If there ever was an ideal expression of the catchall "design for better living," Raphael Soriano accomplished it here. He was so successful in fact that Grossman named the house "El Paradiso," not so much because the glass house dissolves into its tropical garden setting, but rather on account of its ease of maintenance. It is constructed with an aluminum frame, and anodized exterior components that...

Olympiad Drive in View Park implies an international outlook, yet when Soriano broke ground on the Drury House, traditional conformity was the norm. The house was controversial, if not even considered subversive. Today, its clean lines and efficiency of form, typifying the early heroic international style, vivifies the neighborhood. Steel framed ribbon windows lend horizontality to the two story residence...

Nestled on a picturesque street in the hills, a short stroll from Silver Lake Reservoir, sits this rare opportunity to redefine a work by one of the 20th century's seminal architects. Currently configured as a duplex with a 2+2 and a 1+1 unit, this fixer opportunity comes with two different sets of architects' plans and renderings for a gracious and modern 3 bedroom home with views of downtown and...