Minimal Hollywood house by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos juts out from steep hillside
Spanish firm Fran Silvestre Arquitectos designed the off-white angular form of this house so it would "hang from the topography" of the Hollywood Hills. More
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Cedar-clad home in Silicon Valley enables Californian outdoor lifestyle
Providing ample outdoor living spaces was a guiding factor in the design of this Northern California dwelling by American studio Malcolm Davis Architecture. More
Klopf Architecture revamps mid-century modern Eichler home in California
San Francisco-based Klopf Architecture has remodelled a house built by Joseph Eichler, the post-war real estate developer who helped introduce modern housing estates to America. More
America's most expensive home boasts $250 million price tag
This mansion designed for the "ultimate billionaire" in Bel Air, Los Angeles, has set the record for the priciest home ever listed for sale in the USA. More
AJ-A gives Palo Alto home extension an all-white exterior
Californian firm AJ-A has extended an adobe brick residence from the 1940s, contrasting the rustic material with pared-down finishes and minimalist geometry. More
Sagan Piechota creates hillside California home surrounded by oak trees
A grand, open-air staircase cuts through the centre of this spacious dwelling by US firm Sagan Piechota Architecture, which was designed to blend with the natural terrain. More
Malcolm Davis creates off-grid retreat in California wine valley
This weekend retreat by American firm Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of rectilinear volumes clad in weathering steel and topped with sloped metal roofs. More
Prefabricated weathering-steel boxes form California retreat by Alchemy Architects
Minnesota-based firm Alchemy Architects has completed a home in California's Sonoma Valley, which comprises two separate modules that were almost entirely prefabricated before being brought to site. More
Malcolm Davis creates redwood-clad Meadow House in northern California
This holiday dwelling by Malcolm Davis Architecture consists of angled wooden volumes with giant windows that provide sweeping ocean views. More
Coastal California home by Hu Mn Lab+ can accommodate 200 party guests
American studio Hu Mn Lab+ has created a spacious family home in Los Angeles that appears to jut out from a hillside like dresser drawers. More
Mario Romano creates rippling aluminium skin for California home
The undulating metal exterior of this family home in Venice Beach by Los Angeles designer Mario Romano takes its cues from the movement of the ocean. More
Arshia Architects completes angular white residence in Hollywood Hills
Los Angeles firm Arshia Architects has created a sculptural white hillside residence to comply with the stringent zoning requirements of its exclusive neighbourhood. More
Malibu Hillside pool and terrace frame Pacific Ocean views
A latticed wooden canopy shades this swimming pool and terrace, designed by Michael Goorevich for a Malibu house on a slope overlooking the Pacific Ocean. More
Anonymous Architects builds LA house around existing cypress tree
Instead of chopping down a tall tree in the middle of a Los Angeles site, American studio Anonymous Architects incorporated it into this cantilevered cedar-clad residence. More
Struere builds Hollywood home to help revive mid-century modernism
This house in the Hollywood Hills, by Los Angeles firm Struere, promises to "renew the modern living promise" by extending the indoor spaces to the exterior. More
Five of the best houses in California on Dezeen
From desert hideaways to clifftop villas, the houses in this next roundup from our series spotlighting different US states are all in California (+ slideshow). More
Double-sided tape secures cladding to LA residence by Studio Pali Fekete
Los Angeles architecture firm Studio Pali Fekete has used double-sided sticky tape to affix the cladding panels to this home for an executive of adhesives company 3M (+ slideshow). More
Dining area "grows" from California artist studio by Mork-Ulnes
Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed a barn-inspired artist studio in northern California, which includes a white volume that looks like it is growing out of a reclaimed timber-clad building. More
Schwartz and Architecture's Box on a Rock house is perched above an expansive California valley
California firm Schwartz and Architecture has completed a minimal and self-contained residence that looks out over the Sonoma Valley (+ slideshow). More
SCI-Arc students build affordable home in low-income Los Angeles neighbourhood
Students in a design-build program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture have completed a house in a crime-ridden area of Los Angeles, with features included to help occupants feel "safe and secure" (+ slideshow). More