Escape from Los Angeles is not only a kitschy dystopian film but was rather the motto of many Angeleno’s (even the die-hards) in 2020 due to the pandemic and the restrictions it created. Homeowners swapped Venice for Miami, Hollywood for Atlanta, and Laurel Canyon for Austin. In fact, when it comes to Californians leaving for […]
Recently, I shared a post on Instagram about Cary Tamarkin – an architect whose work I really admire. For those who have never heard the term, he is also what’s known as a “starchitect” – a portmanteau to describe an architect who has gained some form of celebrity status or fame for their work. But […]
Before I became a Realtor, I got my start in real estate flipping houses and I still love remodeling homes to this day. I recently purchased, renovated, and re-designed a house on Belfast Drive in the Hollywood Hills. Check out the Before and After photos below to see what I did: The front exterior looks […]
As a real estate agent and designer/house flipping, I’ve seen a construction site or two. Piles of wood, buckets of nails, bags of concrete – much of it, in an unfortunate turn of events, goes to waste. In an age where we are finally getting conscious of how important it is to be eco-conscious and […]
JH: How did you get started in architecture? GP: As a boy I remember drawing houses from my imagination. At school I studied the sciences but always painted from my imagination in my spare time. I was a talented student in mathematics and could have carried on studying mathematics at university. Instead I opted for […]