Less=More: Architect Leo Marmol Shares his Thoughtful Optimism on Density, Modernism and Green Design.
Leo Marmol, FAIA, is Managing Principal of Marmol Radziner. Since establishing the Los Angeles-based design firm in 1989 with Ron Radziner, FAIA, they have designed and built some of the most elegant and coveted modern homes in Los Angeles. Celebrity clients are naturally among those discerning individuals drawn to the ‘less is more’ aesthetic of Marmol Radziner’s residential projects, which are lauded for innovatively redefining the quintessential indoor-outdoor lifestyle most possible in California. The firm also encompasses considerable range as a leader in meticulous restorations of historic homes designed by many of the mid-century masters.
In 1998, the firm completed restoration of the Kaufman House in Palm Springs, which was originally designed by Richard Neutra in 1946. In 2000, the firm completed restoration of two other Neutra houses, the Lew and the Brown house, and restored the Elliot House, which was originally designed by R.M. Schindler in 1930. Recently, Marmol Radziner finished restoration of two Cliff May houses as well as John Lautner’s Garcia House.
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Electroland is known for innovative high-tech projects like Metallotus, completed in Los Angeles, 2010. The design team will create a site-specific work at the A+D Museum as part of Come In! 2. Courtesy of Electroland.
Los Angeles has long been a breeding ground of design innovation, with the likes of Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, and John [...]
Case Study House No. 22, Los Angeles, Calif., Iconic Girls, 1960; Pierre Koenig, Architect. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute
In Built Upon Love: Architectural Longing After Ethics and Aesthetics (MIT Press), architectural historian Alberto Perez-Gomez puts forward the enticing idea that “true [...]
Sam Nazarian’s newest Los Angeles venture, the SLS Hotel (which stands for Style Luxury Service), is the first hotel where Philippe Starck’s design is omnipresent in every detail. The Bazaar, the public open space lobby, offers shopping in the Moss gift shop, dining at Jose Andres’ four-star restaurant, socializing with friends in Bar Centro or [...]
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SPF:A // MODAA
The colorful glow of the MODAA building is hard to miss as it illuminates an entire block on Washington Boulevard on any given evening in Culver City. Designed by Studio Pali Fekete architects or SPF:a, the building is a microcosm of the perfect world. Meet friends for a Blue Basil Mojito and [...]