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Jenn Thornton

Writer, Editor, Editorial Consultant

Ensamble Studio’s C’an Terra: Set in Stone

Jenn Thornton November 3, 2022
In converting the ruins of a deserted rock quarry into a minimal subterranean dwelling in the scrubby Balearic landscape, Ensamble Studio has given fascinating new meaning to living with nature. Which is to say raw, among the elements, and nearly completely in situ.

1166 Corsica Drive: Riviera Refined

Jenn Thornton November 3, 2022
Life is good in the Lower Riviera, but at 1166 Corsica Drive in the Pacific Palisades, it’s absolutely fabulous. Re-envisioned to incorporate new design elements, upgrades and finishes, a house that was already elevated is high on the radar of the market for $17.250 million.

Wiseman Group’s 11,000 Sqft Nouveau Modern

Jenn Thornton October 19, 2022
It’s a behemoth, not just in size but also in standards—the taste level is as high as the view is magnanimous. And for Paul Vincent Wiseman, when it comes to this house named Nouveau Modern, perspective is everything.

Legacy Work: 133 31st Street, Hermosa Beach

Jenn Thornton October 5, 2022
Listed for $6.3 million by Jen Caskey of the Jen Caskey Group, 133 31st Street in Hermosa Beach, is made even more valuable when one considers it is Kim Komick’s vision.

Still Bend: Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin

Jenn Thornton September 21, 2022
The architect’s 1938 “Dream House” design for Life Magazine, this now-rentable construction is a striking example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s democratic Usonian vision—if not its ideal.

Martin Kemp’s Period Piece: St. James’s Townhouse

Jenn Thornton September 7, 2022
Restored to a handsome sheen at the hand of top designer Martin Kemp, the St. James’s Townhouse marks another noteworthy turn for the touted tastemaker, whose eponymous London-based design studio Martin Kemp Design crafts sophisticated and highly private town-and-country interiors.

Light Touch: Studio William Hefner’s Palisades Ranch

Jenn Thornton September 7, 2022
With the clean lines of a modern aesthetic balanced with the warmth of traditional style, Palisades Ranch is a characteristically sunny Southern California house designed by a quintessential California architect, William Hefner.

2727 Cardwell Place: Hilltop Oasis in Hollywood Hills West

Jenn Thornton August 24, 2022
There is a lot of glitter over Hollywood Hills West. A residential berth in this high-profile enclave is coveted for, among other incentives, the convenience of its central location and astonishing views. That, plus uncommon privacy and expanse of flat land makes 2727 Cardwell Place a prize in an unquestionable trophy neighborhood.
Neuendorf House, Caroline Neuendorf, Claudio Silverstrin, John Pawson, Majorca, Spain, Mediterranean, Minimalism

Neuendorf House: Mediterranean Minimalism

Jenn Thornton August 10, 2022
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.

Neutra Renewed: Donald M. Goldstein’s 3707 Oakfield Drive

Jenn Thornton July 27, 2022
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.