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. As much as we love writing long, educational blogs about housing in Los Angeles, we thought it was time to write something fun and easy. The best part about designing...Read More

If you follow Tracy A. Stone Architect on Instagram, you may have noticed that we recently got to visit John Lautner’s Tyler House. Tucked away in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon, this lesser-known work was built in 1953 and then restored in 1995, with the help of our very own Tracy Stone. The owner, Peter Tangen, was...Read More

We love it when our clients are as committed (or more!) to the design as we are. One of these amazing clients, Roger, is utilizing his engineering knowledge (normally applied to his work in the aerospace industry) to act as General Contractor for the remodel of his residence in La Canada. Frustrated by the inability...Read More

A house cannot be a home without space for all the “stuff”. For these clients, it meant shelves upon shelves to house various book collections, children’s toys, and the occasional zen sculpture. We transformed the required fall protection (guardrail) into a dual-sided, two-story storage solution. The custom shelving system suspends a series of wooden boxes...Read More

  How do two people who are 6′-5″ and 5′-4″ use the same mirror? They don’t. At least not our clients living on Dahlia Drive! In the second phase of a house addition/remodel, we designed a custom feature in the master bathroom that responded to the height difference between our clients. Half of the mirror...Read More