With a total of 60 rooms—including 17 bedrooms and 25 bathrooms—encompassing 30,000 square feet, this is one of the largest houses ever built by Paul Williams, who, in the same era, also designed the Los Angeles homes of Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra, among other celebrities.
Originally from Washington D.C., Ian Felton grew up in a family where creativity and curiosity for other cultures prevailed. He attended Montessori schools and spent time in Latin America with his family.
Richard Beard custom-designed this 7,000-square-foot house for a couple with young children. The property is ideally located in the Westridge area of Portola Valley, a desirable and exclusive enclave of the San Francisco Peninsula, close to Silicon Valley.
1274 Lago Vista, Beverly Hills by Merkoh Development in partnership with Richard Landry designed a world class three-level house, comprised of 6 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. This modern masterpiece is characterized by a travertine exterior and large glass windows and incredible views.
Overlooking the mountains, valley, and the Pacific Ocean, 2341 Gloaming Way, Beverly Hills is a home that has immediate attention-catching quality with its dark exterior combined with a gold geometric paneling.
Estudio Persona’s deeply collaborative process allows them to create unconventional design pieces with sculptural lines inspired by natural forms that they describe as “a distinctly neutral and minimal take on the monochromatic melancholy of their native Uruguay.”
Providing privacy and overlooking a vast valley spotted with yucca and Joshua trees, both buildings of the Pause House AM/PM serve as short-term accommodations for visitors who want to experience the high desert.
Since its debut in 1943, IKEA has been a pioneer. At that time, its founder, Ingvar Kamprad, was only 17 years old. He started the company with a small sum of money that his dad rewarded him for doing well in school. He chose the name IKEA as an abbreviation of Ingvar Kamprad from Elmtaryd (the family farm), Agunnaryd (the nearby village, located in southern Sweden). The rest is history.
Michael Chen executive director of the Asia-Pacific Division of Aaron Kirman Group at Compass discusses 1108 Wallace Ridge, Beverly Hills, an 18,000-square-foot estate in Trousdale Estates which is where California modernism and contemporary ultra-luxe meet and a true gem.
Offering limitless possibilities to create a one-of-a-kind compound, The Enchanted Hill combines a prime location, ultimate privacy, massive acreage and flat pads.
In 1985, a new owner purchased the building with the objective of transforming it into a place where artists could live and work. Today, designers, musicians, sculptors, painters, photographers, and filmmakers continue to use it as studio space.
There is something about the desert that makes you want to spend time relaxing, observing and exploring. The colors and smells of the landscape, and the harsh yet beautiful environment where life surprisingly exists, among rocks and cacti, all contribute to this fascination. The architecture and interior design of these hospitality and residential projects perfectly capture the unique character of deserts across the West and Southwest.
