2024-11-23T18:45:43-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150034769/spec-houses-from-the-future-an-interview-with-la-based-design-builders-domaen Orhan Ayyüce 2017-10-25T11:44:00-04:00 >2022-03-14T10:24:35-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4cwvvnh9qlouz8f9.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> <a href="https://archinect.com/domaen" target="_blank">Domaen</a> is a versatile, multi-disciplinary, and comprehensive service company based in Los Angeles. Two partners, Chris Lowe and Axel Schmitzberger, are the driving engines of the firm. I had met with Axel at one of their construction sites and had the following conversation. </p> https://archinect.com/features/article/149961337/ell-house-by-domaen-maximizes-remodeled-footprint-with-strategic-hillside-ordinance-loophole Julia Ingalls 2016-08-16T09:25:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ia/iahhyiff28tedblc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The stone, wood, and stucco form of the ELL house in Los Angeles' Benedict Canyon is not the first structure to grace its site. Oddly enough, the previous structure helped to accelerate ELL&rsquo;s building process: the architects were able to list their design as a remodeled residence for permitting purposes, thereby sneaking past the Baseline Hillside Ordinance's setback and building restrictions.</p>