featured: Balance Hill

The architectural language of Balance Hill is an extraction of the building's relationship to the site and its views. Situated on a dramatic hillside terrace, high above the LA basin, the house's architecture expresses anchoring, bridging, and progressive transparency as it emerges from the hill and reaches out to claim stunning scenery.

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featured: The Strand

Traditional beach cottages, as well as, modern ideals of indoor-outdoor special relationships influenced the direction of the design. Although the language of architecture is firmly rooted in traditions of coastal estates of New England, there was an intentional break from the past when it came to the more contemporary plan layout and use of space.

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featured: John Street

Within the hill section of Manhattan Beach lies a Spanish Revival estate that imparts a rich Southern California architectural legacy with a contemporary lifestyle. Our approach was clear and simple, envision an estate that was honest to its context, represents the heart of an immediate family, and also becomes a home for extended family members and friends alike.

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featured: San Remo Drive

Memories are funny things - we don’t always know when we are making them. But years later, the smallest detail can bring a powerful moment flooding back. In this case, the young family that hired us had ideas about how they wanted life to unfold around their house.

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featured: Carmel Valley Estate

When we first visited our client's property, a gently rolling, eight-acre parcel in Carmel Valley, we were inspired by its pastoral beauty.  Dotted with stately oaks, and nestled against a backdrop of verdant mountainside, the site and the locale reminded us of the hills of rural Tuscany.

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featured: Latitude 33

Situated just steps from the Pacific Ocean, the Marina Del Rey Harbor, and famous Venice Beach in Los Angeles, this newly branded and renovated residential community offers prospective homeowners three distinctive residential experiences: The Sky Collection Flats, The Boardwalk Collection Residences, and The Beach Collection Townhomes.

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1300 Highland Shops + Worklofts

With the rapid development of technology and necessity for convenience, more and more people are increasingly interested in working outside the traditional office environment. This decentralization allows us to work in much smaller spaces, closer to home. Yet we still crave a conducive environment with convenient amenities and occasional interaction with others.

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6th Street

Celebrating the past, grounded in the present, and anticipating the future, this home is confident and personable - exuding a composed, masculine structure that is balanced by nurturing, feminine layers. 

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KAA Design is an architecture and design firm with a passion for creating beautiful and enduring lifestyles and experiences. We have expertise in architecture, landscape, interiors, branding and product design.

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USC School of Architecture Data Shop

Passionate alumni of the USC School of Architecture have pooled their efforts to start the funding and development process for this important venture.

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