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
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.
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
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
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
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,
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
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
Montage Health Ohana Center, California
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
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
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
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.
Fire Station 67, Mission Viejo, California
Designed by Wittman Estes, Fire Station 67 is created in direct response to the climate crisis, the increasing threat of wildfires, and the needs to the Rancho Mission Viejo community, California. The rapidly deployable steel cubes are designed for re-use, speed, and resilience
Rincon House, Carpinteria, California property
Designed by ANACAPA Architecture, Rincon House will be located atop a mountain with distant views of the Channel Islands off the Santa Barbara coast, California, the design for this house takes a deferential attitude to the immediate landscape and the profundity of the panoramic views
Santa Monica Modern Beach House, California
Designed by Walker Warner Architects, the Santa Monica Modern, California residence boasts an urban location with the convenience of nearby shops and restaurants, the home is nestled into a lively and walkable community – and just a few blocks away, the soft, sandy shores of the expansive Pacific coastline
Great Park, Santa Monica, California
The City of Santa Monica awarded an RFP to architects Sasaki to assess existing site conditions at Santa Monica Airport, California, gather public input, and propose options for turning the airport into a Great Park
Creek House, Truckee, California property
Set amidst a volcanic boulder field in a pine and fir forest, Creek House, designed by Faulkner Architects, is a family retreat that inhabits an existing outcrop clearing at the edge of the spring fed Martis Creek. Near the base of Lookout Mountain at Northstar California Resort, the house is conceived in plan as three directional bars