los Angeles. Aside from basic functional requirements – three bedrooms, two and one-half baths, a studio, a wine storage room, a professional kitchen and… Read More

Cabina

After spending 20 years living in a 5,200-square-foot loft in Downtown Los Angeles designed by Frederick Fisher and Partners (FF&P), an artist client returned to have FF&P design a new home that would provide “a completely different life experience.” Tucked into a 10-acre hillside property in Sonoma County,… Read More

Z Ojai Residence

The Z Ojai Residence is a 2,500 square foot single family dwelling/art studio for artist Client Z on an 1.2 acre heavily wooded and rocky semi-rural site in the central California coastal area. The Studio is a strong gesture towards its surrounding contextual influences. Drawing on the utilitarian and agrarian… Read More

Los Angeles Residence and Art Studio

An artist whose work includes large paintings and woodcuts sought a situation that would combine the large, low-cost spaces of downtown lofts with the amenities of suburban housing. A triangular lot in a canyon adjacent to parkland is the site for this low-cost building. The maximum footprint of the sloping… Read More

Milbrook II Poolhouse

Milbrook II Residence