Design Philosophy
The work of David Hertz and Syndesis can be characterized as multidisciplinary in focus and ranges from the design and construction of buildings to product design, furniture and public sculpture to material development and manufacturing i.e. Syndecrete and environmental consulting. The generalist nature of this practice has allowed for a comprehensive understanding of creative problem solving in general and the opportunity to view the problem from multiple perspectives simultaneously. Although the firm’s reputation precedes itself with the material development, furniture and product design it is these things, made within the context of architecture that have ultimately led to architecture itself, and have allowed for the opportunity to practice architecture selectively.
The Architectural projects stem from and early appreciation of the work and philosophies of Frank Lloyd Wright and subsequently John Lautner, the California work of Schindler, Neutra and the case study period as well as frank Gehry in addition to many contemporary artist and architects. Ultimately it is nature and its balanced natural processes itself that provides the inspiration and desire to emulate in the buildings
Each architectural project begins in as much as possible without preconceived ideas; rather evolve organically from the clues and specifics of the site, and client. Several philosophies are however embodied and avail themselves in the desire for the following; to provide for an abundance and dramatic interplay of natural and artificial light. Honest use and expression of materials and structure, incorporation of natural ventilation strategies, selection of healthy interior finishes, integration of landscape and minimization of interior and exterior space, resource and energy efficiency, sustainably and equitable produced materials and products, appropriate use of technologies, responsible to pragmatic and programmatic constraints, site specific, climate responsive, well crafted and detailed, restorative and protective, innovative, understand and overcome the obstacles of interpersonal communication, collaborative and inclusive of all participants and.............. timeless.
United States Green Building Council, LEED Accreditation 2004
City of Santa Monica Sustainable Leadership Award 2004
Eco-Home Network with USGBC and AIA Committee on the Environment, Sustainable Living Award 2004
Juror, AIA Kansas City Chapter Design Awards 2004
Casa Brutus, Japan, Selected Top Ten Architects in The World, October 2002
Juror, AIA Iowa Chapter Design Awards 2002
Juror, AIA Sunset Western Home Awards 2001
Selected for SCI-Arc Alumni Association Competition: “Big Moves” 2001
Nominated by the Los Angeles Chapter of the AIA for the College of Fellowship 2001
AIA Sunset Western Home Award winner for the McKinley residence 2000
Certificate of appreciation to Syndesis from LAAIA chapter office team 2000
Selected New Blood 101 2000
Selected Who’s Who in Real Estate “Profiles of Architects.” L.A. Business Journal 1997
Pacific Design Center, 100/100: 100 Architects/100 Years, exhibition during Westweek 1995
Progressive Architecture, 1990 Young Architects award 1991
Metropolitan Home of the Year, awarded to Venable Studio 1990
Young Architects Competition and Forum, recipient, The Architectural League of New York 1986
AIA 2006 National Convention Tour, Los Angeles Ca 2006
CABoom: a festival of contemporary design at the GA Gallery in Tokyo, Santa Monica, CA 2004
Liquid Stone at the National Building Musum, Washington D.C. 2004
GA Houses: Project 2003 at the GA Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
Organic Odyssey and Eco-Chic Fashion Show held at the McKinley residence 2003
La Grande Venezia AIA Los Angeles Home Tour 2003
Hardcore: Concrete’s Rise from Utility to Luxury at RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Gallery, featuring Hess Tilt-Up Slab House, 2002
AIA/Los Angeles Home Tour Series, Los Angeles, CA, Homes at the Turn of the Century, featuring the Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
GA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, “Projects 2001”
SCI-Arc Alumni Exhibition at Form Zero Architectural Bookstore 2001
The Marina del Venice Home Tour featuring the Hess residence 2001
Homes for the Future: A Tour of Sustainable Living in Southern California” Tour of the McKinley residence 2001
101 New Blood and Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA, Millennium Models 2000
AIA/Los Angeles Designs Awards, Los Angeles, CA, Traveling Exhibit of Entries 2000
AIA Home Tour, Featuring the Lehrer Residence 2000
SCI-Arc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, SCI-Arc Alumni at Work: Evolution Through Practice 2000
LACMA Art and Architecture Tour featuring the Lehrer Residence 2000
AIA Home Tour, featuring the Bay residence 1999
MOCA Curators Circle Presentation/Tour McKinley residence 1999
Venice Art Walk: Docent tours of three projects 1998
Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA, featuring the McKinley Residence 1997
Homes for the Future, Los Angeles, CA Tour of environmental homes 1997
LACMA Art and Architecture Tour, Los Angeles, CA, Lehrer residence 1997
National Tour of Solar Homes, Los Angeles, CA, featuring the McKinley Residence, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy 1996 - present
Casa Brutus Japan, “Top Ten Emerging Architects,” October, 2002
New York Times House and Home Section “Putting the Fab in Pre-Fab” Featuring Hess (Tilt-up Slab) Residence, September 26, 2002
Dwell “How Families Live with Cutting Edge Design”, Cover article featuring the McKinley residence, December 2001
Dwell “House of Seven Patios,” June 2001
The New York Times “Backwater No More, Venice, California, is Rising” 2001
GA Houses 67 featuring Mckinley Residence and Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
GA Houses 66 Projects 2001, featuring Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
LA Architect “Cool Efficiency in Bel Air” featuring Lehrer residence, September/October 2001
Organic Style “The Inside Story,” September/October 2001
Oregon Home “Japanese Modern”, Cover article featuring the Garell residence, November/December 2001
B. Smith Style “Room To Move,” June/July 2000
Fine Homebuilding “Concrete, Timber and Glass” featuring McKinley house, January 2000
The Wall Street Journal “Home offices” featuring Bay residence, 2000
Architektur & Wohnen “Private Oasen,” April 1999
Design Journal “The Greening of the Building Industry” 1999
GA Houses 60 featuring Lehrer residence 1999
LA Architect “Emerging Architects” 1999
Sunset 1999-2000 Western Home Awards
Custom Builder “Coastal Efficiency,” November/December 1998
Los Angeles Times Magazine “An Experiment in Efficiency,” November 1997
AQMD Advisor “Bel Air Home Showcases Green Design, Including Zero-VOC House Paints,” September 1996
Architectural Record “The Market’s Buying Green” featuring the Lehrer residence, January 1996
The Outlook “The Natural House” featuring the Lehrer residence, October 1996
Interior Design “Ecological Model 2” featuring the Lehrer residence, August 1994
Builder Magazine “New American Home,” Februrary 1993
LA Architect LAAIA Newsletter, “Sustainable Design” 1993
Time Magazine “Architecture Goes Green,” April 1993
LA Times Magazine “One Step at a Time” featuring the Lehrer residence, June 1992
Progressive Architecture “Crawford House” 1991
Metropolitan Home “Home of the Year” 1990
Popular Science “The Recycled House” 1990
Progressive Architecture “Depth in Venice” featuring the Venable studio, December 1989
Dwell, featuring the McKinley Residence December/January 2006
Architectural Coatings, featuring the McKinley Residence July 2005
Child Magazine, featuring the McKinley Residence, May 2005
Distinction, featuring the McKinley Residence May/June 2005
LA Times Magazine, featuring the 747 Wing House, September 2005
LivingETC (England), featuring McKinley Residence, August 2005
Los Angeles Times –HOME, featuring McKinley Residence June 30 2005
Outside, featuring the McKinley Residence, April 2005
The Wall Street Journal, November, featuring the 747 Wing House
DBZ Magazine (Germany), featuring the McKinley addition, June 2004
GA Houses 81, featuring the McKinley addition and Binder Residence 2004
Newsweek, featuring David Hertz, Oct. 25 2004
Robb Report, featuring the McKinley residence October 2004
The New York Times, featuring David Hertz, Nov. 4 2004
GA Houses 74: Project 2003 featuring the McKinley addition
House Beautiful/Home Building, Fall, featuring David Hertz 2003
InStyle Home, Fall/Winter, featuring the Hall Residence 2003
The New York Times, April 10, featuring the Hall Residence 2003
The New York Times, November 27, featuring the McKinley addition 2003
Casa Brutus Japan, “Top Ten Emerging Architects,” October, 2002
New York Times House and Home Section “Putting the Fab in Pre-Fab” Featuring Hess (Tilt-up Slab) Residence, September 26, 2002
Dwell “How Families Live with Cutting Edge Design”, Cover article featuring the McKinley residence, December 2001
Dwell “House of Seven Patios,” June 2001
The New York Times “Backwater No More, Venice, California, is Rising” 2001
GA Houses 67 featuring Mckinley Residence and Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
GA Houses 66 Projects 2001, featuring Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
LA Architect “Cool Efficiency in Bel Air” featuring Lehrer residence, September/October 2001
Organic Style “The Inside Story,” September/October 2001
Oregon Home “Japanese Modern”, Cover article featuring the Garell residence, November/December 2001
B. Smith Style “Room To Move,” June/July 2000
Fine Homebuilding “Concrete, Timber and Glass” featuring McKinley house, January 2000
The Wall Street Journal “Home offices” featuring Bay residence, 2000
Architektur & Wohnen “Private Oasen,” April 1999
Design Journal “The Greening of the Building Industry” 1999
GA Houses 60 featuring Lehrer residence 1999
LA Architect “Emerging Architects” 1999
Sunset 1999-2000 Western Home Awards
Custom Builder “Coastal Efficiency,” November/December 1998
Los Angeles Times Magazine “An Experiment in Efficiency,” November 1997
AQMD Advisor “Bel Air Home Showcases Green Design, Including Zero-VOC House Paints,” September 1996
Architectural Record “The Market’s Buying Green” featuring the Lehrer residence, January 1996
The Outlook “The Natural House” featuring the Lehrer residence, October 1996
Interior Design “Ecological Model 2” featuring the Lehrer residence, August 1994
Builder Magazine “New American Home,” Februrary 1993
LA Architect LAAIA Newsletter, “Sustainable Design” 1993
Time Magazine “Architecture Goes Green,” April 1993
LA Times Magazine “One Step at a Time” featuring the Lehrer residence, June 1992
Progressive Architecture “Crawford House” 1991
Metropolitan Home “Home of the Year” 1990
Popular Science “The Recycled House” 1990
Progressive Architecture “Depth in Venice” featuring the Venable studio, December 1989
Riggs, J. Rosemary. MATERIALS & COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE. Prentice Hall, estimated publication - Jan of 2007
Brownell, Blaine. TRANSMATERIAL. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006
Webb, Michael. BRAVE NEW HOUSES ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVING. Conran Octopus, 2003
Roberts, Jennifer. GOOD GREEN HOMES. Layton, UT: Gibbs-Smith, 2003
Conran, Terence. THE ULTIMATE HOUSE BOOK FOR HOME DESIGN IN THE 21ST CENTURY. Conran Octopus, 2003
Arieff, Allison and Bryan Burkhartm PREFAB, (Gibbs Smith Publisher)
Alistaire Luke, ECO-DESIGN, Thames and Hudson U.K. 2001
Baczynski, Bernadette, BATHROOMS, Glen Cove: PDC International, Inc., 1998.
Betsky, Aaron, Icons, MAGNETS AND MEANING, SFMOMA 1998
Bojardi, Gilda, ANNUAL BAGNO: 1992-1993, Milano: Elemond Periodici, 1992.
Cohen, Edi, WEST COAST ROOMS, Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, Inc., 2000.
Imhoff Dan, BUILDING WITH VISION, Watershed Media 2001
Southern California Institute of Architecture, BUILDING IN LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles: SCI-Arc, 2001
Taylor, Julie D., OUTDOOR ROOMS: DESIGN FOR PORCHES, TERRACES, DECKS, AND GAZEBOS, Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, Inc., 1998
Withers, Jane, HOT WATER: BATHING AND THE CONTEMPORARY BATHROOM, London: Quadrille Publishing Limited, 1999.
Webb, Michael, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN LOS ANGELES 2000
A + E Network, “House Beautiful: Kids live here too!” featuring the McKinley residence
A + E Network, House Beautiful: Sensual Living, featuring the Lehrer residence
E! “Homes with Style: Multi-Level Modern” featuring the McKinley residence
Style Network “Architect’s Dream Homes” Episode 55
HG TV Network, The Shape of Things to Come, featuring the McKinley residence, Jan 2000
HG TV Network, Dream Builders, featuring the Lehrer, McKinley and Hess residences, Episode 605
HG TV Network, Homes Across America, Episode 217 featuring the McKinley residence
HGTV “21st Century Home” Episode 408 featuring McKinley residence
PBS, “Hometime: Master Suite” Episode 819
TECH-TV Network (formerly ZDTV), 21st Century Home, featuring the McKinley Residence
Lehrer Residence, Bel Air, CA 2 phase addition and remodel
McKinley Residence, Venice, CA Architect’s own single-family residence
McKinley Addition, Venice, CA Addition to the architect’s home
Hall Beach House, renovation of single family beach home, Montecitio, CA
Hess Residence, Venice, CA Utilized “tilt-up slab” construction
Garell Residence, Yachats, OR Residence on the Oregon coast
Mendelsohn-Zien Advertising Agency, Los Angeles, CA
Arden Realty, Los Angeles, CA
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Hancock Park Comfort Station, Los Angeles, CA
Smith and Hawken Corporate Offices, adaptive remodel/reuse of an abandoned elementary school, Mill Valley, CA
747 Wing House, single residence and ancillary structures in the Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu,CA
Panel House, new single family residence utilizing refrigeration panels, Venice, CA
Slat House, remodel to single family residence, Marina Del Rey, CA
The Architectural projects stem from and early appreciation of the work and philosophies of Frank Lloyd Wright and subsequently John Lautner, the California work of Schindler, Neutra and the case study period as well as frank Gehry in addition to many contemporary artist and architects. Ultimately it is nature and its balanced natural processes itself that provides the inspiration and desire to emulate in the buildings
Each architectural project begins in as much as possible without preconceived ideas; rather evolve organically from the clues and specifics of the site, and client. Several philosophies are however embodied and avail themselves in the desire for the following; to provide for an abundance and dramatic interplay of natural and artificial light. Honest use and expression of materials and structure, incorporation of natural ventilation strategies, selection of healthy interior finishes, integration of landscape and minimization of interior and exterior space, resource and energy efficiency, sustainably and equitable produced materials and products, appropriate use of technologies, responsible to pragmatic and programmatic constraints, site specific, climate responsive, well crafted and detailed, restorative and protective, innovative, understand and overcome the obstacles of interpersonal communication, collaborative and inclusive of all participants and.............. timeless.
Selected Awards
United States Green Building Council, LEED Accreditation 2004
City of Santa Monica Sustainable Leadership Award 2004
Eco-Home Network with USGBC and AIA Committee on the Environment, Sustainable Living Award 2004
Juror, AIA Kansas City Chapter Design Awards 2004
Casa Brutus, Japan, Selected Top Ten Architects in The World, October 2002
Juror, AIA Iowa Chapter Design Awards 2002
Juror, AIA Sunset Western Home Awards 2001
Selected for SCI-Arc Alumni Association Competition: “Big Moves” 2001
Nominated by the Los Angeles Chapter of the AIA for the College of Fellowship 2001
AIA Sunset Western Home Award winner for the McKinley residence 2000
Certificate of appreciation to Syndesis from LAAIA chapter office team 2000
Selected New Blood 101 2000
Selected Who’s Who in Real Estate “Profiles of Architects.” L.A. Business Journal 1997
Pacific Design Center, 100/100: 100 Architects/100 Years, exhibition during Westweek 1995
Progressive Architecture, 1990 Young Architects award 1991
Metropolitan Home of the Year, awarded to Venable Studio 1990
Young Architects Competition and Forum, recipient, The Architectural League of New York 1986
Tours and Exhibitions
AIA 2006 National Convention Tour, Los Angeles Ca 2006
CABoom: a festival of contemporary design at the GA Gallery in Tokyo, Santa Monica, CA 2004
Liquid Stone at the National Building Musum, Washington D.C. 2004
GA Houses: Project 2003 at the GA Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
Organic Odyssey and Eco-Chic Fashion Show held at the McKinley residence 2003
La Grande Venezia AIA Los Angeles Home Tour 2003
Hardcore: Concrete’s Rise from Utility to Luxury at RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Gallery, featuring Hess Tilt-Up Slab House, 2002
AIA/Los Angeles Home Tour Series, Los Angeles, CA, Homes at the Turn of the Century, featuring the Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
GA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, “Projects 2001”
SCI-Arc Alumni Exhibition at Form Zero Architectural Bookstore 2001
The Marina del Venice Home Tour featuring the Hess residence 2001
Homes for the Future: A Tour of Sustainable Living in Southern California” Tour of the McKinley residence 2001
101 New Blood and Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA, Millennium Models 2000
AIA/Los Angeles Designs Awards, Los Angeles, CA, Traveling Exhibit of Entries 2000
AIA Home Tour, Featuring the Lehrer Residence 2000
SCI-Arc Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, SCI-Arc Alumni at Work: Evolution Through Practice 2000
LACMA Art and Architecture Tour featuring the Lehrer Residence 2000
AIA Home Tour, featuring the Bay residence 1999
MOCA Curators Circle Presentation/Tour McKinley residence 1999
Venice Art Walk: Docent tours of three projects 1998
Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA, featuring the McKinley Residence 1997
Homes for the Future, Los Angeles, CA Tour of environmental homes 1997
LACMA Art and Architecture Tour, Los Angeles, CA, Lehrer residence 1997
National Tour of Solar Homes, Los Angeles, CA, featuring the McKinley Residence, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy 1996 - present
Publications
Casa Brutus Japan, “Top Ten Emerging Architects,” October, 2002
New York Times House and Home Section “Putting the Fab in Pre-Fab” Featuring Hess (Tilt-up Slab) Residence, September 26, 2002
Dwell “How Families Live with Cutting Edge Design”, Cover article featuring the McKinley residence, December 2001
Dwell “House of Seven Patios,” June 2001
The New York Times “Backwater No More, Venice, California, is Rising” 2001
GA Houses 67 featuring Mckinley Residence and Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
GA Houses 66 Projects 2001, featuring Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
LA Architect “Cool Efficiency in Bel Air” featuring Lehrer residence, September/October 2001
Organic Style “The Inside Story,” September/October 2001
Oregon Home “Japanese Modern”, Cover article featuring the Garell residence, November/December 2001
B. Smith Style “Room To Move,” June/July 2000
Fine Homebuilding “Concrete, Timber and Glass” featuring McKinley house, January 2000
The Wall Street Journal “Home offices” featuring Bay residence, 2000
Architektur & Wohnen “Private Oasen,” April 1999
Design Journal “The Greening of the Building Industry” 1999
GA Houses 60 featuring Lehrer residence 1999
LA Architect “Emerging Architects” 1999
Sunset 1999-2000 Western Home Awards
Custom Builder “Coastal Efficiency,” November/December 1998
Los Angeles Times Magazine “An Experiment in Efficiency,” November 1997
AQMD Advisor “Bel Air Home Showcases Green Design, Including Zero-VOC House Paints,” September 1996
Architectural Record “The Market’s Buying Green” featuring the Lehrer residence, January 1996
The Outlook “The Natural House” featuring the Lehrer residence, October 1996
Interior Design “Ecological Model 2” featuring the Lehrer residence, August 1994
Builder Magazine “New American Home,” Februrary 1993
LA Architect LAAIA Newsletter, “Sustainable Design” 1993
Time Magazine “Architecture Goes Green,” April 1993
LA Times Magazine “One Step at a Time” featuring the Lehrer residence, June 1992
Progressive Architecture “Crawford House” 1991
Metropolitan Home “Home of the Year” 1990
Popular Science “The Recycled House” 1990
Progressive Architecture “Depth in Venice” featuring the Venable studio, December 1989
Selected Publications
Dwell, featuring the McKinley Residence December/January 2006
Architectural Coatings, featuring the McKinley Residence July 2005
Child Magazine, featuring the McKinley Residence, May 2005
Distinction, featuring the McKinley Residence May/June 2005
LA Times Magazine, featuring the 747 Wing House, September 2005
LivingETC (England), featuring McKinley Residence, August 2005
Los Angeles Times –HOME, featuring McKinley Residence June 30 2005
Outside, featuring the McKinley Residence, April 2005
The Wall Street Journal, November, featuring the 747 Wing House
DBZ Magazine (Germany), featuring the McKinley addition, June 2004
GA Houses 81, featuring the McKinley addition and Binder Residence 2004
Newsweek, featuring David Hertz, Oct. 25 2004
Robb Report, featuring the McKinley residence October 2004
The New York Times, featuring David Hertz, Nov. 4 2004
GA Houses 74: Project 2003 featuring the McKinley addition
House Beautiful/Home Building, Fall, featuring David Hertz 2003
InStyle Home, Fall/Winter, featuring the Hall Residence 2003
The New York Times, April 10, featuring the Hall Residence 2003
The New York Times, November 27, featuring the McKinley addition 2003
Casa Brutus Japan, “Top Ten Emerging Architects,” October, 2002
New York Times House and Home Section “Putting the Fab in Pre-Fab” Featuring Hess (Tilt-up Slab) Residence, September 26, 2002
Dwell “How Families Live with Cutting Edge Design”, Cover article featuring the McKinley residence, December 2001
Dwell “House of Seven Patios,” June 2001
The New York Times “Backwater No More, Venice, California, is Rising” 2001
GA Houses 67 featuring Mckinley Residence and Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
GA Houses 66 Projects 2001, featuring Hess Tilt-Up Slab House 2001
LA Architect “Cool Efficiency in Bel Air” featuring Lehrer residence, September/October 2001
Organic Style “The Inside Story,” September/October 2001
Oregon Home “Japanese Modern”, Cover article featuring the Garell residence, November/December 2001
B. Smith Style “Room To Move,” June/July 2000
Fine Homebuilding “Concrete, Timber and Glass” featuring McKinley house, January 2000
The Wall Street Journal “Home offices” featuring Bay residence, 2000
Architektur & Wohnen “Private Oasen,” April 1999
Design Journal “The Greening of the Building Industry” 1999
GA Houses 60 featuring Lehrer residence 1999
LA Architect “Emerging Architects” 1999
Sunset 1999-2000 Western Home Awards
Custom Builder “Coastal Efficiency,” November/December 1998
Los Angeles Times Magazine “An Experiment in Efficiency,” November 1997
AQMD Advisor “Bel Air Home Showcases Green Design, Including Zero-VOC House Paints,” September 1996
Architectural Record “The Market’s Buying Green” featuring the Lehrer residence, January 1996
The Outlook “The Natural House” featuring the Lehrer residence, October 1996
Interior Design “Ecological Model 2” featuring the Lehrer residence, August 1994
Builder Magazine “New American Home,” Februrary 1993
LA Architect LAAIA Newsletter, “Sustainable Design” 1993
Time Magazine “Architecture Goes Green,” April 1993
LA Times Magazine “One Step at a Time” featuring the Lehrer residence, June 1992
Progressive Architecture “Crawford House” 1991
Metropolitan Home “Home of the Year” 1990
Popular Science “The Recycled House” 1990
Progressive Architecture “Depth in Venice” featuring the Venable studio, December 1989
Books
Riggs, J. Rosemary. MATERIALS & COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE. Prentice Hall, estimated publication - Jan of 2007
Brownell, Blaine. TRANSMATERIAL. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2006
Webb, Michael. BRAVE NEW HOUSES ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVING. Conran Octopus, 2003
Roberts, Jennifer. GOOD GREEN HOMES. Layton, UT: Gibbs-Smith, 2003
Conran, Terence. THE ULTIMATE HOUSE BOOK FOR HOME DESIGN IN THE 21ST CENTURY. Conran Octopus, 2003
Arieff, Allison and Bryan Burkhartm PREFAB, (Gibbs Smith Publisher)
Alistaire Luke, ECO-DESIGN, Thames and Hudson U.K. 2001
Baczynski, Bernadette, BATHROOMS, Glen Cove: PDC International, Inc., 1998.
Betsky, Aaron, Icons, MAGNETS AND MEANING, SFMOMA 1998
Bojardi, Gilda, ANNUAL BAGNO: 1992-1993, Milano: Elemond Periodici, 1992.
Cohen, Edi, WEST COAST ROOMS, Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, Inc., 2000.
Imhoff Dan, BUILDING WITH VISION, Watershed Media 2001
Southern California Institute of Architecture, BUILDING IN LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles: SCI-Arc, 2001
Taylor, Julie D., OUTDOOR ROOMS: DESIGN FOR PORCHES, TERRACES, DECKS, AND GAZEBOS, Gloucester: Rockport Publishers, Inc., 1998
Withers, Jane, HOT WATER: BATHING AND THE CONTEMPORARY BATHROOM, London: Quadrille Publishing Limited, 1999.
Webb, Michael, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN LOS ANGELES 2000
Television
A + E Network, “House Beautiful: Kids live here too!” featuring the McKinley residence
A + E Network, House Beautiful: Sensual Living, featuring the Lehrer residence
E! “Homes with Style: Multi-Level Modern” featuring the McKinley residence
Style Network “Architect’s Dream Homes” Episode 55
HG TV Network, The Shape of Things to Come, featuring the McKinley residence, Jan 2000
HG TV Network, Dream Builders, featuring the Lehrer, McKinley and Hess residences, Episode 605
HG TV Network, Homes Across America, Episode 217 featuring the McKinley residence
HGTV “21st Century Home” Episode 408 featuring McKinley residence
PBS, “Hometime: Master Suite” Episode 819
TECH-TV Network (formerly ZDTV), 21st Century Home, featuring the McKinley Residence
Important Projects
Lehrer Residence, Bel Air, CA 2 phase addition and remodel
McKinley Residence, Venice, CA Architect’s own single-family residence
McKinley Addition, Venice, CA Addition to the architect’s home
Hall Beach House, renovation of single family beach home, Montecitio, CA
Hess Residence, Venice, CA Utilized “tilt-up slab” construction
Garell Residence, Yachats, OR Residence on the Oregon coast
Mendelsohn-Zien Advertising Agency, Los Angeles, CA
Arden Realty, Los Angeles, CA
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Hancock Park Comfort Station, Los Angeles, CA
Smith and Hawken Corporate Offices, adaptive remodel/reuse of an abandoned elementary school, Mill Valley, CA
747 Wing House, single residence and ancillary structures in the Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu,CA
Panel House, new single family residence utilizing refrigeration panels, Venice, CA
Slat House, remodel to single family residence, Marina Del Rey, CA
David Hertz Architects Inc
Studio of Environmental Architecture
2420 McKinley Ave
Venice Beach CA 90291
Phone +1 310 829 9932
Fax +1 310 829 5641
Studio of Environmental Architecture
2420 McKinley Ave
Venice Beach CA 90291
Phone +1 310 829 9932
Fax +1 310 829 5641
Owner
David Hertz, AIA
Employees 10
Established 1984
Specialty
High-end custom residential
projects with an emphasis
on environmental sustainability