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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Located on prime Beverly Hills property, north of Sunset Boulevard, 1130 Carolyn Way is a 12,127-square-foot house with seven bedrooms and 13 bathrooms which also offers nearly 4,000 square feet of outdoor space, including a rooftop lounge with exceptional views.
Located on the historic, 5-acre La Mesa farming fields, flanked by cacti forests and backdropped by the Sierra Laguna Mountains, Paradero Todos Santos is an 80 percent landscape project, with a vast, 100,000-square-foot botanical garden by Mexico-based practice POLEN at its heart.
Call me crazy but I like good ole fashioned economics. Maybe that’s why I chose business/economics as my major in college. Any econ buffs out there paying attention to the M2 lately?
