Red-brick boiler room converted into tiny guesthouse by Azevedo Design
San Francisco studio Azevedo Design has squeezed a small guesthouse featuring a glass mezzanine floor into the old red-brick boiler house of a converted laundry. More
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The Broad gallery by Diller Scofidio + Renfro speeds towards completion in Los Angeles
News: Diller Scofidio + Renfro's new art gallery is nearing completion in downtown Los Angeles – a building that architect Elizabeth Diller says doesn't "try to compete" with Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall next door (+ slideshow). More
Eventbrite offices by Rapt Studio contain stadium seating and hammocks
Employees of e-ticketing company Eventbrite can have meetings on bleachers and recline in hammocks at the company's new headquarters in downtown San Francisco by Rapt Studio (+ slideshow). More
Clive Wilkinson Architects brings "quirky rawness" to Funny or Die offices
Los Angeles studio Clive Wilkinson Architects has designed the West Hollywood offices for comedy video production company Funny or Die, which double as a film studio (+ slideshow). More
Foster + Partners unveils skyscraper duo for San Francisco's Transbay area
News: these new images by Foster + Partners reveal a pair of skyscrapers proposed by the firm for San Francisco's rapidly developing Transbay area. More
Bestor Architecture uses primary colours in Beats by Dre headquarters
Los Angeles studio Bestor Architecture has completed a colourful new headquarters for Beats by Dre, following Apple's $3 billion acquisition of the headphones company (+ slideshow). More
Studio O+A designs exposed brick and concrete headquarters for Yelp in San Francisco
Exposed brick walls, an old-fashioned general store filled with sweet jars and vintage memorabilia including a cash register and a fluorescent sign feature in Yelp's headquarters in San Francisco by Studio O+A (+ slideshow). More
Fall House by Fougeron Architecture steps down a cliff side
San Francisco office Fougeron Architecture has designed a house in California that steps down the side of a cliff and projects over the edge. More
OpenScope Studio converts nail salon into San Francisco cafe with tiled front counter
A curved serving counter clad with a honeycomb pattern of white tiles occupies the front space of this cafe in San Francisco by OpenScope Studio (+ slideshow). More
Cloverdale749 apartments by LOHA feature balconies screened by perforated metal panels
Corrugated cladding with different levels of opacity provides privacy for residents of this housing development in Los Angeles by local office Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) (+ slideshow). More
Neon mirrors by Phillip K Smith III created glowing beacons at Coachella
For this year's Coachella festival, American artist Phillip K Smith III created an installation of shiny cuboids that by day provided a series of mirrors, but by night were transformed into neon towers of light (+ slideshow). More
Floating skateboard ramp installed on Lake Tahoe for pro-skater Bob Burnquist
This skateboarding ramp floating over the clear waters of Lake Tahoe was put together in just four days by design-and-build team Jerry Blohm and Jeff King for Californian skater Bob Burnquist (+ slideshow). More
Tom Kundig hoists California gallery facade using gears and pulleys
A wall of windows winches up and down to reveal the interior of this gallery renovation in Los Altos, California, by Seattle architect Tom Kundig (+ slideshow). More
OMA plans San Francisco skyscraper
News: architecture firm OMA is working on designs for a 167-metre skyscraper on Folsom Street in San Francisco. More
Johnston Marklee's Vault House frames beach views through multiple arches
A sequence of vaulted ceilings and arched openings sets up layered vistas through the interior of this beach house in Southern California by Los Angeles firm Johnston Marklee (+ slideshow). More
Moose Road house by Mork-Ulnes Architects frames the Californian landscape
The three-fingered plan of this rural Californian retreat by Mork-Ulnes Architects is oriented to frame views of a mountain ridge, vineyards and a local landmark named Eagle Rock (+ slideshow). More
Oller & Pejic's Desert House designed to look "like a shadow"
This all-black house in the Yucca Valley desert was designed by Los Angeles office Oller & Pejic to look "like a shadow" (+ slideshow). More
Ace Hotel opens latest branch in downtown Los Angeles
The Ace Hotel chain has opened its newest outpost inside a 1920s tower in downtown Los Angeles, complete with a 1600-seat theatre. More
Cisco offices by Studio O+A feature wooden meeting pavilions
Employees meet in octagonal timber gazebos at the San Francisco headquarters of technology company Cisco by local interior designers Studio O+A (+ slideshow). More
Google's "smart contact lenses" could help diabetics monitor blood sugar levels
News: scientists at the Google[x] research facility in California are working on contact lenses containing tiny electronics that could constantly monitor glucose levels in the tears of people with diabetes. More