1+3=1House | Architectural Record

How do you triple the size of a house when it sits on a small lot in Venice, California? Young Los Angeles architects Steffen Leisner, Ali Jeevanjee, and Phillip Trigas faced this challenge when they collaborated on expanding a house for a couple living in a 970-square-foot, avocado-colored Venice bungalow with shingled siding and a […]

Pizzeria Mozza

One of the most recognized and respected chefs in America today, Mario Batali brings the much-anticipated Pizzeria Mozza to Marina Bay Sands. With a wide selection of salumi and fresh mozzarellas, or Lasagna al Forno to Nancy Silverton’s legendary Chopped Salad, and the extensive array of world famous pizzas-foodies and wine buffs, and dough-obsessed pizza-lovers […]

624 California, Venice – Architect News

Gentrification can occasionally foster good design rather than vulgar excess. As the humble cottages on narrow lots in Venice rise past the $1 million mark, the challenge for architects is to satisfy the expectations of new buyers without destroying the character of the community. Inevitably, some developers have maxed out their sites with dumb boxes, […]

LA Architech Magazine | 1+3=HO– USE

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1+3=1 House – L.A. Architect Mag.

Maximizing building square footage while keeping the existing bungalow was the principal programmatic objective for this project thus a “subtractive design” strategy was produced. A series of strategic volumetric operations was applied to realize the client’s needs and architectural goals.

An asymmetrical collage named 1 + 3 = 1 House

How do you triple the size of a house when it sits on a small lot in Venice, California? Young Los Angeles architects Steffen Leisner, Ali Jeevanjee, and Phillip Trigas faced this challenge when they collaborated on expanding a house for a couple living in a