about us (portraits coming soon)
paul vu
director + founder
paul grew up in alaska and earned a masters in architecture at cal poly pomona.
an award-winning designer and photographer, he built the agency from the ground up to best serve the design community & bring recognition to world-class spaces.
greta gamble
business + operations manager
greta grew up in washington and studied fashion merchandising and business at washington state university. but it was a summer at paris college of art studying fashion photography that really locked in her career path. her positivity and tireless work ethic keep all our projects running smoothly.
hayden blaz
photo / video / retouch
lawson chew
research & development
miguel rodrigo
visualization
charles mcmurren
videography
richie yu
business development
additional contributors / brandon stanley / Ernest lee / jay cadet / justin vu / linda hosmer-spain / sydney jackson / taiyo watanabe
press / partners
awards / publications
2023
anx - the bunker / archiscene
César Giraldo Design - 380 Lama / california home + design awards: Best vacation home design
dior - dioriviera at the beverly hills hotel / complex / cultured / dujour / elite traveler / Fashionista / fashion network / grazia
ecotech design - geneseo inn / big little hotel: small hotels designed by architects / container architecture: modular, pre-fab, affordable, moveable, sustainable
kevin daily architects - gramercy senior housing / aia (national) 2023 housing awards - excellence in affordable housing / architect magazine
loha - 1500 Granville / dwell / architizer a+ awards - jury winner (residential, mixed unit housing - mid rise)
loha - canyon / interior design - Best of year awards / AIA (national) 2023 housing awards - multifamily
loha - mlk1101 / aia (national) 2023 housing awards - excellence in affordable housing
loha - nike icon studios / architizer a+ awards - finalist (commercial, office - low rise)
oca - beehive pavilion / archdaily
superb films - the genius of the place: the life and work of geoffrey bawa, sri lanka’s premier architect / Wallpaper magazine / the sunday times
2022
abramson architects - Cedars sinai los feliz / aia los angeles - healthcare, institutional, civic citation award
anx - the bunker / los angeles business council - interiors winner
arshia architects - ro54 / los angeles business council - housing, single family residential winner / liv hospitality design awards / architecture construction and design awards - runner up
bau10 - Couer D’Alene ADU / LA times / dwell
César Giraldo Design - 380 Lama / wsj / Robb report / yahoo.com / Mansion global / sacramento bee / msn
dior - Men’s winter 2022 pop up / hypebeast / rain magazine
dior - ERL pop up / wwd
ecotech design - geneseo inn / liv hospitality award / top hotel projects / california home and design
eyrc - ivy station / los angeles business council - mixed use winner
eyrc - Pendry West Hollywood / archello
eyrc - Kingsland residence / archdaily
Glickman Schlesinger - Hamptons airstream / shltr / dwell
gluck+ - California house / dezeen / design milk / winner of Sara | NY Design award of excellence
gluck+ - Malt house / metropolis
hwkn - 351 Marin tower / archinect news
kevin daily architects - gramercy senior housing / aia los angeles - affordable housing merit award / los angeles business council architecture awards - housing, multifamily affordable winner
Kevin Tsai architecture - Melrose croft the addison / pcbs golden nugget award
lever architecture - 843 n spring street / los angeles business council - under construction winner
LOHA - canyon / aia residential architecture awards honor award for multi-residential - small
loha - 1500 Granville / dezeen / aia residential architecture awards honor award for multi residential - large / woodworks wood design awards / the plan awards
loha - midnight mission / fast company
loha - Malibu residence / dezeen
LOHA - mlk1101 / metropolis
LOHA - Nike Icon studios / metropolis
modus development - Stratford residence / dwell / architectural digest
NAC - Hilda l. solis care first village / Aia residential architecture awards citation award for temporary housing
nwampka design - Relativity Space / onoffice magazine
officeuntitled - cayton’s childrens museum / los angeles business council - interiors winner
Perkins and will - Camp Lakota / woodworks Wood Design Awards / metropolis magazine / dezeen
Perkins and will - UC Riverside plant research / AIA Merit award winner
stayner architects - Bacetti + tilda wine / hospitality design / california home and design / los angeles business council - retail & restaurant winner
2021
Abramson architects - Getty View residence / dezeen
Dior - brooklyn museum / Vogue / Vogue / Vanity Fair / Secret NYC / Surface Mag
dior - Rosewood Pop-up / Haute Living | Hypebae
eyrc - Kingsland residence / sunset magazine
eyrc & mighty buildings - rancho mirage / Forbes
GGA+ - LADOT bus maintenance facility / labc sustainability award winner
Gluck+ - California House / (Winner of) AIA LA - 2021 Residential Architecture Award of Merit / Dwell / The Architect’s Newspaper / Phaidon / The Hollywood Reporter / Modern Luxury magazine / Architectural digest Middle East / gb&d
loha - canyon drive / dezeen / Architect magazine 2021 residential architect design award - multifamily housing category - merit award winner
loha - Granville 1500 / Architect magazine 2021 residential architect design award - student housing category - honor award winner / the plan magazine
Louvre - Abu Dhabi / 2021 AIA LOS ANGELES - Architectural Photography Awards - Best Image - Merit Award Winner / Honorable mention Loop design awards 2021 - architectural photography
NAC architecture - Hilda l. solis care first village / world economic forum / global design news
Perkins&will - camp lakota / fast company / perkins+will / AIA los angeles - merit award
Perkins&will - Nest Preschool / design milk / aasarchitecture / the architect’s newspaper
private home - London / aia Los Angeles - architectural photography awards best rendering - merit award winner 2021
2020
Ecotech Design - Geneseo Inn / ARCHDAILY / DesignBoom / Minimal Select / Archiecho / metal architecture design award - inspiring interior
eyrc - Kingsland residence / dwell / rue magazine / archinect
EYRC - Pendry Hotel / (Winner of) LIV HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS - 2020 Architectural Design Hotel - Luxury / METROPOLIS MAG
ferrante koberling - Dr. Barbara Sturm Los Angeles / HUXHUX / Vogue
Jules Wilson Design Studio - Fit Plunge / (Winner of) 2020 RETHINKING THE FUTURE - Healthcare / Wellness Interior / Frame / Design Verse / California Home Design
Somepeople studio - Sky gazing tower / Architect magazine
2019
bau10 - Couer D’Alene ADU / (Winner of) AIA CALIFORNIA - 2019 Residential Architecture Award / E-ARCHITECT / 88 DESIGNBOX / Dwell
LOHA - Dillon 617 / ARCHDAILY / DEZEEN / Architizer / Domus / ARQUINE / THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER
loha - MLK1101 / dezeen
loha - San Vicente 935 / (Winner of) WESTSIDE URBAN FORUM 2019 - Multi-Unit Housing
somepeople studio - Sky Gazing Tower / AZURE MAGAZINE / frame / architect magazine
Office untitled - cayton Children’s museum / frame
2018
dior - KAWS / HypeBeast / WWD / Flaunt Mag / LA Times / MR MAG / HAUTE LIVING
LOHA - Mariposa 1038 / (Winner of) AIA LA - 2018 Design Honor Award / (winner of) AIA - 2018 Housing Awards / MARK MAGAZINE #70 / DEZEEN / GOOOOD / the architect’s newspaper / KCRW / ARCHINECT / Frame / la times
loha - San Vicente 935 / (Winner) INTERIOR DESIGN BEST OF YEAR AWARDS 2018 - Multi-Unit Housing / DEZEEN / ARCHDAILY / DEXIGNER / ARCHITRAVEL
2017
Arshia Architects - MU77 / (Winner of) AIA LA - 2017 Residential Architecture Award
Cal Poly Pomona - Revamp the Camp / (Winner of) 2017 SARA Merit Award / DWELL - 9 / DWELL - 10 / DWELL - Modern Prefab Cabins for California State Parks / INHABIT / MARK MAGAZINE #53 / POLYCENTRIC
domaen - arb / architecture master prize - honorable mention / ida design award - gold
loha - House Noir / (Winner of) AIA LA - 2017 Design Merit Award / (Winner of) ARCHITECTURE MASTERPRIZE - Architectural Design / Residential Architecture / (Cover) RESIDENTIAL DESIGN MAGAZINE / The Plan / METROPOLIS MAG / DEXIGNER / ARCH DAILY
LOHA - Mariposa 1038 / (Winner of) AIA LA - 2017 Residential Architecture Merit Award / (Winner of) AIA CALIFORNIA - 2017 Design Merit Award / (Winner of) ARCHITECTURE MASTERPRIZE: 2017 Residential Architecture Award / (Cover of) ARCHITECTURAL RECORD - October 2017 / The Architect’s Newspaper
Schmidt Architecture - Wagner / (Winner of) - AIA LA - 2017 Residential Architecture Award / CALIFORNIA HOME + DESIGN / ARCHITECT MAGAZINE / BUSTLER
Tagfront - Appian Residence / California Home + Design
Undiscloseable - Broken Rice / (Winner of) THE ARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER - 2017 Best of Design Awards for Hospitality / HOSPITALITY
2016
Arshia Architects - MU77 / (Winner of) AIA LA - 2016 Design Award / DESIGNBOOM / DEZEEN / ARCHITECT MAGAZINE / UNCRATE / HYPEBEAST / WORLD ARCHITECTS / (featured On) America’s next top Model
Domaen - Adura, Nancita / ARCHINECT
Domaen - Ell House / ARCH DAILY / ARCHIPENDIUM / ARCHINECT / INSPIRATIONIST
domaen - vil / dezeen
Tag Front - 71 Above / ARCHDAILY / LIVINSPACES / CONTEMPORIST / ARCHELLO / architects newspaper
2015
Arshia Architects - Bedford Dental / Archello
Domaen - Conscious Minds / ARCHDAILY / DEZEEN / ARCHIPENDIUM / BERLOGOS / ARCHITIZER / ARCHITECT MAGAZINE / ARCHINECT