Tree House by Aidlin Darling engages with wooded site in Silicon Valley
Interlocking volumes clad in zinc, cedar, stucco and glass form this family dwelling in northern California by US studio Aidlin Darling Design. More
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Eames House preservation plan launched 70 years after residence was completed
The Eames Foundation has released a plan to maintain the modernist Californian residence that Charles and Ray Eames built for themselves to make it look like the designers "just stepped out for the day". More
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Calistoga Residence in Napa Valley draws on local barns and farmhouses
American firms Wade Design Architects and Geremia Design took cues from "modern farmhouse architecture" to create a wood-clad home in northern California's wine country for a retiring couple. More
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Cedar and glass wrap Dolores Heights Residence in San Francisco by John Maniscalco
This multi-level dwelling by Californian firm John Maniscalco Architecture rises high above a San Francisco street, enabling the homeowners to enjoy ample natural light and expansive views. More
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Stepped gardens wrap Feldman Architecture's renovated Twin Peaks Residence
Tiered gardens, a plunge pool and a triangular loft are among the features that US studio Feldman Architecture has included in the overhaul of a 1960s house in San Francisco. More
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EYRC Architects' Spring Road house steps down wooded California hilltop
Stacked boxes wrapped in terracotta and glass make up this house near San Francisco, which US studio EYRC Architects has designed to serve as a "tranquil retreat from urban life" for an entrepreneur. More
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Feldman Architecture tucks Meadow Home into grassy Californian knoll
American firm Feldman Architecture has nestled this cedar-clad residence on a hilly California meadow, and topped it with a green roof to act as "an extension of the surrounding prairie". More
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Three-pronged Orum Residence by SPF Architects offers sweeping views of Bel Air
California studio SPF Architects has wrapped the top level of this three-winged residence in Bel Air with glazing to provide ample sunlight and views of its hilly surrounds in Los Angeles. More
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Shubin Donaldson wraps wooden screens around Skyline Residence in Santa Barbara
Stacked volumes made of steel, concrete, wood and glass form this family home in California, which architecture firm Shubin Donaldson created for an industrial designer. More
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Faceted volumes surround courtyard at FreelandBuck's Second House
This house in Los Angeles by US architecture firm FreelandBuck comprises a series of volumes with steeply pitched tops, which draw on the roofscape of its neighbour. More
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Walker Warner uses salvaged oak for Portola Valley Barn in California
American studio Walker Warner Architects has created an auxiliary dwelling for a northern California residence that consists of gabled volumes wrapped in reclaimed wood. More
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Edward Ogosta overhauls California bungalow with "clarity and restraint"
California firm Edward Ogosta Architecture has dramatically transformed a corner-lot house into "an intimate pocket of luminosity, atmosphere, and serenity" in a local beach town. More
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Craig Steely surrounds Roofless House in Silicon Valley with sinuous wooden wall
American firm Craig Steely Architecture has encircled this California dwelling with a curvy wall, which keeps views focused upward rather than outward. More
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Urban Operations slots "sliced and folded" white house into LA hillside
Angled walls, slender windows, and a Le Corbusier-influenced roof deck break up the chunky white volumes of this residence, which architecture studio Urban Operations has built into a hill in Los Angeles. More
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Californian Missions influence Dash Marshall's renovated House for Grandparents
Pivoting doors, bulbous, stuccoed walls and a "cheeky window" are among the details that American architecture studio Dash Marshall has included in the overhaul of this Californian farmhouse. More
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Tom Blachford expands Midnight Modern architecture photo series
Modernist buildings bathed in moonlight are the subject of Australian photographer Tom Blachford's updated image series, which goes on show in New York this week. More
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Field Architecture situates wood-clad Zinfandel house in California wine country
American studio Field Architecture has taken cues from the vernacular architecture of Napa Valley for this gabled residence, which is clad in western red cedar and surrounded by grape vines. More
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Five vacation homes at California's modernist marvel The Sea Ranch
The Sea Ranch community in Northern California will be spotlighted in a forthcoming SFMOMA exhibition. We've rounded up five residences on the coastal site that demonstrate why the 1960s development remains a holiday hotspot today. More
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Vintage car mounted to ceiling in SOMA Residence by Dumican Mosey
American firm Dumican Mosey Architects has transformed an old industrial building in San Francisco into a home, gallery and studio for a contemporary artist and her family. More
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Steel porch connects Coastal Retreat at Sea Ranch by Malcolm Davis
San Francisco firm Malcolm Davis Architecture has divided this holiday home at the Sea Ranch community in California into two cedar-clad volumes, which face out in different directions to overlook the rugged coastline. More
