Brooks + Scarpa Designs Innovative Manhattan Beach Residence Breaking Local Architectural Conventions
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Jenna McKnight
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Summary
Architecture studio Brooks + Scarpa designed Alma Switch House, a three-story residence in Manhattan Beach, California that breaks from local housing conventions. The house features a slender, sloping lot near the Pacific Ocean and emphasizes indoor-outdoor living while maximizing ocean views. The design avoids standard local housing tactics and incorporates innovative architectural approaches for the coastal California location.
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· 3 pulledArchitecture studio Brooks + Scarpa has created a three-storey Manhattan Beach house that capitalises on views and indoor-outdoor living while avoiding standard tactics used in the area's housing stock.
The residence, called Alma Switch House, sits on a slender, gently sloping lot just a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean in southern California.
It was designed by Los Angeles-based Brooks + Scarpa to break with local convention while maximizing the coastal living experience.
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