Northern California Archives | California Home+Design

An Eichler Reinvented in Thousand Oaks, $2.4M

Joseph Eichler remains a touchstone in the history of California Modernism, as a visionary developer who built thousands of well-designed, essentially modest dwellings for the classic nuclear family of the 1960s. His brand name was so successful, that it long overshadowed the architects that designed…

The Coolest Craig Ellwood In Brentwood, $6.3M

Craig Ellwood [1922-1992] remains one of L.A.’s most charismatic and influential Modernist designers. He was not just an architect, but led a prototypical design/build firm with a team of in-house architects that helped bring his visions to reality. Their firm was at the forefront of…

Richard Neutra In Crestwood Hills, $5.3M

Now legendary in the architectural folklore of L.A., the Crestwood Hills community was developed shortly after WWII as a cooperative development for affordable housing with a Modernist approach. Some homes have been lost to fire while others have been remodeled nearly out of existence. But…