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Los Angeles Architects In This Economy? You Bet

November 1st, 2011 | Posted by daniela in residential design - (0 Comments)

lounge designOkay, so the stock market is still quite vulnerable. Everyone’s a tad uneasy about what’s going on in Greece and all…But that doesn’t mean you have to sideline your own projects. Let’s say you want to invest some money in your home. Maybe it’s because your house looks like it’s right out of 1984, maybe it’s because you want to move and want a better bang for your buck. The first step is to choose Los Angeles architects whose work is respected and admired throughout the community.

We can work with you to ensure that we stay within a strict budget, making decisions that result in money-saving  and aesthetically pleasing results. When all’s said and done, your redone house will not only look better, but it will be worth more on the resale market.

Real estate prices aren’t what they were five years ago, but there is still a market for beautiful real estate, especially for those investors who know that now is a pretty good time to buy.

If you’re thinking about giving your home a makeover, these Los Angeles architects can help. With some landscaping, a strategically placed fountain and a couple of pieces of new furniture, your new living room will look like a page out of a lounge design magazine.

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Why Los Angeles Architecture is Art

October 31st, 2011 | Posted by daniela in residential design - (0 Comments)

los angeles architectureArchitecture is often called the highest form of art, a view which sprang from the Italian Humanists of the 15th century. They believed that it came from human experience. But architecture was not a specialty as it is today. The best examples of Renaissance architecture were achieved by prominent sculptors, smiths, masons and other wealthy people with plenty of time on their hands. If only they knew about 21st century architecture.

Los Angeles architects are some of the world’s finest. Our focus is bringing creativity and cutting-edge design to interior and exterior spaces. We do it with choice materials, which enhance functionality, because an attractive space is a well-used space.

Today it’s not enough to simply design a beautiful room. It’s about making the room sustainable, so that people in fifty or a hundred years can continue to use it and say, “What an incredible space, those Los Angeles architects really knew what they were doing.” It happens by learning the materials we work with, and striving to make them work in the way we envision.

The result is Los Angeles architecture based not on trends or what’s popular, but design that is tangible, with the long term in mind.

 

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Why Choose These Los Angeles Architects for Your Commercial Project

October 3rd, 2011 | Posted by daniela in restaurant design - (0 Comments)

residential architectureFranklin Studios understands what it means to stand out from the crowd. We were recently hired by a chef from the Beverly Hills Hotel to design a completely sustainable grocery store. Our firm has a scientific background, a major asset when dealing with things like building structure and energy saving techniques and equipment. And because we are Los Angeles architects with engineering as part of our undergrad education we understood the components of what it would take to make this grocery store run.

We also understand how context shapes expectations. When designing an Asian restaurant called called Tengu on Ocean Blvd. in Santa Monica, we wanted to highlight the location and recreate diners’ expectations. Foregoing the traditional dark woods and palette of the sushi lounge we offered clean black on white minimalist tones to focus not just the inside surroundings, but outside as well. The result was a chic, open dining experience.

When deciding on interior decorators Los Angeles, choose architects in Los Angeles who understand what materials and design make your project stand out from the others, who know what context and surroundings determine, and who aren’t afraid to go against the grain to present you and your clients with something totally extraordinary.

 

 

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The Art of Los Angeles Architecture

September 19th, 2011 | Posted by daniela in residential design - (0 Comments)

los angeles architectFranklin Studios is different than most Los Angeles architecture firms. We believe getting your hands dirty is vital to the creative process.

Because we have a formal education in engineering, we’re familiar with what goes into crafting and building, which plays into our knowledge of design. Knowing your material is the starting point to any design solution, and putting your hands on materials and pushing them to the breaking point is how you learn to use them. Recently we tinkered for a week in our shop with ammonia and brass to come up with a beautiful green-patina wall-covering for a project.

On every project we work with local craftsmen to create prototypes of wood, plaster, glass, and metal until we find the right shape and texture for the furniture, wall panels, or light fixtures for which we’ve been commissioned. We often forgo hiring a general contractor to coordinate construction ourselves.

We take into account cost too, in implementing fresh, bold designs. We view budget limitations as another challenge that forces us to dig deeper and work harder to achieve a satisfying result. Architecture is art. When you sign up with Franklin Studios, you know that these Los Angeles architects are going to bring you something different.

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Welcome to the Residential Design Blog!

September 2nd, 2011 | Posted by Ajax Union in residential design - (0 Comments)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Design is subjective, sure. He may like a more contemporary styling while she prefers a more traditional, Louis XIV interior. But when it comes to design, regardless of the style, or even the subject – interiors, websites, or picture frames - everyone can agree on one thing: excellence.

How is excellence achieved? With a lot of hard work. Formal training, a familiarity with traditional solutions and just getting your hands dirty are the ways to reach an understanding of the materials and subject matter so as to produce something — contemporary or baroque — able to satisfy the eyes of a child or an old man.

Some say a professional achieves excellence after ten years or so, after they’ve added their own vision to what has been done in the past and are able to see where design is headed in the future. That vision is what Franklin Studios offers their clients. These Los Angeles designers understand space, color, fabric and texture in a way that brings you and your project a sophistication and taste that reflects your unique preferences.

Welcome to the Residential Design Blog! Here we’ll discuss tips, anecdotes and ideas about all things design, including residential, commercial, and hospitality design. A new post goes live every Monday, so feel free to leave comments and ideas. We’d love to hear what you have to say.

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