Designboom: Bittoni Architects’ los angeles duplex is a minimalist take on a traditional pitched-roof home
Working with a new client, LA-based practice Bittoni Architects was commissioned to approach an investment duplex property in Los Angeles’ Sawtelle neighborhood with a modern, minimalist take on a traditional, picturesque home. Click HERE to read the article on Architectural Digest
Architectural Digest: Principal Mark Bittoni shares his expertise on Brutalism Architecture
Often inspiring strong emotions—both those of love and hate—brutalist architecture remains one of the most divisive architectural styles of the modern age. “The style is characterized by raw, exposed concrete and bold geometric forms,” Mark Bittoni, principal of Bittoni Architects says. “You’ve certainly seen it before in many cultural
Archinect Magazine: 22 standout residential projects honored at 2023 AIA Los Angeles Residential Architecture Award
The AIA Los Angeles chapter has announced the winners of their 2023 Residential Architecture Award. Twenty projects were recognized for the annual series ranging from affordable and supportive housing to single-family and multi-family housing. Click HERE to read the article on Archinect
Arch20: AIA Los Angeles Chapter Unveils the 2023 Residential Architecture Award Winners
The recipients of the 2023 Residential Architecture Awards presented by the AIA Los Angeles chapter have been revealed. The annual series honored twenty developments in the housing industry, including single-family and multi-family homes and affordable and hospitable accommodations. Click HERE to read the article on Arch2o
Architect Magazine: AIA|LA Reveals Winners of Its Residential Architecture Awards
The American Institute of Architects Los Angeles has announced the winners of its annual Residential Architecture Awards, recognizing 20 projects across typologies including ADUs, affordable housing, multifamily dwellings, and more. RAA recipients were celebrated at a June 29 ceremony in West Hollywood, Calif., where two other projects “that
Abbot Kinney featured in World-Architects
This small office building at 1729 Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, California — just a five-minute drive to Venice Beach — stands out thanks to its fluted-brick facade punctuated by a dark horizontal window along the sidewalk. Architect Mark Bittoni answered a few questions about the project. Click HERE to read the article on World-Archi
Mansion Global: Mark Bittoni shares his ideas on residential pool design
A pool is the ultimate amenity—instantly turning the backyard into your own personal retreat. And depending on the design, it can elevate your space to an inspired oasis. “A pool enhances the aesthetic appeal and visual grandeur,” said Mark Bittoni, founding principal of Bittoni Architects in Los Angeles. “Pools also provide a focal point for [&helli
The Architect’s Newspaper: In response to L.A.’s housing crisis Bittoni Architects focuses on co-living
With rents in Los Angeles continuing to rise—including through illegal means—alternative housing typologies are gaining momentum. While Mayor Karen Bass is focusing much of her early tenure on housing, particularly for homeless Angelenos, some architects have already begun building portfolios upending traditional modes
Interior Design magazine features our Abbot Kinney project
Steps from Venice Beach on Abbot Kinney Boulevard, a pilates studio-turned-coworking space captures the spirit of its locale with a hint of global flair. Renovated by Bittoni Architects and co-designed by Talia Laconi of Carbon&Bone and Brett Nestadt of Sweetfin, the space nods to its owner’s South African roots with an earthy palette and cus
Metropolis: Is Coliving Finally Having Its Moment?
Long touted as a housing solution for young people in urban centers, interest in coliving appears to be surging with new projects in the U.S. and Europe that boast affordability and built-in community. Click HERE to read the article on Metropolis
Arch Daily: 8 Unbuilt Villas features our conceptualized Hidden Hills project
Conceptualized by Bittoni Architects, Hidden Hills informs a design dialogue between modern Scandinavian influences and the ranch history of a notorious gated community, with a purposeful intention to invoke a sense of calm. Click HERE to read the article on Arch Daily.
What’s the difference between TOC and Density Bonus?
The Los Angeles Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentive Program (TOC Program) and the California Density Bonus Law are two policies designed to increase the production of affordable housing in California. Both policies incentivize developers to build affordable housing units by allowing them to exceed local zoning regulations for density an