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Honored that our Montecito Heights project has received the Silver Award in the Villas category at the IIDA awards in Milan, Italy. The competition was originally led by Andrea Branzi making this recognition especially meaningful to us. Thank you @iidadesign_ MHLair was the labour of love by Architecture @claret_cup_la , Structural Engineering @nousla , competition photographer @yerinmok , aerial photography @hereandnowagency , stylist @tripleppp and the biggest shoutout to our lovely client @ahooseinthehilz

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Thank you all for celebrating my birthday, sending msgs, and calling me. I'm so lucky to have such wonderful people around me!

人生の分岐点にいるけれど、而今(じこん)を大切にしようと思います。

#birthday #celebracion #amazingpeople #thankyou #losangeles

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So happy to host LA Forum this evening at our home. It’s important today to stay close to colleagues and organizations that share values and perspectives about leadership and learning.

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What an inspiring day with @laforum_aud! We curated a metal patination workshop in our studio, where participants experimented with unique patinas on a vessel designed by NONI Design House and BASE Collaborative. Their creativity and inventive thinking truly blew us away!

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Frameless glass, recessed downspout and other custom details !

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Ready for glazing!

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We’re honored that our Sun Villa Remodel received a Special Mention in the Residential Remodel & Addition category from Architizer.
Originally designed in 1950 by A. Quincy Jones as a “good, contemporary, low-cost” model home, the Sun Villa won the AIA’s Builder House of the Year award that same year. Our remodel honors this legacy by demonstrating how sensitive, low-impact design can adapt historic architecture to today’s needs—without compromising affordability or spirit.
Through minimal interventions, we expanded livable space while preserving the ethos of the original: lean materiality, indoor-outdoor continuity, and thoughtful restraint. It’s our contribution to a future where architecture is both accessible and enduring.
Design by: Claret-Cup Bojana Bányász, Donatella Cusma,
Competition team Misako Ohno, Paulina Ocampo Felipe Structural Engineering By Nous Engineering
Mechanical and Lighting Design Novus Design Studio Photography David Hartwell
 Thank you to @architizer the esteemed Jury and everyone who contributed to this project!
 @claret_cup_la
@nousla
@novusdesignstudio
@hightechfolkart
@architizer @architizerawards

#ClaretCup_LA#SunVillaRemodel #AQuincyJones #ArchitizerAwards #Architizer #ArchitizerAwards #ArchitizerAPlusAwards #SpecialMention #WomenInArchitecture #ModernRemodel #MidcenturyModern #AffordableHousing #DesignLegacy #ContemporaryArchitecture #ResidentialDesign#HousingIsAHumanRight

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Progress shots from our Park Oak project 02.2025

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Thank you Dwell Magazine for featuring our Montecito Heights house project in their “How They Pulled It Off” series! This series delves into the particularly challenging aspects of a project and unveils the fundamental strategies and solutions that led to its successful realization.

In the case of our project, seemingly minor elements such as a foldable area of floor or a “stair hatch” played a pivotal role in resolving a series of programmatic requirements and conferred a significant degree of flexibility to the use of the house, allowing it to adapt to the diverse needs and desires of its inhabitants. At a time when an ADU was not permitted in the front yard, this simple device provided a way to separate the lower level into a guest unit.

We are very grateful to our client Shahan Sanossian (@ahooseinthehilz for being a precious ally in the realization of the project!

Read the full article at the link in bio.

Text by Grace Bernard (@gracebernard
Photography by Ye-Rin Mok (@yerinmok )
Styling by Aneta Florczyk (@tripleppp )
PR The Smiley Collective (@jessedsmiley )
Thank you Meara Daly for the encouragement! (@_meara_ )

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Cast in place concrete at our Park Oak project.

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PAM 2024
Muchisimas gracias a todos: @avalosalmudena, @lvarkulja, @carmenogueira, @katza, @o.saragarcia.o, @lorena.diaz.rodrigo, @miguelangeldelser, @doa_oa, #erikpseudonovalis, @donatella_cusma, @noorita77, @rociommadrid, @mariaramirez_studio

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