Close to downtown Phoenix, local firm [merz]project was hired to design an addition to a single-family bungalow in the city’s Ashland Historic District.
On a 20-acre site in Southern California’s Santa Ynez Valley, Frederick Fisher and Partners designed a large house open to its surroundings, taking advantage of the area’s balmy climate and stunning landscapes.
Those of us from Northern California can attest to the fact that one of the most beautiful beaches in the world is located about 20 miles north of San Francisco—Stinson Beach. It’s a little wilder than most—windy and often foggy.
Reuse, renew, recycle, renovate! When New Westminster, British Columbia, couple Jeanine Harper and Les Linfoot, and their three sons, aged 18 to 26, needed more space, they decided to build onto their 2,500-square-foot 1950s ranch-style house.
During its 20 years of designing, renovating, and building houses mostly in Southern California, Marmol Radziner + Associates has soaked up a rich tradition of Modernism and interpreted it in a series of projects that engage nature as an instrument of architecture.