Chemosphere

7776 Torreyson Drive, Los Angeles

Cantilevered over the edge of a steep slope in the Hollywood Hills, John Lautner's 1960 creation has been compared to a flying saucer. The eight-sided house is supported by a concrete column, one of several ambitious technical decisions Lautner used to create this spectacular home. 

Photography by Darren Bradley
Chemosphere 7776 Torreyson Drive, Los Angeles Cantilevered over the edge of a steep slope in the Hollywood Hills, John Lautner's 1960 creation has been compared to a flying saucer. The eight-sided house is supported by a concrete column, one of several ambitious technical decisions Lautner used to create this spectacular home. Photography by Darren Bradley
Schindler House

835 North Kings Road, West Hollywood

With its ample glazing and indoor/outdoor flow, Rudolf Schindler's 1922 Kings Road House set the stage for the modernist movement that would follow it. The house is open to the public. 

Photography by Darren Bradley
Schindler House 835 North Kings Road, West Hollywood With its ample glazing and indoor/outdoor flow, Rudolf Schindler's 1922 Kings Road House set the stage for the modernist movement that would follow it. The house is open to the public. Photography by Darren Bradley
Roger and Mary Downey’s 3,200-square-foot rammed-earth home seems to float next to the forest along the Rio Grande in Corrales, New Mexico. While the home’s design and materials nod to the neighboring adobe farmhouses and agricultural sheds, architect Efthimios Maniatis of Studio eM Design calls them an amalgam of “modern contemporary regionalism,” governed by Roger’s strict mandate for minimalism.
Roger and Mary Downey’s 3,200-square-foot rammed-earth home seems to float next to the forest along the Rio Grande in Corrales, New Mexico. While the home’s design and materials nod to the neighboring adobe farmhouses and agricultural sheds, architect Efthimios Maniatis of Studio eM Design calls them an amalgam of “modern contemporary regionalism,” governed by Roger’s strict mandate for minimalism.
Resembling branches of a tree, these dentritic drainage systems are seen around Iran's Shadegan Lagoon.

Reprinted with permission from Overview by Benjamin Grant, copyright (c) 2016. Published by Amphoto Books, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. 

Images (c) 2016 by DigitalGlobe, Inc.
Resembling branches of a tree, these dentritic drainage systems are seen around Iran's Shadegan Lagoon. Reprinted with permission from Overview by Benjamin Grant, copyright (c) 2016. Published by Amphoto Books, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Images (c) 2016 by DigitalGlobe, Inc.
Large paver patios make excellent walkways.
Large paver patios make excellent walkways.
A piece by John Belingheri hangs in the living room of the Bancroft family’s home, which is centered by an Antonio Citterio sofa and Robert Marinelli tables.
A piece by John Belingheri hangs in the living room of the Bancroft family’s home, which is centered by an Antonio Citterio sofa and Robert Marinelli tables.
Lulu Brud Zsebe, Of the Wolves founder, on a company trip to White Sands in New Mexico.
Lulu Brud Zsebe, Of the Wolves founder, on a company trip to White Sands in New Mexico.
Home Office Designed by Of the Wolves as a part of "Sanctuary Maker"
Home Office Designed by Of the Wolves as a part of "Sanctuary Maker"