Architect Breaks Down 5 of the Most Common Los Angeles Homes | Architectural Digest
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- Valery Augustin has been an architect in Los Angeles for over 20 years; today on AD he lends his expertise in breaking down the most common housing structures in the City of Angels. From eclectic beach houses, and classic mission revival to the cozy California bungalow, learn how these properties came to be so popular.
Director: Hiatt Woods
Producer: Skylar Economy
Associate Producer: Landrie Hatcher
On Set Associate Producer: Josh Crowe
Director of Photography: Grant Bell
Audio: Will Miller
Camera Operator: Lucas Villicich
Production AssistantL Fernando Barajas
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MORE Valery Augustin please…excellently thorough and affable expertise
wholeheartedly agree!
Yes!!!
Just thought the same thing!
I agree I was able to watch the whole thing without getting bored, very informative
Agreed! He's fantastically knowledgeable.
Thanks Valery Augustin for busting the myth that LA has no defining residential architecture - I grew up in Silverlake in the 80s and I thought it was a paradise of elegant and people-centric homes, but most people I encounter in the rest of the world think LA is made of movie sets and Malibu. Loved the video, please do more!
Silverlake is so wonderful! But sadly gentrified and unaffordable for all but the very wealthy…
la is a big movie set
Love this guy. AD please do a part 2 of Los Angeles style architecture. There is so much more.
Mid-century modern comes to mind. That and various styles of apartment building, 70s - 80s houses, etc.
Yesss theres so many more- love it
Tudors + Boat houses too!
And victorian cottages! I live in a queen anne by DTLA, so there's lots of victorians in my neighborhood
Fantastic, efficient presentation. Augustin has a terrific way of making it clear. Thorough but not so long as to get bogged down in too much information.
This breakdown is informative. Being an architect is no easy job. They're all detail-oriented, as far as I know.
Very perceptive.
Which is why they keep missing the big picture.
Plus, they need to learn a lot about history too!
I'd really like to hear him go through all the experimental phases of LA architecture. The mid century movement, Eichlers, Case study homes, Googie etc. LA is the land of great experimentation by many great architects.
I love this! I’m a firefighter in LA, so I have the pleasure of checking out different types of structures. It’s nice learning some of the history surrounding these buildings.
One of the things I love about Long Beach, you can drive around a small area and see every one of these styles. It's such a great tribute to larger LA, while having it's own city vibe.
i love long beach as well! an architectural gem of a city!
Eww long beach
Ghetto by the sea! LOL. We're in the Cliff May Ranchos.
@bruintoo you clearly got the bad end of the stick when living in long beach
@bruintoo not in belmont shores
Love the bungalow court apartments! Sense of community is so important nowadays especially with the advent of the internet and people feeling disconnected as a result.
Agreed. Bungalow court apartments grant a measure of community and dignity that Dingbats just don't. And they celebrate the indoor/outdoor lifestyle that SoCal was famous for.
Sad to see all the bungalow court apartments go. Many in the Bay Area were torn down for more high density apartment buildings with less character. They could provide affordable housing and community. The California bungalow, with its deep porches, are my absolute favorite California housing style.
They are truly hard to find. I saw one on Central Avenue in Alameda.
There are a few near Oakland Ave
Lived in a Spanish style bungalow court apartment during college. Beautiful rose-filled courtyard, you could hear the fog horns at night (Long Beach). Sad to know they’re being torn down.
I live in NorCal foothills and I’m grateful there are still bungalows in my neighborhood. They’re so cool!
We need to upzone single family zoning so mcmansions can be torn down to build small homes with shared courtyards. More small houses, less mansions.
I've always been a fan of the Mission Revival style of homes since I was a kid. It's just charming.
Informative,short,sweet and just plain educational.I want more.Thank you very much.
I've never even been to LA, but I loved every minute of this.
I have rented or at least visited friends in all of these apartments and homes while attending college, graduate school and law school in Northern California (Berkeley, San Leandro and Oakland). This presentation makes me really appreciate the historical aspects that I, as a young woman, was unaware of at the time.
My favorite is a Craftsman style house a.k.a. Bungalow. Pasadena is loaded with those beautiful houses. As well as bungalow courts, which sadly are being destroyed by real estate developers.
Craftsman houses are my favorite too.
@Moth Girl That's because you are Awesome. 😎😎😎
living in Socal i rarely seen these until moving to the more LA area. pretty cool
I grew up in Pasadena and I always adored the Craftsman style! I also love Mission style.
So many memories of childhood and teen years. Pasadena is almost unrecognizable to me now 😢
Dark wooded craftsman houses have my heart.
I grew up in San Francisco and I loved our architectural styles. But my best friend lives in Los Angeles and it was also so fascinating to either of us to visit one another. How in one state are there such distinct cities. It made visiting one another a ton of fun because visually it was so different. It really felt like two different worlds.
Great job. I really enjoyed this. It felt like a mini master class in architecture.
I’m surprised he didn’t discuss the seismic drawbacks of the Dingbats’ “soft story” parking. I’ve seen a lot of buildings get retrofitted since the Northridge quake, but I’m sure there are still thousands that are vulnerable.
Property owners are required to retrofit soft stories. In one of the shots of the Crapi Apartments (love the self-deprecating humor), a retrofit contractor banner is visible.
Love bungalow court apartments! Every time I walk by won I can’t help but stop and smile. Something about them just feels so warm and inviting.
As a LA native. These homes are now being remodeled and it’s interesting to see what the owners are doing with them now
I live near a TON of bungalow courts. I wish there were more. It's insane to me that you can't build 4 little cottages on a lot but a huge luxury apt structure towering over all other small homes is fine...
Such a great presentation! I grew up halfway between LA and SF in San Luis Obispo which has much of the same architectural history, just on a smaller scale. The mission featured was actually the San Luis Obispo de Tolosa with the SLO Mountain in the background. I lived in SF for decades and am now in LA and am obsessed with the architecture here. Some now covered are the older Victorians, the Art Deco and Streamline Modern, and MCM and later mid century. There are also some even more rare mid century A Frames here and there. I would also like to hear about the mid century multi unit buildings with a swimming pool in the center and sauna room. Seems to be a quintessential Hollywood style.
Grew up in SF, spent lots of time in LA where my best friend lives. Now I live in NYC. There’s something so special about the distinctive architectural styles found in Northern and Southern CA. My friend loved visiting me up north and I down south because it always felt like worlds apart, despite being the same state.
@S L I totally get it. When you add the landscaping/ vegetation on to that too it adds to the differences.
This was absolutely brilliant and exceptionally informative. Without a doubt, both the Mission Revival and California Bungalow styles rank among my all-time favorites in Los Angeles.
This was absolutely fascinating. I am a huge fan of mission revival architecture, but I enjoyed learning about other LA architecture styles. Dense housing options are the best and likely only way to handle the affordability crisis all over the country.
Thank you for pointing out how horrible those huge curb cuts are for pedestrians. I’m convinced that the wider the driveway, the faster drivers whip into and out of parking lots. That’s why sidewalks in front of gas stations are always really bad too
i found LA weirdly hostile for walking considering how fitness focused people seem to be there
My favorite professor!!! I'm so glad to see his passion for architecture shared with the AD community. More, please!!!
Really enjoyed the subject and lean, straightforward delivery. Comparing modern sites with their historical precedents, and using a variety of visual formats and angles (overhead/drone, vintage film and video; street-level and aerial still photos), is so effective. More please!
I lived in a bungalow court apartment in college and I loved it so much! Sad to hear they are endangered now.
This segment was quite fascinating and enjoyable. A part two would be appreciated. Thank you.
I am thinking I need to see more of Mr. Augustin. I grew up in Southern CA so am familiar with some of the info provided, but not all of it, and this was a delight to watch. I would love to see more design videos hosted by him!
I love these videos. So informative on both architecture and city history.
Thank you @ArchitecturalDigest and Mr. Augustin for featuring a handful of iconic Californian homes. As a born & raised Los Angeleno, I think the Boardwalk Beach House really captures the essence of California living at its finest. However I would likely purchase in Long Beach for the views, indoor/outdoor living, and laid back residential neighborhoods.
He is excellent and so eloquent! I really like mission revival houses and craftsman style bungalows! I would love a part two as well 😊
I don't live in the LA area anymore (moved out of state), but I have fond memories of living in Long Beach, where you can find all of the architecture styles mentioned in this video!
Love the detail in this. It's actually educational and not superficial like so many architectural videos on CZcams.
This was super interesting!! I love four of the five styles featured. The historical context included with each description as well as pointing out how each style translates to housing issues today was also very much appreciated. I'm looking forward to more videos by you!
Just as a point of interest - craftsman-style, Californian bungalows were very popular in New Zealand, with most of them being built in the first half of the 20th century. In my hometown of Christchurch, NZ they can be found dotted all over many suburbs, although housing intensification means that they are now falling prey to redevelopment.
My grandparents lived in a courtyard apartment building in Inglewood similar to the courtyard bungalows. It had 2 stories of apartments and a large underground parking garage. There were entrances to the courtyard on both ends. One to the street and one to the alley. I've seen the style in multiple movies and TV shows set in LA.
I live in the UK and I really wish Porches were more common here! I love how they look, especially the style of the California bugalow
these city videos are great! I'd love to see one about the Village Green complex in Baldwin Hills, it seems like a dream place to live and I wish more developers looked at it when planning things...
This was really enjoyable. I've never been to LA but was familiar with some of the architectural styles shown and the bungalow court apartments are so dang charming.
This is an incredible video! I would love to see a “5 common types of houses in Chicago” video next - there are many unique & very distinct architectural styles
Love this overview of LA architecture styles, many of which are found all over California.
Loved this! Please make a video on the next five most popular styles. I’m guessing Tudor, storybook, Victorian ? My favorite is the Mission Revival style 😻
I’ve always loved the bungalow courts but the most beautiful of all (to me) is Mission Revival. 😍
Excellent presentation of information.
Love this. How about the architectural styles of other parts of California? More Valery Augustin please!
My ex-husband's family lives in the Pico Robertson area, where there are a LOT of mission revival houses. We lived with them for a year while I was getting my master's at USC. That section of the video reminded me so much of getting off the bus on Friday evenings and walking through their neighborhood to get to their house before Shabbat.
I absolutely love this! I currently live in Los Angeles and have noticed a ton of dingbat apartments especially on the west side so that was spot on. So interesting to hear the perspective of an architect on these styles as well. Great video AD!! 😊
Palms/Mar Vista is polluted with dingbats.
They should do a part 2 where they talk about the Contemporary glass-and-steel style that dominates new homes in the hills (and looks like it was inspired by the Getty)
What I really appreciated about LA Architecture was that it often was a fusion of traditional Colonial looks, with stark Mid-century Modern. This made the current Post Modern additions look like museum pieces at times, especially in Pasadena (where I lived for two years). To be honest, it's the only part of LA I'd live in again.
Also, as others have stated, more Valery Augustin please. He's very articulate, and evenly paced in his presentation, which neither feels rushed or unnecessarily prolonged.
California Bungalow is my favorite! I lived in one for 22 years - but it was in Pennsylvania! Second favorite is the court yard cottages. Those are so cute! Excellent video, thank you.
Loved this- informative and interesting and so well presented 👌🏾👌🏾
MORE Valery Augustin please…excellently thorough and affable expertise. Informative,short,sweet and just plain educational.I want more.Thank you very much..
Wonderful video with great and concise explanations. I visited Los Angeles a few years ago and I did not really like (nor dislike, to be honest) the city. It’s thanks to this video and others that I want to give Los Angeles a second chance 🙂
This is great! Would love a part 2!
Lived in the LA/South Bay beach cities for a long time. I've heard of all these styles of architecture except for the dingbat, which you still see everywhere.
This is definitely only *some* of the architectural styles of LA. Looking forward to part 2 by Augustin.
Informative,short,sweet and just plain educational.I want more.Thank you very much.. MORE Valery Augustin please…excellently thorough and affable expertise.
Mission Revival and Craftsman style are my absolute favorite. Glendale has a lot of Mission revival style homes and they're just gorgeous!
Please do more about Los Angeles homes !!! And also I love Valery Augustin he’s amazing 😊
I would love one of these on San Diego I feel like there are lots of cool buildings in downtown San Diego, including the downtown library, which has a lot of interesting architectural details would love to know more about it
The cool thing with mission revival especially is you can find it all over California too! I live in norcal and a lot of older and recent housing in the suburbs is built in the mission revival style :)
An enjoyable mix of design breakdown, setting context and historical footage-done with a quietly humorous delivery. Much more Valery Augustin, please! Would love to see the Hollywood Hills stilt house included in the next set.
Love this architect! Such an amazing speaker!
Such an informative breakdown, we need a part two! 😊
One of my favorite episodes of the architecture breakdown/walking tours content. Please more of that AD!
Gotta admit I've always been fascinated with those stilt-houses in the canyons. Great vid, thank you Valery!
Incredible video! As someone who grew up in Los Angeles loving it's architecture this was spot on :)
I’ve had the… unfortunate pleasure of living in many of these architectural style buildings and more typical housing throughout LA. This video is very much in-line with what I dealt with lol
I love those beach houses! In fact, I'd love to see a comparison of beach house styles all over. I see a lot of great ones in Ocean City, MD and the coast of Oregon had such a fantastic variety, too!
I very much enjoyed this! Bring back Valery for more Southern California architecture
Would love to see 'common San Francisco' and 'common Albuquerque' for the next videos! (But, really, I love the series, so any US city that has special architecture, I'd love :) )
Would love to see part 2 with him and more typical housing types in Cali!
I've always been attracted to the bungalow court style. But that may be because it reminds of the motor court motels where you parked your car along side a little cabin style motel room. However when it comes to Ding Bats, all I can remember is how many collapsed during the Northridge earthquake of 1994. That "soft story" for car parking was to blame.
Loved this video. I would like to seem more about styles of other cities as well
Found this very informative and interesting to see it all side by side like this. Great video.
Excellent architectural overview, Mr. Augustin!😍 Thank you bunches.🥰
Please, would you do an in-depth feature on Storybook-style architecture: its genesis, history, locales, applications, variety of styles, & interior design features?
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so interesting to see how many of these building styles ended up in northern california! always knew they gave off a socal vibe, just couldn't figure out exactly why
Thank you. This was very interesting! While I was familiar with the style of architecture, I never knew the apartment buildings were called "dingbats."
I perceive the best solution for multi-unit housing in LA would be a hybrid of the sustainability of Mission revival yet with the friendly community spirit of the Bungalow Courtyard. And I’d hire Sir Augustin to design it.
This was really interesting. Did they do the bungalows with a pool in the middle? I don't live in LA but I remember watching Melrose Place and it seemed like bungalows were around a pool.
Great video! I could watch hundreds of them with him. He’s great! 👍
Love the bungalow court apartments style. An apartment, but didn't feel like one and out of the places I've lived while in the military, that style was my favorite. Some of us don't need or want large homes and they fit that bill. Beach houses would be my least.
Born and raised in LA. That’s my city! I’ve been in the Midwest for many years now. This video gives me all the feels! ❤
Great video. I lived in Palms in W. LA, and there were dingbat style buildings everywhere. Cool to hear Palms get mentioned.
Wow! This is so informative and educational! Also, love the subtle humor! 😊
Amazing video, clear, to the point well presented. Want me to explore this topic even more!! Thanks a lot!
great video and explanations! we need to bring back more of the middle middle housing presented here.
Wonderful review of L A house style by architect Valery Augustin. I like the boardwalk beach house.
it’s so funny, as someone born and raised in LA, i never knew the names for these styles of buldings/homes, but i know EXACTLY what characterizes each one
would love a part two about mid-century modern.
That was fabulous!! So interesting and I learned a lot. Thanks so much.
Loved this video. Can you feature Valery Augustin more often please?
I truly enjoyed this review, first time here I’ll surely return😊but my favorite was the California bungalow I have always love the wide open porch and space.
Really interesting. Especially having recently been lucky to stay in a tiny bungalow in Venice Beach, and there was a stunning Lutheran mission-style church nearby.
This is great! More please. Host Valery wonderfully succinct. I prefer Spanish/Mission and the CA bungalows. Though Arts & Crafts bungalows not my favorite.
I used to live in a Bungalow court apartment on 12th street off of Western, it had no parking, but that was fine because I didn’t have a car. It was only $700/month ten years ago, and I had a roommate who slept in the large living room and me in the small bedroom. I loved the built in closets and shelves and also hanging out in the courtyard sometimes
I'm surprised he didn't bring up some styles that define Los Angeles such as the Victorian, the Colonial style, and the Tudor, certainly more common than the boardwalk style here in LA.
While we can see examples of those architectural styles in LA, they aren't quintessentially Californian the same way Mission Revival or bungalow is.
Tudor and Cape Cod Colonial made a revival in SoCal in the 70s and 80s
I lived in a dingbat in college. Thankfully we did have a common space, and the whole street was filled with dingbats, bungalows, and mission revival homes. The whole street was so essentially LA - I miss the unique character that LA has. Great video!
Mission revival is my favorite! I loved my Grandmas little Stucco, Spanish tiled house in LA
yes! surprised stucco wasnt mentioned
That was wonderful. Thank you. (As a Los Angeleno, for decades, I appreciate the education. I never knew all these terms, nor this wealth of description.)