Areas We Serve · Beverly Grove
Custom homes, rebuilds, renovations and interiors between Beverly and Melrose, on the small flat lots that make this neighbourhood what it is.
Local perspective
Beverly Grove is not a hillside and it is not the coast. It is a grid of narrow flat lots between Beverly and Melrose, where a house is built to within a few feet of the one beside it and every decision about light, privacy and parking is made in that gap. Setbacks, side yards, height limits, garage access and the way a second storey looks from the pavement decide the design here far more than the view does.
That is a specific discipline, and it is one this studio has practised more here than anywhere else in the portfolio. The work in this neighbourhood runs to twenty-five projects, on Kilkea, La Jolla, Laurel, Harper, Colgate, Maryland, Fifth, Drexel, Orlando, Sierra Bonita and Sweetzer.
Relevant experience
The right scope follows the property and ambition. These paths show the most relevant starting points.
Work in Beverly Grove
Projects on the streets of Beverly Grove, named by street rather than by address.
KilkeaBeverly Grove · Custom home
Orange ModernBeverly Grove · Custom home
HarperBeverly Grove · Custom home
La JollaBeverly Grove · Custom home
LaurelBeverly Grove · Custom home
ColgateBeverly Grove · Custom home
MarylandBeverly Grove · Custom home
FifthBeverly Grove · Custom home
Harper WestBeverly Grove · Custom home
DrexelBeverly Grove · Custom home
OrlandoBeverly Grove · Custom homeSweetzer Residences, also in Beverly Grove, is shown in the multifamily work.
How we work
Apel Design can begin with a site, an existing building, a feasibility question or a clear creative ambition. The team brings together architectural design, planning and entitlement experience, interiors, consultant coordination, preconstruction and field knowledge according to the needs of the project.
Architecture is performed in association with Michael B. Maclaren, AIA. Licensed construction is provided by Creative New Dimensions Inc, CA General Building Contractor, Class B, CSLB #1056632, in conjunction with Apel Design for Design-Build.
Questions
The lots are small, flat and close together, so side yards, height limits, garage access and the overlooking of neighbours decide the design early. A scheme that ignores them gets redrawn at plan check, which is the expensive place to find out.
Often yes, and the choice is usually settled by what the existing structure is worth keeping, what the zoning allows, and how the two compare once the drawings are honest about both.
Architectural services are performed in association with Michael B. Maclaren, AIA.
Licensed construction is provided by Creative New Dimensions Inc, CA General Building Contractor, Class B, CSLB #1056632, in conjunction with Apel Design for Design-Build.
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