Venice CA Contemporary Archtecture

Condos 101-119 Ocean Front Walk   L. Anthony Greenberg   1992   Ten stunning beach-front townhome residences with incredible head-on ocean views, tremendous volume and natural light throughout. It’s said that each unit feels like livin... Read more

BAR Center at the Beach 201 Ocean Front Walk Hagy Belzberg Architects   2022   The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles Center showcases a building that was transformed from the original one-room building to a three-level Center that ... Read more

305 Ocean Front Walk   DU Architects   2020   A four-story, ground-up mixed-use building along the famed Venice Beach Boardwalk, this development is comprised of three multi-floor residential units atop 2,850 square feet of retail space.... Read more

4 Thornton Lofts 619 / 701 Ocean Front Walk Michael J. Falonis Architects 2009   Thornton Lofts are best-in-class creative office spaces inside a premier Venice Beach location. Ten live/work loft units are located on Venice’s boardwalk w... Read more

5 Muscle Beach Gym 1809 Ocean Front Walk   This world famous landmark is built in a brutalist-style concrete structure, which conveys the immensity of the participants that work-out within this outdoor gym. Gawkers are welcome.   ...

6 Single Family Residence 2219 Ocean Front Walk Tighe Architecture   2015   The design investigates the interplay between public and private with the ultimate goal of keeping the residence as open as possible while, simultaneously, retain... Read more

7 Douroux House 2315 Ocean Front Walk Antoine Predock  1989-90   An awe-inspiring floor to ceiling red pivoting window looking toward the Pacific Ocean invites the outside in, while an elevated black granite infinity waterfall enhances th... Read more

8 Miami House 2505 Ocean Front Walk 2018   Part of the three big houses on the 2500 block on Ocean Front Walk, this Florida-reminiscent inspired residence is another playful adaptation of what is possible in a 40’ x 100’ lot parameter.... Read more

9 Norton Lifeguard House      2509 Ocean Front Walk Frank Gehry 1983 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Gehry continued his exploration of creating architecture as a sculptural assemblage of everyday materials, low costs, and sculptural forms with th... Read more

10 Snipper Residence 2511 OFW Miguel Angelo Flores and Associates  1988   EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Also known as La Rotunda, this deceptively simple purple glass box contains a vertical, glass-block and stucco cylinder at its core. ...

11 Panel House 2911 Ocean Front Walk David Hertz   2006 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   The narrow structure afforded the opportunity to create a clear span structural system, eliminating the need for any interior load bearing walls. The design inte... Read more

12 Roy and Carol Doumani Beach House 4 Yawl Street   Robert Graham, 1982 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   The house, designed by un-architect sculptor Robert Graham, was made uniquely livable by the decision to fill it with other artists’ functiona... Read more

13 Doumani Floating Beach House     15 Yawl Street   Frank Gehry   2018 This project features complex fabrication and installation of the flat and corrugated multi-hued titanium panels, displayed throughout the exterior and interior of... Read more

14 Race Through the Clouds  1600 Main Street – Windward Circle Steven Ehrlich  1987 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   This building stands on the site of one of the original roller coasters of Venice of America. An undulating steel rail weaves arou... Read more

15 Ace Market Place   1501 Main St - Windward Circle Steven Ehrlich  1989 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Reminiscent of the dredging machines that dug the original Venice of America canals, as well as the bathhouse that once occupied the site, thi... Read more

16 Windward Circle Art Building   211 Windward Ave – Windward Circle   Steven Ehrlich  1988 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   The massing and decorative elements of the Arts Building evoke the Hotel Antler, which once occupied this site. It was or... Read more

17 Bauhaus 217 Windward Ave  1984 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   This Bauhaus influenced architectural gem of a property, is a special DUPLEX /HOME/OFFICE property situated next to the famous Hama Sushi restaurant on the Venice Circle. The curved g... Read more

18 Modern Home 333 Windward Ave   2023 This residence just showed up out of nowhere, nice and inviting, with no information available. It seems a natural in Venice.

19 TWOfourEIGHT Westminster 248 Westminster Ave 1990 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Curving, mid-eighties office complex, featuring polished concrete and hardwood floors, and skylights throughout. Very indicative of the era it was originally designe... Read more

20 Office/Duplex 1313 Innes Place 1991 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   This current office property was originally a residential duplex, converted for business in 2001. The interior is a master-class of coordinated spaces.   ...

21 House residence 415 Venice Way Andrea Schoening  2018 Fall in love with the open dining, spacious living with cozy fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows in this contemporary masterpiece by prestigious European architect, Andrea Schoeni... Read more

22 Safan-Gerard House 502 Rialto Ave Tom Egidi   EARLY CONTEMPORARY   This house features an angular, spectacular third-floor artist studio space, two floors of unique residence, and a working doctor’s suite on the sub-ground floor. A l... Read more

23 Triangle Townhouse 520 Venice Way 2020 Described as “Venice redefined. In a class of it's own. A statement for the century.” You be the judge, on this unique, triangular residential property.

24 Himmelhouse 513 Grand Ave Coop Himmelb(l)au  2001 As the first project in the United States built by Viennese architects Coop Himmelb(l)au, this astounding project seamlessly weaves complex sculptural form into every-day living. The raw... Read more

25 ”Y” House 528 Grand Ave Cigolle X Coleman  2018 The house itself is a showstopper, literally built around a dramatic steel spiral staircase. “The staircase feels very powerful in the space and sets up the relationship between the ... Read more

26 MODERN house 533 Grand Ave Nicholas Hopson and Klara Rodstrom    2023 This home exhibits thoughtful, relevant and impactful livable design, flexible for any lifestyle.

27 Flying Home 581 Venice Blvd   2011 This 3821 square foot single family home has 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. I’s oddly unique vantage point and use of glass-walls makes this residence almost unexplainable.

28 543 Rialto House 543 Rialto Ave Steven Shortridge  2005 Inventive geometric planes fill architect Steven Shortridge's modernist house with natural light, open communal spaces, and private wings, merging all the restorative possibilities... Read more

29 Caplin House 229 San Juan Ave Frederick Fisher  1979   EARLY CONTEMPORARY   This landmark house features a curved roof that looks like a boat hull from the inside and a rolling wave from the outside - an homage to the nearby ocean and... Read more

30 Spiller House 39 Horizon Ave Frank Gehry  1980 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Gehry’s Spiller duplex is a matchbox of 2x4’s and a collision of architectural volumes. The breakthrough house is a complex Post-Modern organization of two houses;... Read more

31 Gagosian Gallery 51 Market Street Studio Works Architects  1980-81 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   This former art gallery and apartment building has a plain street façade but a surprising interior shockingly reveals its secret heart: a spectacu... Read more

32 Restaurant? 1501 Pacific Ave 2024   The only information available about this property is that it’s an office building, currently available. Maybe a restaurant?

33 Old School 70s 37 Brooks Ave EARLY CONTEMPORARY   A private home probably built in the late ‘70s – early ‘80s style popular back then, arched vaulted skylites, basic geometric architecture with a fireplace chimney through the expo... Read more

34 Michich-Small House 120 Thornton Place Milica Dedijer-Michich 1981 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Belonging to the International Style of architecture, the home pays homage to the Modern style of the 1920s and ’30s with curved columns, balconie... Read more

35 Arnoldi Triplex 326 Indiana Ave Frank Gehry   1981 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Intended as the first of a series of studio spaces built for local artists, each studio was designed by Gehry around a different oversized abstract sculptural elem... Read more

36 Hopper House 330 Indiana Ave Brian Murphy   1989 EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Originally designed for actor, filmmaker, art collector, artist, and longtime Venice resident Dennis Hopper, this house has a plain corrugated metal façade that bel... Read more

Teresa Bjornson Studio 16 Paloma Ave Arata Isozaki   1986   EARLY CONTEMPORARY   This minimalist cubic structure with soaring gallery-like proportions and angled corner skylights was the first residential commission for Isozaki, perhaps ... Read more

38 Chiat Day Binoculars 330 Main Street Frank Gehry / Claes Oldenburg  1985-91   EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Gehry partnered with artists Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen to craft this distinctive creative office space in three distinctive form... Read more

39 Renaissance Building 225 Main & Rose  Johannes Van Tilburg / Jonathan Borofsky 1989   Incorporates replica Venice of America columns along its Main Street façade. The distinctive clown sculpture on the corner is a community landma... Read more

40 Nexus House 1601 Shell Ave Woods + Dangaran  2020 Nexus House is an immersive architectural residence designed by Woods + Dangaran AIA. Composed on a coveted corner lot, the property includes the home and guest house which can be combin... Read more

EARLY CONTEMPORARY   The 700 Palms Residence addresses the freedoms and constraints of residential design in Venice. By maximizing volume, light and privacy on a narrow lot with sensitivity to scale and context, the design presents raw, ho... Read more

42 “The Art House” 813 Palms Blvd Rudin Donnor Design  2014 A green masterpiece on a huge corner lot (actually the entire corner block), this unique architectural compound is a utopian sanctuary of art and life. The studio's exterior w... Read more

43 Lombardi House 823 Palms Blvd Kevin Daly   1990   The Palms House is unparalleled in its synthesis of sustainability and design. The dynamic use of space and spectacular courtyard collaborate to inspire classic California living. Disti... Read more

44 Spectral Bridge 648 Milwood Ave EYRC Architects / Johannes Girardoni  2018   Spectral Bridge is a collaborative lifestyle design by Ehrlich Architects and artist Johannes Girardoni. Sensitive to neighborhood scale, the residence celebr... Read more

45 Radius House 640 Milwood Ave Pentagon  2022   Organizing the house around the central stair/atrium ended up being a major design driver of the project. The residence has a breezy feel of freedom and openness as the indoors connects wit... Read more

46 Millwood One 657 Millwood Ave Kim Gordon Design   2015   Soaring ceilings, steel windows, stone touches, and wood textures create a warmly modern home with Kim Gordon's famous attention to detail and signature Venice style. ...

47 The Love House 700 Brooks Ave Kurt Gibbs Architecture   2021   This updated and contemporary compound with inclusive pool/studio/double living room features the signature Love murals of local artist Ruben Rojas.

48 The California Poppy House 732 Brooks Ave Jonathan Ward & Jin Ah Park   2011   The home’s most striking feature is the silhouette of a poppy silhouette laser-cut into an aluminum screen that wraps the second-floor facade. This pi... Read more

49 Nuevo Residence 828 Brooks Ave 2003   Tons of natural light freely enters through the many windows. You'll surely notice the sleek architectural lines, built-in detailing, and the airy, 9'6" high ceilings, which offer a grandness to the... Read more

50 Lucia 840 California Ave Alon Zakoot  2023   Inaugural member of the Glass Ladies collection, 3 individual homes promise individual uniqueness while seamlessly harmonizing as a trio. Plus, an underwater viewing window to the pool adds ... Read more

51 Bay Cities Garage 901 Abbott Kinney Blvd Frank Israel   1990    Throughout its lifespan, the building has served as a flexible envelope for the creative companies within, from the Bay Cities Garage, the Charles & Rae Eames Office,... Read more

52 Artist in Residence 1212 Abbot Kinney Blvd Equinox Architecture 2007   Described as an extraordinary Artist in Residence building, ideal for showcasing, entrepreneurial ventures, and fostering creativity among groups. Three stories of c... Read more

53 Workplace 1324 Abbot Kinney Blvd 2002   Three separate units offering a combination of open work space and small offices over three levels.

54 1220 Cabrillo Residence 1220 Cabrillo Ave Modal Design  2012   A designer curated architectural compound, bright and airy, this stunner west of Abbot Kinney, on the quiet side of Cabrillo Avenue, is steps away from the best galleries, ... Read more

55 Duplex Condo 1217 Cabrillo Ave 2015   Who wouldn’t want to live in any of these recent additions to the Venice landscape? These four examples exemplify the changing neighborhood’s face in these newly-revised times. Gentrification an... Read more

56 Residence 1201 Cabrillo Ave SEA Architects   2008   Minimalist architecture defines this home with open living plan and custom Bulthaup kitchen. High ceilings, abundant natural light, refined in detail and finish, this dynamic environm... Read more

57 Cabrillo Townhouse 1415-1421 Cabrillo Ave Ted Tokio Tanaka  1989   EARLY CONTEMPORARY   Inspired by the location along the former Cabrillo canal, architect Tanaka created four split-level townhouses with boldly distinctive geometric f... Read more

58 542 House 542 Altair Place Steven Shortridge   1996   EARLY CONTEMPORARY   This house is a piece of a larger house that was moved to the site in 1937, and its restoration in 1996 used modern spatial moves and elements to provide an e... Read more

59 “Floating” House 1564 Cabrillo Ave Robert Choeff / Krystyan Keck  2009   While the original bungalow is an intact, sedate gray, there features a floating modernist cube over top. Four posts levitate the addition structure entirely ... Read more

60 Townhouse 1212 Electric Ave Electric Bowery  2019   Electric Bowery presents a stunning mix of eclectic design and exquisite craftsmanship, with a great flow from the main living space to the balcony for an indoor / outdoor feel. Each ... Read more

61 Keck Residence 2407 Eastern Canal Glen Irani  1998   This Eastern Canal residence is the product of the whimsically modern vision of Architect Glen Irani, which resonates comfort, peace, and great beauty. The luminous southwest exposu... Read more

62 Carrol Canal 230 Carrol Canal Don Dimster  1987   This updated and reinvigorated light infused modern architectural home is in the heart of the canals, with open spaces and indoor outdoor flow, featuring a wall of Fleetwood glass doors... Read more

63 Irani Residence 419 Howland Canal Glen Irani  1998   This published architectural home, designed by Glen Irani, is a peaceful retreat filled with luxury comforts and creative, modern design, featuring an expansive double height living ... Read more

64 Harlan Lee Residence 429 Sherman Canal William Pauli  2000   The home boasts 10 feet ceilings, walls of glass and a preferred south-facing exposure. The open floorplan allows an easy flow from the cook's kitchen through the great room ... Read more

65 Oxford Triangle 627 Oxford Ave Matthew Royce 2019   Constructed primarily from industrial materials such as board-formed concrete, glass and raw copper, the Royce residence easily stands apart from the early 20th century Craftsman bunga... Read more

66 McKinley Residence 2420 McKinley Ave David Hertz Architects  2003   The original structure consisted of two separate buildings, one in the front and another in the back, that were joined via a covered bridge.  A few years later Hert... Read more

67 Vertical House 116 Pacific Ave Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects  2004 The Vertical House (originally christened Túr ãras), is a taught, kaleidoscopic tower that blurs boundaries between walls and floors. Clad in multicolored fiber-cement... Read more

68 Mosaic Tile House 1116 Palms Ave Cheri Pann and Gonzalo Duran  1994 This local icon has to be seen to be believed: the entire contents of this property is covered in wild mosaic tiles. Everywhere!