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California architecture design

California architecture designs and architects

Check out new California architecture projects with building news and architectural images, plus contemporary designer details. Find major real estate from across the Californian state in southwest USA.

Discover a selection of the best built environment designs in this large American state on the west coast of the country.

The key cities in this state are San Francisco and Los Angeles, nicknamed LA, which is the largest of the two.

Celebrated LA buildings include the Getty Center, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Central Los Angeles Area High School #9 for the Visual and Performing Arts.

Famous architects featuring in L.A. include Frank Gehry, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU and Renzo Piano(RPBW). Famous 20th Century studios include Frank Lloyd Wright and Charles & Ray Eames.

Whispering Stones House, Healdsburg, California

March 27, 2025October 30, 2024 by Isabelle Lomholt
Whispering Stones House Healdsburg California

Located on a 38-acre, ridge-top parcel overlooking lush vineyards, Swatt + Partners designed a single-family residence, dubbed Whispering Stones House in California

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property

Arrowhead Double A Frame House, California

January 15, 2025October 27, 2024 by Daniel
Arrowhead Double A Frame House California Home

The Arrowhead Double A Frame House, designed by Dan Brunn Architecture in California, USA, creates a cosy space inspired by Scandinavian design

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property

Pelio Estate Wine Tasting Pavilion, California

January 15, 2025October 5, 2024 by Daniel
Pelio Estate Wine Tasting Pavilion California

Pelio Estate enlisted Hawkins Interiors to transform an old barn and parking lot into an elegant wine tasting venue in the Carmel Valley, California, USA

Categories California architecture design Tags Pavilion building designs

Undergraduate Academic Building, University of CA, Berkeley

October 10, 2024October 2, 2024 by Daniel
Undergraduate Academic Building University of CA Berkeley

LMN Architect’s design for the Undergraduate Academic Building in Berkeley, California, creates a new center of gravity for general education on campus

Categories California architecture design Tags University building designs

Analog House, stunning California property

October 24, 2024October 1, 2024 by Daniel
Analog House stunning California property

Camron’s design for the Analog House in California, USA, celebrates a rugged site populated by ponderosa pine, manzanita, and exposed basalt

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property

Silverlake Pavilion, stunning California property

October 24, 2024August 9, 2024 by Daniel
Silverlake Pavilion Stunning California property

Scrafano Architects and Barry Milofsky turned a 1955 stucco box into the elegant Silverlake Pavilion in a lush California native landscape, USA

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property

Backyard Paradise, Los Angeles, California

January 21, 2025August 8, 2024 by Daniel
Backyard Paradise Los Angeles California

Abbi Naylor’s proposal at a home in the heart of Los Angeles, is a tiny structure that is challenging the traditional notion of backyard living in Southern California, USA

Categories California architecture design Tags Pavilion building designs

The Caffe by Mr. Espresso, Oakland, California cafe

January 15, 2025August 3, 2024 by Isabelle Lomholt
The Caffe by Mr. Espresso Oakland California cafe

Designed by jones | haydu, The Caffè reflects the second generation of Bay Area icon Mr. Espresso, serving as an example of our diverse cultural landscape in Oakland, California, USA

Categories California architecture design Tags Cafe building designs

1475 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, California

July 21, 2024July 19, 2024 by Theo
1475 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, California

A Mid-Century Pasadena home known as “The House With the Plywood Skin” in California, USA, is for sale brokered by Lawrence Test, AIA. Surrounded by mature landscape

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property, Interior designs architects

Pebble Beach residence, California

January 15, 2025July 14, 2024 by Theo
Pebble Beach residence, California

This Pebble Beach residence is an “H”-shaped home located within walking distance of Pebble Beach golf course in Pebble Beach, California, Designed by Richard Beard Architects with Jean Larette interior design,

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property

Thunderbird 8 House, Rancho Mirage, California

January 15, 2025June 28, 2024 by Isabelle Lomholt
Thunderbird 8 House Rancho Mirage California

The clients for the Thunderbird 8 project had been living between Hawaii and California, purchased the 1952 mid-century home. Jill Lewis Architecture was quickly engaged

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property

Wawona Cabin, Yosemite National Park, California

June 4, 2024June 1, 2024 by Isabelle Lomholt
Wawona Cabin Yosemite National Park California

Designed by PBW Architects, the Wawona House, Yosemite National Park, California, is compact, modern form of the building may stand out amongst the mosaic of the town’s structures

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property

Montage Health Ohana Center, California

January 15, 2025June 1, 2024 by Isabelle Lomholt
Montage Health Ohana Center Monterey CA

Architects NBBJ’s design of Montage Health Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health, California, USA, seeks to transform this narrative through a new approach

Categories California architecture design Tags Health centre buildings

Buena Vista House, Berkeley Hills, California

January 15, 2025April 30, 2024 by Isabelle Lomholt
Buena Vista House Berkeley Hills California

Rangr Studio’s Buena Vista House in the Berkeley Hills, California, USA, takes advantage of the sunny yet chilly microclimate to maximize solar heat gain

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property

Summitridge Drive House, Beverly Hills, California

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 by Isabelle Lomholt
Summitridge Drive House Beverly Hills California

The Summitridge House in California, USA is a collaboration between architect Marc Whipple and Troy Adams Design. The property is a flat hourglass shape on a ridge with slopes on two sides

Categories California architecture design Tags House designs property, Interior designs architects

Wine Country Barn, Healdsburg, California

January 15, 2025April 16, 2024 by Isabelle Lomholt
Wine Country Barn Healdsburg California

Designed by Malcolm Davis Architecture, the way this North California Wine Country Barn nestles in the landscape is a testament to modern architecture’s ability to blend harmoniously with nature

Categories California architecture design Tags Farmhouse property designs, Winery building designs

Nueva School Science and Environmental Center

December 3, 2024April 16, 2024 by Adrian Welch
Nueva School Science and Environmental Center

Science and Environmental Center at Nueva School, Hillsborough building design by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects in California, USA. Founded in 1967 this independent school’s campus serves over 500 students from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade.

Categories California architecture design Tags School building designs
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