“Illuminated in Los Angeles” Onyx Firepit Featured on Houzz
The design of the front yard courtyard entertaining area with onyx firepit was featured in a recent article on Houzz, “See How 20 Patios Celebrate the Fire Pit.” The article details unique and creative ideas to incorporate a firepit into your outdoor setting. Using inset LED lighting behind the exterior grade onyx stone, the firepit has a soft glow when used at night. During the day, it serves as a stunning focal point on this outdoor patio. Our design took top billing in the list of ’20 Patios Celebrate the Fire Pit.’
Read MoreExpert Contributor for Living Brentwood, Kurt Krueger
Kurt Krueger, Principal Architect and Owner of Krueger Architects was asked to be the expert architect contributor for Living Brentwood. Living Brentwood is an exclusive magazine serving the Brentwood neighborhood. As the “Expert Architect,” Kurt Krueger was asked to provide his insight on the best ways to use lighting to enhance your interior and exterior spaces.
Read MoreFrench Houzz Features Krueger Architects
The French version of Houzz recently included an article about designs and materials for outdoor partitions, wall cladding, and shade structures. They selected 12 outstanding examples of unique outdoor enclosures and creative ways to elevate the design of your outdoor entertaining spaces.
Krueger Architects was honored that Houzz choose to feature the shade structure we’d designed for the Joffre backyard. This vertical metal slat structure is used to both create shade as well as an intimate conversation area with seating and a fire feature.
Read MoreKrueger Architects Named in Top 100 of North American Luxury Architects
Krueger Architects takes top honors in the newly released Top 100 Luxury Home Architects from BOND Custom. Listed among only 13 other California Architects, Krueger Architects designs luxury homes for the Los Angeles market and particularly the Brentwood area.
Read MorePoetic and Practical: What it Means to be an Architect-Builder
The first meeting with a client starts with questions. I ask, “How are you going to interact with the space?” and “How can I enhance your lifestyle with an indoor-outdoor feel?” Perhaps they want a wow factor that their friends will be impressed by, or they just want to enjoy a glass of wine in solitude by the pool. It depends on the client.
Read More2018 ArCH Design Excellence Awards
Architects Creating Homes’ has awarded Krueger Architects two of their design excellence in residential design awards for 2018. The ArCH Design Excellence in Residential Design is an international competition and the winners were announced in May. ArCH is an American-based international organization of licensed architects focusing on residential architecture, professional excellence, achievement, client value, and service. The design excellence awards are presented annually to Architects and Designers and are voted on by fellow Architects.
Read MoreFAQ: Solar Panels for New Home Construction
The California Energy Commission has ruled that by 2020 solar panels will be required on all new homes with limited exemptions. For many people this may seem sudden. You may be one of them… feeling surprised, wanting to know more. However, this is one of several actions that have happened in the state over the last decade to move us toward sustainability–all as part of a larger plan.
Read MoreGreen Roofs
Green roofs, also known as vegetated roof covers or eco-roofs, consist of layers of living vegetation installed on top of conventional flat or sloping roofs. While pondering design options for an upcoming project, we began exploring the idea of utilizing a green roof system. The discussion came about because the home is situated on a hillside and we wanted to see how we could best preserve the view of the neighbor further up the hillside. However, green roofs have value that goes far beyond aesthetics.
Read MoreBarbie and SNL Visit Compartés Chocolatier
Saturday Night’s episode of the long running and iconic late night comedy troupe, SNL brought a visit by Barbie™ to the Compartés Chocolate Shop in Westfield Century City. The funny skit shows Barbie with the Compartés store front behind her holding one of Compartés tasty frozen hot chocolates and a clutch purse.
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