Residential new construction and remodels:
Below are some samples of recent residential and commercial projects - a new home and recording studio, ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit), Kitchen Remodel, Tenant Improvements, Residential Remodels, and more. We strive to collaborate creatively with our clients to best serve their needs.
This property in Toluca lake had an existing 1,420 square foot, one-bedroom house. The new home is 3,431 square feet with an additional 1,262 square foot “rec room.” The owner, a professional musician, wanted a creative, open, downstairs living space. The upstairs has a more conventional floor plan with a lot of natural light, a private primary suite with a balcony and sauna, and three additional bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The “Rec Room” was not built for recreation - it’s now a fully functional recording studio.
The owner found a photo or rendering of a really interesting curved roof awning. It’s clad wood fascia over a custom curved steel beam to support the cantilevered overhang.
What a fun project this was. My wife and I occupied (as renters) the front part of the existing one-story home for about 5 years. About 5 years later, the owner contacted me to help him with this design. His wish list was quite simple - it needed to have a lot of glass and light, a close connection to the pool, a rooftop deck, and an open plan. The owner intended to move in with his wife and son while remodeling the main house before turning it into a long term rental. We managed to create this wonderful 1,100 square foot, 2-story, 2 bedroom, 2 bath with the balcony virtually cantilevered over the pool. The rooftop patio is incredible. The interior is a really efficient use of space that feels much bigger than it is. We took advantage of every bit of the building volume.
New custom cabinets, backsplash tile, flooring, lighting, ceiling finish, countertops and appliances were part of the this Los Angeles kitchen makeover. We wanted to maintain a light, airy feel while having a lot of storage and functional workspace.
Since the owners spend a lot of time cooking and entertaining, we wanted to keep the floor soft and comfortable. Wood flooring changes from room to room in this house and rather than try to match or add a third species, we settled on Marmoleum. It’s linoleum flooring, what is considered to be a very “green” flooring finish that is made from cellulose fiber and linseed oil. It’s extremely easy to maintain, durable, hides dirt, and has a nice leathery feel to it.
The countertops are quartz and the backsplashes are WOW tiles.
This was a collaboration with a general contractor I frequently work with. He purchased this house in a beautiful neighborhood on a golf course and he wanted to put into practice some of the interior design sensibilities that acquired working on so many residential and commercial projects in southern California.
This is a project that I collaborated with a general contractor and the remodel of his Agoura Hills home.
This building in Burbank was purchased by the owner in 2020. The space was redesigned to be a flexible and brightly lit production space to allow filming configuration changes. While doing as-built measuring, 2 large skylights were found in the existing roof structure. The large skylights were replaced and two openings cut in the block walls to look down from the second floor into the large open production space.
Complete interior and exterior remodel.
New smooth trowel stucco, new windows, new exterior lighting, new roofing, clad fascia boards. New stairs coming soon…
In addition to working with homeowners directly, I have been very fortunate to have been able to collaborate with some very talented Southern California Architects working in Malibu, Santa Monica, Simi Valley, and all over the Los Angeles Metropolitan area.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions about specific projects I’ve worked on.
This project was due to the unfortunate fires in Malibu in 2018.
Some other projects keeping me busy…
this was made of scraps from our baltic birch cabinets.
Words can’t describe…
This is made from African Teak and are surprisingly comfortable even without the cushions (coming soon.)
This is made of 1/8” plywood over a 1x frame. It has six 3” LED recessed lights. This was taken during the install before the trim had been finished. It actually is dual purposed, providing sound diffusion on the ceiling to eliminate slap back from the parallel surface of the floor.
1 cymbal, 1 IKEA utensil basket, 1 cheap pendant light fixture.
Panels are 1’ high and bolted to the top of the wall.
because everybody needs a gazebo in their driveway.
This is made from 2x4 redwood. The legs are black, powder-coat steel and I believe the table could probably handle the weight of a car.
This is a 2x4 redwood bench on top of rammed earth bases.
For instant trash can screen!
I used dirt from the yard - not the right composition but I stabilized with a little Portland cement and some of the surrounding aggregate. It won’t last 1,000 years but it has held up for about 3 years and has a nice natural look.
I went through a funny phase during the pandemic where I was making these as gifts. I think I made 6 total. Four of them were from kits and the other two I called Frankenspeakers.
