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?”
312 17th Street set on a smoothly ascending hillside dotted with luxe landscaped residences, the higher you climb, the more generous are the swaths of the Pacific Ocean that are revealed.
ON THE COVER In Paradise Valley, Arizona, this 5,600-square-foot house, aptly named Dancing Light, celebrates nature through its striking contemporary architecture. This property, which comprises a dwelling and a guesthouse, perfectly embodies this philosophy presented by Kendle Design Collaborative.
ON THE COVER This newly built 6 bedroom residence in the Via Bluffs neighborhood of Pacific Palisades incorporates exquisite treehouse views of the Santa Monica Mountains and Potrero Canyon Park into its sleek, modern interior presented by Sarah Knauer of The Agency & Andreas Elsenhans of Westside Estate Agency.
With its minimalist rectilinear form clad in charred shou sugi ban rain screen siding, the house by Annie Barrett & Hye-Young Chung contrasts with the San Pedro cacti and other kinds of vegetation that welcome the inhabitants and their visitors.
That these clean-angled constructions are strenuously minimalist makes them more interesting and dynamic than one expects to find in a gated community. Robustly walled, but not walled off from the world, Abraham Cota Paredes’ Natura House is a bold rethink of privacy.
Isla del Rey in Menorca, Spain, a decommissioned naval hospital established by the English in 1711 is now a contemporary art center for Hauser & Wirth with gleaming-white galleries, artfully drawn gardens, a nautically touched restaurant and a craft-filled gallery shop.
Convenience—to grocery stores and farmer’s markets, cobbler shops and dry cleaners—is a compelling trait. The axiom may imply the means to escape, so access to airports and freeways are key. Families with children demand great schools. They’ll also appreciate the independence granted by a walkable, safe community. If these qualities figure into your own checklist, 15333 De Pauw Street easily fills in all the boxes.
Applying the 80/20 Rule works for just about everything in life. But in the marketing and advertising biz, it’s probably closer to 95/5. That is to say—95% of your results will come from just 5% of your activities.
ON THE COVER Walk Street by Design: A fresh beachside home with a rooftop deck and lots of keenly styled living spaces puts you right at home in Hermosa Beach—steps from the sea, sand and Strand presented by Lauren Forbes of The Lauren Forbes Group at Compass.
