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Eaton & Palisades Fire Response

Like many in our community, we are heartbroken by the devastation caused by the Palisades and Eaton fire. Thousands of people have suffered immediate personal...

Light Touch Density: Rethinking Single-Family Zones

In a world of single-family zoning, we we’re pleasantly surprised to stumble across this recent article in the New York Times highlighting the history of...
Graphic depicting a crane arm moving a bridge into place to span between two cliffs.

Meet Me in the Middle: How Communities and Developers Can Work Together

Apartments, ADUs and Small Lots—oh my! As a response to the state’s push to meet current housing needs, new developments are popping up across Los...
Shower below a rectangular skylight in a modern unit. Includes a round showerhead and overhead light, concrete walls, and a wood entryway.

It’s the Little Things..

As Architects, we wear many hats—advocating for affordable housing, staying up to date with the latest design trends, etc. The list goes on and on....
Cartoon floor plan with a "Not Approved" stamp on it.

Reality Check: The Real Story Behind Housing Bills

Have you heard? Los Angeles has a housing problem! We’re over 450,000 housing units short based on the latest RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) assessment....
Cartoon showing the before and after of housing density. Before, there is one orange house on each green rectangle of land, while after has multiple houses and multi-unit buildings on each green rectangle.

Housing Bills 102

Our previous blogs in this Affordable Housing series took a peek at the history of how we got to the current housing shortage, and then...
Cartoon drawing of person covered in books and papers, all of which are California bills. Someone says from off screen "I think you forgot one."

Housing Bills 101

I don’t know about you, but every time I read a sentence containing the abbreviations “SB” or “AB” my brain immediately hurts trying to figure...
Cartoon showing two workers constructing the wooden framing of a roof. The construction worker on the right using a power saw, while the one on the left holds the chord and says "That'll be $1,000,000,000 please."

Why is Housing in Los Angeles So Expensive? (Part 2)

Welcome back to our informal discussion about rising housing costs in Los Angeles. If you missed it, make sure you check out Part 1. If...
Sketch of three houses along the same street. Each house has a wooden exterior, a large tree in the front, and other vegetation around the houses.

Why is Housing in Los Angeles So Expensive? (Part 1)

It’s a common question: Why is housing in Los Angeles so expensive? We are constantly asked this question by clients and decided to dig deep...