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McClean Design: Contemporary Living

McClean Design

Hollywood’s most sought-after architects are synonymous with the quintessential California lifestyle.

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McClean’s second Rizzoli book explores fifteen ultra-modern residences completed over the past five years. Rigorous, elegant, and impeccably detailed, McClean’s houses are the embodiment of livable modernism and set the stage for every aspect of California living. The residences range from a remodeled classical mansion in San Francisco, to waterfront houses and serene oases that seem to float above the flats of Los Angeles, with vistas extending from mountains to the ocean.

Since its founding in 2000, McClean Design’s focus has been on creating home sanctuaries that open to the best views. From the structure to plantings, lighting, and furnishings, there’s a free flow of space, through the house and out to the horizon. The quiet authority of McClean’s houses exerts a calming influence. There’s a sense of formality and spareness in the architecture, a reduction to essentials, serving not as a constraint, but as a foil to the landscape and the relaxed character of the interior spaces; wood strip floors, cabinetry, and natural stones add warmth, as do the soft furnishings in neutral tones. The book includes floor plans and explanatory essays and notes by the architects on common themes throughout their work.

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Publisher: Rizzoli
Publish Date: October 08, 2024
Format: Hardcover
Category: Architecture - Interior Design - General
Trim Size: 10 x 12
Pages: 304
ISBN: 978-0-8478-3848-6

About the Author

Paul McClean is principal and founder of McClean Design, located in Orange, CA.

Michael Webb is a Los Angeles-based writer who has authored thirty books on architecture and design.

James Magni is principal at Magni Kalman Design.

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Since its founding in 2000, McClean Design has grown into one of the leading contemporary residential design firms, committed to excellence in modern design. We are currently working on a wide variety of projects across many different states and countries.

Our projects reflect an interest in modern living and a desire to connect our clients to the beauty of the surrounding natural environment. We make extensive use of glazing systems to maximize views and provide a warm light filled contemporary space. We strive for simplicity and an openness to the surrounding landscape that erodes the division between indoor and outdoor spaces; homes with an emphasis on texture and natural materials.

We are committed to environmentally sustainable design practices and have extensive design and construction experience with a proven ability to navigate complicated approval processes, such as Design Review Boards and Coastal Commissions. We keep an open mind on questions of style preferring to strike a balance between the best solution for the site, our clients’ preferences, and what is potentially approvable for each particular site. We work with both homeowners and developers and our staff offers a full range of design skills ensuring that our projects are completed in a timely manner and to the highest standards.

We continue to strive for excellence in design and to push the boundaries of imagination in creating extraordinary spaces that we hope will provide enjoyment for many years to come.

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