Photo Credit: Jim Simmons ARCH TOUR FEST: El Paradiso El Paradiso (also known as the Grossman House) is the only existing all-aluminum house by Raphael Soriano, FAIA,. Architect Linda Brettler, AIA, embarked on a renovation in the spirit of the original, transforming it into a home and architecture studio for herself. Working from original blueprints, […]
Photo Credit: Jeff Green Photography ARCH TOUR FEST: The Goldstein Estate - Tour 1 @ 12:00 pm (aka The Sheats-Goldstein Residence and Club James) Information regarding the tour will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event. Tour Led by: Kristopher Conner, AIA, NCARB, and James Perry, NCARB, […]
Photo Credit: Jo David ARCH TOUR FEST: Solar Wave This timeless 2400 sq. ft hillside residence straddles the land on 3 levels. The visitor and resident traverses an egg shaped front door step that rejuvenates personal energy. The architecture uniquely connects to the site and goes beyond the mundane to share a story that resonates […]
Photo Credit: Jeff Green Photography ARCH TOUR FEST: The Goldstein Estate - Tour 2 @ 2:00 pm (aka The Sheats-Goldstein Residence and Club James) Information regarding the tour will be emailed directly to registrants 24 hours before the event. Tour Led by: Kristopher Conner, AIA, NCARB, and James Perry, NCARB, […]
Photo Credit: Eric Staudenmaier; KoningEizenberg Architecture; Paul Vu, Here and Now Agency ARCH TOUR FEST: Santa Monica Vermont Apartments The Santa Monica Vermont Apartments in East Hollywood is a high-density, mixed-use affordable housing development located at a Metro station. This project transforms a complex site by wrapping the rail station, integrating housing, retail, and a […]
Photo Credit: Paul Vu / Here and Now Agency ARCH TOUR FEST: New Malibu Public High School Sustainability & Net-Zero: Achieves net-zero energy with extensive solar, a high-performance envelope, and passive ventilation. It also includes water conservation and two acres of habitat restoration. Resiliency & Fire Safety: Designed to be highly fire-resilient, using non-combustible materials, […]
Photo Credit: Karl Tso, Geoffrey von Oeyen ARCH TOUR FEST: Horizon House 2 Horizon House 2 explores Robin Evans’s idea of Mies’s paradoxical symmetries, using mirrored views—horizontally and vertically across the horizon—to register the architecture within its natural context. Oblique views of ocean and sky are framed by low-e multi-slide doors and large, strategically placed […]
Photo Credit: Eric Staudenmaier ARCH TOUR FEST: Highway House Highway House is a Woolsey Fire Rebuild project. The steep Santa Monica Mountains serve as both the formal inspiration and the immediate context for this new home. In the design, sharply angled shed roofs follow the site’s topography while contrasting with the natural hillsides of this […]
ARCH TOUR FEST: La Cienega 23 This 5-story, 23-unit housing project in West Hollywood draws inspiration from the city’s commitment to promote thoughtful design through courtyard housing and community-driven city development. Located on N. La Cienega Blvd. near Sunset Blvd., La Cienega 23 judiciously reduces its allowable building envelope in order to maximize open space […]
**Please note, AIA|LA is not collecting RSVP's for this event." EVENT DETAILS Dear AIA Los Angeles Members, You are invited to a private, member-only walkthrough of A Cure for the Fatigue, a contemporary installation art by LA Based artist, Francesca Lalanne, situated within a preserved 1922 Los Angeles residence. Rather than using the house as a […]
