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Ramos Residence / Venn Studio

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:00:00 +0000

The clients have lived in their quirky 1950s ranch house for 20+ years and needed a new space that would reflect their relaxed, yet sophisticated coastal lifestyle. A new home was designed in place of the old with a ground floor master suite, a new second floor with terraces designed for indoor-outdoor living, and enough space to host the entire family.

Manhattan Beach Residence / Olson Kundig

Hadir Al Koshta — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000

On a narrow sloping site just blocks from the ocean, the Manhattan Beach Residence draws inspiration from the honest expression of structure and utilitarian design approach characterized by California's mid-century modern architecture, mixed with the client's active outdoor lifestyle.

Keogh Residence / Venn Studio

Hadir Al Koshta — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Nestled in a quiet stretch of Manhattan Beach, California, this bright coastal home strikes the perfect balance between sophisticated contemporary aesthetics and relaxed indoor-outdoor living. This expansive three-story home and private ADU combine generous living space to host the owner's large multi-generational family, panoramic glazing to capture views, and a modern exterior massing.

30th Street House / Blue Truck Studio

Andreas Luco — Fri, 21 May 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Thrilled with the beach town location of their summer house in the Los Angeles area, but not with its loud ’90s-era architecture, a family of four approached Blue Truck Studio with a directive — tone it down. What they had: a house with wild geometry, such as octagon-shaped rooms and triangular spaces. What they wanted: a home of simple forms and rustic textures, like the ones in the Northern California community of Sea Ranch.

Maritime Design: Rare Coastal Libraries Around the World

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:00:00 +0000

As architecture has evolved to include advanced building envelopes, innovative structural systems, and hybrid programs, new boundaries have been drawn. Sustainable practices and passive strategies have led architects to re-imagine building skins and the relationship between interior and exterior. While different typologies are designed with varied levels of permeability, libraries demand rigorous attention to performative facades and protected programs. This holds especially true when libraries are placed within radically changing landscapes.

Manhattan Beach Post / SFJones Architects

Christopher Henry — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

SFJones Architects’ latest inspired creation is the hip new M.B. Post in Manhattan Beach, opening in April 2011. For this upscale eatery, SFJones was asked to design a “soulful space.”

Surfhouse / XTEN Architecture

Amber P — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Surfhouse appears as an abstract block of ebonized cedar a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean in Hermosa Beach. The site is very small. While typical lots in the area measure 120' x 40', the allowable building area for the Surfhouse measures just 33' x 24'.