At the corner where South Dianthus Street meets Tennyson Place, 319 South Dianthus a new designer home has been thoughtfully constructed to revel in the kaleidoscope of majestic natural beauty that surrounds it—with a floorplan and suite of features tailored for elevated coastal living in 2022 and beyond.
Situated only a few minute’s walk from the ocean, 325 Georgina was to be a beachside retreat for Arthur Henry Fleming, a lumber magnate turned education philanthropist who commissioned architect Frederick Roehrig for the job.
Brentwood’s brand new designer luxury Mid-Century home, 1433 N Kenter is a breathtaking experience. A private, one-of-a-kind architectural property features sweeping ocean and canyon views with sensationally refined details that create an extraordinary, chic and warm home environment perched in a highly desirable, safe and private neighborhood.
ON THE COVER A winning Beach Cities design and build team creates a sleek new Modernist residence in Hermosa Beach with a rooftop deck and plentiful views of the ocean and valley presented by Ashley Novak and Jonathan Schultz of Compass.
Finished in 1989, an often aesthetically garish era, the Neuendorf House was destined to stand out, a work of committed minimalism by the now lionized architects John Pawson and Claudio Silvestrin.
Ever heard of Taiichi Ohno? Neither did I until I opened an old business book I had in my office, which I like to do from time to time for random inspiration, (and highly recommend doing.) And there he was, Taiichi Ohno, the creator of the 5-Why technique, and soon my memory was coming back to me.
Consisting of eight designs in varied colors and custom shapes, Surreal Shifts, Kelly Wearstler’s ninth collaboration with The Rug Company, is no exception to her approach.
The front residence has already been sold, but the rear residence—1602 Loma Drive at approximately 2,968 square feet, with 4 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms—is available.
ON THE COVER A sunlit walk street home in Manhattan Beach—created by award-winning Abramson Architects—delivers architectural precision and material opulence wrapped in panoramic coastal views presented by Lauren Forbes of the Lauren Forbes Group at Compass.
With five bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a gym, media lounge, temperature-controlled wine wall, beach-ready wellness center with an outdoor shower, in-ground spa, and direct access powder bath and Nordic sauna, 66 Emerald Bay is a contemporary masterpiece.
A showpiece on stilts in Sherman Oaks, 3707 Oakfield Drive is a house of considerable architectural stock, a Platform House originally designed by Austrian-American modernist Richard Neutra, who was especially prolific in Los Angeles.
A weighty question indeed. But, let me ask it again, because it may be the missing ingredient in whatever it is that you’re trying to accomplish in your life. Are you doing what you’re doing for “applause” or “purpose?”
