Shane’s Inspiration makes Playa Vista Sports Park a welcoming place for children of all abilities By Robyn Paris “It’s hard to fathom that a disabled child could spend their entire life never playing in a playground,” says Tiffany Harris, co-founder and CEO of Shane’s Inspiration, a nonprofit builder of universal playgrounds. With features like tactile […]
Work-Life Balance
Living in Playa Vista means ICANN attorney Linna Hsii really can have it all Story By Stephanie Case | Photos by shilah montiel Before moving to Playa Vista, Linna Hsii was a Beverlywood-born Angeleno who rarely ventured south of the 10. Now, seven years later, the neighborhood has become the center of her world. Playa […]
Inside the Laboratory of A LIQUID CHEF
Cocktail artist Matthew Biancaniello concocts unique recipes from foraged and farm-fresh ingredients in his Playa Vista home By Andrew Dubbins Like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, cocktail chef Matthew Biancaniello’s Playa Vista home is filled with all manner of brightly colored juices — blood orange, sweet potato, celery root — and exotic ingredients like Tahitian vanilla […]
Serenity By Design
Beachy and organic colors set the tone for a young couple’s Playa Vista sanctuary By Robyn Paris What do you get when a former New England lobsterman marries a Southern California interior designer? A gorgeous Playa Vista home that reflects both the serenity and riches of the sea. Native Californian interior designer Marisa Avallon and […]
A Castle Fit for a Kingshott
After finding her dream house, the owner of Playa Vista Errands made every part of it her own By Kelby Vera Most mornings you can find Jennifer Kingshott out and about in Playa Vista. Her friends and neighbors sometimes joke that she’s the area’s unofficial ambassador. Kingshott fell in love with the community the moment […]
Dream Houses Can Come True
With a baby on the way, the Edgecumbes found their perfect nest in Playa Vista By Stephanie Case In 2014, Brent and Megan Edgecumbe were straddling two monumental firsts: buying their first home and expecting their first baby. Three-months pregnant and on the real estate hunt, the two scoured Playa Vista, signing waiting lists and […]
No Place Like Home
World travelers Patti and Larry Londre have built a cozy nest around mementos of great adventures Story By Stephanie Case | Photos by Courtnay Robbins Bragagnolo On any given day, Patti Londre could be sliding down an Antarctic glacier, driving a candy-colored Chevy on the streets of Havana or aboard an African safari, a yard or […]
Reinventing the Townhouse
Mason and Cleo mix urban glamour and family-friendly designs By Stephanie Case It takes a special kind of community to make an architect’s creativity run wild. But when KTGY Architects was tasked with designing Mason and Cleo, a pair of brand new townhouse clusters along Bluff Creek Drive behind the Runway South Apartments, they saw […]
Let in the Light
Marlowe at Playa Vista’s “slingshot” design makes sure every room has a view By Evan Henerson The design challenge was straightforward enough: How does one successfully incorporate upscale single family houses into an already tight urban setting? For Brookfield Residential’s Marlowe at Playa Vista development, the solution mixed creativity and practicality. Simply put: build upwards […]