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Rehwald 747 Wing House
A new three-story home in the Santa Monica Mountains is currently being built from a retired 747 plane. The wings are being used for
the roof of the main stepping hillside residence and the nose of the plane as a meditation chamber. The most difficult problem we
had with this project was the connection of the plane to the actual structure.
Architect:
- David Hertz Architects -S.E.A. Inc.
- Contact David Hertz @ (310) 829-9932
- Visit www.studioea.com
- See the article in the Wall
Street Journal - See the article in the
Press Release - See the News at
News.com
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Fink Residence
New contemporary 2 story residence in Los Angeles by architect Marmol Radziner. Green roof, large open spaces
and 2nd floor bridge made for some lateral stability challenges. Lateral system of shearwall and intermediate Moment Frames.
Architect:
- Marmol Radziner and Associates
- Contact Robert Kirsten @ (310) 826-6222
- Visit
www.marmol-radziner.com
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Radziner Residence
It is currently under construction. Completed in September 2007
Architect:
- Marmol Radziner and Associates
- Contact Robert Kirsten @ (310) 826-6222
- Visit www.marmol-radziner.com
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McKinley Avenue Residence
Another unique contemporary design from David Hertz. This addition to David Hertz's own home uses timber framing concrete battered
wall, pau lope deck and steel braced frames for lateral resistance. Cantilevered roof and floor made for a challenging structural
design. Located in Venice, California.
Published in:
- Global Architecture
81
- LA Architect Magazine
- Venice, CA Magazine
Architect:
- David Hertz Architects -S.E.A. Inc.
- Contact David Hertz @ (310) 829-9932
- Visit www.studioea.com
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Old Oak
New 10,100 sq.ft. custom home with detached stables. This project is a 2 stories with a basement utilizing a combination of timber
and concrete shearwalls and steel moment frames. It also had a potential liquefaction problem so we designed a mat foundation for
the main residence to avoid excessive deflection in the soils during a seismic event. The home was put on the market in November of
2007 for $16,500,000.
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Evans
The Evans Residence is a remodel of a West Los Angeles mid century modern home originally designed by Saunders Benson and Park Architects.
The home is situated on a hillside near Crest Hill Park. It features two bedrooms, two baths, an office, a kitchen, living room, family room and
dining room on the ground floor and it also has an exterior pool and deck. Some of the modifications to the home included wall layout changes though out, expansion of the kitchen and addition of a new dinning room. The modifications required considerable
changes to the existing structure. New steel moment frames were integrated seamlessly into the floor system while exposing some columns
to accentuate the structure of the building. Redesign of the floor and roof also took place to replace damaged framing and new framing was added to support
changes to the overall floor layout, exterior walls and glazing.
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Hussey Residence
The project is a new 5,000 square foot single family residence located in the Santa Monica Canyon. The contemporary design was challenging
with multiple level transitions and large window walls that necessitated the use of exposed steel moment frames and braced frames
throughout the structure. The 2 story volume living area at the heart of the residence has a glass and steel bridge overlooking the
ground floor living property to create a private outdoor living space.
Architect:
- Gray Matter Architects
- Contact Gray Matter @ (310) 454-7960
- Visit www.graymatterarchitecture.com/
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Crescent Drive Residence
This very large custom home - about 11,000 sq. ft. - has a full subterranean basement / parking garage. The house is conventionally
framed with wood and steel frames when required. We also handled the extensive site retaining walls on the property. Located in Beverly
Hills, California.
Architect:
- Kirkpatrick Associates Architects Inc.
- Visit www.kaa-architects.com
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Channel Road House
Modern custom home in the Santa Monica Canyon. Two-stories with a detached pool house. About 4,500 sq. ft. The two-story tall masonry
fireplace and chimney is supported by a steel braced frame.
Architect:
- Marmol Radziner and Associates
- Contact Brian DeYoung @ (310) 826-6222
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Nute Residence
Framing completed in April 2007.
The Nute residence is a 2300 sq. retreat home in Lake Wenatchee, Washington. It is nestled in the trees which offers a strong connection
with nature. All trees were left undisturbed. Some of the features include bamboo floors, energy efficient radiant heat, a metal roof
with recycled steel content, engineered beams, joists and framing members, and concrete countertops.' These features give the residence
a compliment with indoor and outdoor living spaces to create a harmonious design with the surrounded environment.
Architect:
- Davis Studio
- Contact Jonathan Davis @ (310) 572-6055
- Visit www.davisstudioAD.com
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Ennis Residence - Venice, CA
New custom home located directly on Venice Beach. Completed in 2005
Featured in:
- HGTV's Extreme Living series in July 2008.
Program interviewed the architect David Hertz and
Contractor Ron Senso about the construction, design and the use of
refridgeration panels used for the exterior skin.
Published in:
- Global Architecture
92,
- Wired Magazine
- Venice,CA
Magazine
Architect:
- David Hertz Architects -S.E.A. Inc.
- Contact David Hertz @ (310) 829-9932
- Visit www.studioea.com
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120 33rd Street, Manhattan Beach, CA
A new 3-story residence off a walkstreet with Pacific Ocean and Malibu Coastline views. The Residence has an open green space in the
center of the structure at the bottom floor which becames an interior Zen garden; which divides the children's room and the master
bedroom and bath. Framing was completed in September 2007.
Architect:
- Rockefeller Partners Architects
- Contact Christopher Kempel - 310.335.6000
- Visit www.rockefeller-pa.com
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Davis Studio
Davis Studio was designed with respect for the environment and healthy living. For that reason many recycled materials were used such
as recycled steel siding, tankless hot water heater, radiant heat,natural ventilation,recycled denim insulation, cork and recycled
rubber flooring, recycled paper/resin countertops, formaldehyede-free wheatboard cabinets, and no-VOC paints. The house is three stories
high and a mere 17' wide. The studio is located on the ground floor and the whole house is surrounded with views of sky, sunsets,
tree tops and the Santa Monica mountains.
Architect:
- Jonathan Davis - Davis Studio Architecture + Design
(310) 572-6055
- Visit
www.davisstudioAD.com
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Wishard Residence
It is a residential remodel and addition on a steep hillside above Sunset in West Hollywood.
It has a wonderful split level floor plan with old world charm designed by architect Tom Avila.
The original structure was in very poor condition with extensive water damage and excessive foundation settlement.
Architect:
- Tom Avila - Avilarchitects, Inc.
(310) 450-7542
- Visit www.avilarchitects.com
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Folded Stair
Another tough one. David Hertz wanted a stair with no stringers. We came up with a continuous folded plate stair and tried to support
it any way we could. After numerous computer modelings we said: build it! The computer said it would work fine and it did... This
home was also featured in the Fall 2003 issue of In Style Home.
Architect:
- David Hertz Architects -S.E.A. Inc.
- Contact David Hertz @ (310) 829-9932
- Visit www.studioea.com
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Binder Residence
Two story custom house - basically all steel. A combination of steel braced frames and steel rigid (moment) frames. There are many
interesting spaces created with roof cantilevers and a full roof deck. The house is connected to the studio above the garage by a
bridge.
Published in: Global Architecture 81
Architect:
- David Hertz Architects -S.E.A. Inc.
- Contact David Hertz @ (310) 829-9932
- Visit www.studioea.com
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Sandbag Houses
Some prototype houses that have been under development since 1992.
Architect:
- Cal-Earth
- Contact Nader Khalili @ (760) 244-0614
- Visit www.calearth.org
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Palisades Custom House
A large - about 10,000 sq. ft. - custom home built in the palisades highlands. Again a basement provides a lot of extra space. This
home is conventionally framed in wood and steel.
Architect:
- Eric Charles Parlee, Architect
- Contact Eric Parlee @ (310) 395-7582
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166 S. Rockingham Avenue
New, three-story, single-family residence located in Brentwood, California. This 12,000 square foot, wood-framed structure utilizes
many modern elements of steel construction, including moment frames, braced frames, and cantilevered columns.
Architect:
- Cahill & Leese Architects
- Contact Greg Cahill @ (310) 392-9343
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Picard Residence
This custom home is essentially a mini office building. It is framed entirely in steel with composite decks comprising the floors.
The composite steel deck spans 12' without intermediate beam supports. The lateral system of the house is rigid (moment) frames and
braced frames.
Designer:
- John Picard / Tanya Chan
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Contour Residence
A modern custom home built on a geologically difficult site. Extensive caisson foundations were required. The lower levels of the
house are concrete with conventional wood and steel framing above.
Architect:
- Carl A. Welty, Architect
- Contact Carl Welty @ (323) 314-7727
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Piedmont Residence
Extensive remodeling and seismic upgrade to a very stately older home. After we did our thing, Ryan Coultis from Barbara Barry's did
a major number inside.
Architect:
- Barbara Barry
- Contact Ryan Coultis @ (310) 276-9977
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Club Drive Custom Home
A remodel / addition to an existing home. One interesting feature is the real wood trusses in the living room. All of the truss connections
are hidden.
Architect:
- Carl Day, A.I.A.
- Contact Carl Day @ (310) 454-0650
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Steel Desert Studio
An interesting artist studio built in steel studs and limited structural steel. This pyramid shaped building has a braced frame truss
core at the center and conventional plywood sheathed shearwalls on the exterior. The building department allowed the use of plywood
on steel studs as shearwalls before other jurisdictions would.
Architect:
- Carl Day, A.I.A.
- Contact Carl Day @ (310) 454-0650
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Decker School Road Residence
A new exposed steel structure on a 5 acre site which adds 5,000 square feet to the existing type V house. This building makes extensive
use of composite floor decks along with sustainable architectural design.
Architect:
- R&D Architects (Venice, CA)
- Contact Miguel San Miguel - 310.450.7409
- Visit www.randdarchitects.com
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