2010 Venice Art Walk & Auctions
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Rustic Canyon: The Sequel Saturday, May 22, 2010

Sponsored by Dwell on Design

Picking up where last year’s historic walking tour left off, Leo Marmol, FAIA, takes visitors deeper into this architecturally bountiful neighborhood, stopping to tour a fresh collection of homes representing the old and the new.

Hours: 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Registration: 10:30 am, Rustic Canyon Community Center, 601 Latimer Road, Santa Monica, free parking
Tickets: $175 per person, includes lunch, as well as private cocktail reception and tour preview led by architect Leo Marmol and historian Randy Young on Friday evening, May 21, at Marmol Radziner offices in West L.A. and VIP cocktail reception at Dogtown Station Lofts in Venice on Saturday evening, May 22. Tickets extremely limited and must be purchased in advance. Ticket buyers will receive confirmation prior to May 22.

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Medow Residence
Medow Residence Marshall Lewis, Remodeled by Abramson Teiger Architects Architect Trevor Abramson designed two new entry doors for his remodel of this 1970s house -- the first opens onto a lush garden, and the second, after a few steps, opens onto an airy, light filled living space with tall windows and doors leading out to the Canyon’s natural creek – another world in the middle of a bustling metropolis.
www.abramsonteiger.com
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Amiel Residence
Amiel Residence Marshall Lewis, Remodeled by Tighe Architecture Cascading stairs lead down to the new living space of this quintessential Rustic Canyon house, updated for the 21st century by Patrick Tighe, with a series of elegant floating volumes in a conjoined glass garden pavilion.
www.tighearchitecture.com
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Stanton Residence
Stanton Residence Phil Rotblatt, Remodeled by Steve Stanton A classic mid-century modern house, renovated and respectfully updated by the current owner / architect with materials that reflect the natural beauty of the canyon setting.
www.trashforteaching.org
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Lunch at Melinda Gray’s historic Leo Carrillo Residence
Lunch at Melinda Gray’s historic Leo Carrillo Residence Renovated by Melinda Gray, Gray Matter Architecture The Channel Road Adobe, built in 1932 for Leo Carrillo on an oak and sycamore filled plateau overlooking Santa Monica Canyon, has been painstakingly restored by architect Melinda Gray for her family; in the process, she has uncovered a waterfall, a pond, a spring, and a cistern.
www.graymatterarchitecture.com
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Kingman House
Kingman House Rob Hussey with Gray Matter Architecture A strikingly sculptural collaboration between designer/builder Rob Hussey and architect Melinda Gray, this house integrates nature, light, and volume, in a horizontally and vertically open plan with rich materials and finishes, handcrafted light fixtures, and a unique concrete wine wall.
www.graymatterarchitecture.com
www.husseyrealestategroup.com
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Henrikson/Grant Residence
Henrikson/Grant Residence Marmol Radziner This serene, wood-clad home captures the beauty of clean, modernist design, and creates a warm and communal atmosphere with rooms that open onto each other and the garden, and materials and textures that bring nature indoors.
www.marmol-radziner.com
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Shapiro Residence
Shapiro Residence Ray Kappe, FAIA, Kappe Architects/Planners Revered architect Ray Kappe always amazes with his elegant structural solutions to difficult canyon sites, and this house is no exception, with its massive exposed concrete walls stepping up the hill, contrasting with narrow slot windows, clerestories, and floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open the house to the views, the trees, and expansive outdoor living areas.
http://www.kappedu.com/RayKappe.html
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Note: This is a walking tour of approximately two miles with visits to homes with many stairs. Guests are advised to wear comfortable shoes and clothing.

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