GUIDE
California
NEIGHBORHOODS
Bay Area
- Pacific Heights
- Edwardian and Classical Revival houses along the ridge, bay views between them.
- Mill Valley
- Redwood canyons under Mount Tamalpais; shingle houses and mid-century hillside glass.
- Los Altos Hills
- Oak-studded acreage above the Peninsula, with room for architecture to spread out.
Los Angeles
- Hollywood Hills
- Cantilevered modernism on steep lots; the city laid out below.
- Pasadena
- Greene & Greene Craftsman, Arroyo Seco gardens, deep tree cover.
Orange County
- Laguna Beach
- Artists' cottages and headland houses above coves and tide pools.
La Jolla
- La Jolla
- Sandstone bluffs, a walkable village and houses stepped toward the sea.
WHAT CLIENTS ASK OF US
- Buyers
- Architectural provenance, view protection, fire and slope reports read before the first visit.
- Sellers
- A story that explains the house: the architect, the site, why it was built this way.
- Relocating
- Guidance on microclimates, schools and commutes that differ sharply within a few miles.
HOW WE WORK HERE
- Fire and coastal zones
- We note wildfire severity zones and Coastal Commission limits on every relevant home.
- Architect records
- Original drawings and architect attribution checked where they exist.
- Photography
- Shot in the light the house was designed for, often fog-soft morning or late gold.