Conner & Perry Architects, Inc.

ALT A wood plank deck curves along a hillside beneath a massive, sweeping concrete overhang with a weathered, board-marked surface. Along the right, a low pale concrete wall forms built-in seating with sage-green cushions, and a row of matching loungers with small wood side tables lines the deck. Large-leafed tropical plants spill over the wall beneath the overhang. To the left, low shrubs and leaning pine trees frame a hazy, overcast sky, and a few steps rise at the far end of the deck.

ALT Front patio of the VBCC House. A black rain chain hangs from the corner of a deep eave with a warm wood soffit and gray fascia, dropping into a planter set into a wood plank deck. Tall grass-like plants with pale branching flower stalks grow from the planter in front of a horizontal wood-board screen wall. Above the wall, a rounded pine canopy and tall palm trees rise against a cloudy sky.

ALT A home office in the Rustic Canyon Residence. On the right, a wall of warm wood built-in shelves holds rows of records and books above a low cabinet with audio equipment and a turntable, and a dark desktop with a red rotary phone and a vase of tulips. Two black leather and wood chairs sit on a pale oak floor. On the left, a floor-to-ceiling glass wall opens onto a lush garden with a large tree trunk, palms and ferns, and stepping stones leading past the dark-wood exterior of the house.

ALT Interior of the Lautner Castle master bathroom. Horizontal Douglas fir boards line the walls and a built-in wood vanity with drawers, open shelves, two small green vases and a slim vertical light. Above, dark wood rafters follow a curving beam, and daylight falls from a skylight at the upper right. A small wooden stool sits on a gray flagstone floor.

ALT Interior of the VBCC House stairwell. A wood plank ceiling in warm orange tones hangs over a white-walled landing, and a white volume above opens to a tall stair hall lit by black-framed windows showing trees. Wood stairs with dark treads climb to the right beside a black metal railing with thin horizontal bars. Wide-plank wood floor, a framed graphic print on the wall, and a glass door at left opening to a wood deck.

ALT A sunny courtyard at the Rustic Canyon house seen from the edge of a turquoise pool with a raised spa. Two wings clad in dark and warm-toned horizontal cedar boards meet in an L, each capped by a deep rust-colored steel eave against a clear blue sky. The upper floor has a long band of black-framed windows; below, the ground floor is open to a shaded patio with lounge chairs. A young tree, palms, and tall grasses fill the planting between the pool and the house, with mature trees at left.

ALT A bright interior at Lautner Castle. A pale floor ramps up to a built-in curved banquette with sage-green cushions set into a white plaster wall, a round white pedestal table in front, rough fieldstone framing the right side, potted plants along the wall.

ALT A warm wood-paneled closet at Lautner Castle. A tall corner unit swings open to reveal stacked quarter-round shelves on a rotating rack, beside curved open shelves, a drawer bank with an LED-lit counter, and backlit cubbies at left. A high window shows trees above, and the floor is irregular green-gray stone.

ALT Master bedroom at the Venice Beach Contemporary Craftsman house. A warm cedar plank ceiling with recessed lights slopes over the room, set off from white walls by a band of three black-framed clerestory windows above the bed and tall angled glass at upper left. A low bed with gray waffle-weave cover and pillows sits on a gray wood floor against a horizontal cedar wainscot, with a dark built-in headboard shelf and a tall white paper floor lamp. At left, black-framed glass sliders open to a cedar-walled balcony with a wood deck and trees beyond; wood cabinetry at far left, a white double door at right. No people in frame. Photo Elizabeth Daniels.

ALT Sunlit master bedroom at Rustic Canyon. At left, floor-to-ceiling sliding glass with a gray curtain opens to a wood deck with a metal railing and tall eucalyptus trees beyond. The back wall is warm wood paneling with built-in cabinets, open shelves holding books and vases, and a linear fireplace set in dark blue patterned tile. A brass chandelier hangs from the white ceiling. A low bed with white linens and a dark upholstered headboard sits on a round gray rug with a red border, flanked by brass wall lamps, beside a large framed artwork. A white upholstered lounge chair sits by the window on a pale wood floor. No people in frame. Photo Taiyo Watanabe.

ALT Guest bedroom at Lautner Castle in soft daylight. A low built-in bed in warm wood with a matching wood headboard ledge holds white bedding and a blue-gray throw. Three floating wood shelves with books and small objects sit on a pale plaster wall below a long wood-framed clerestory window. At right, a tall wood-framed window looks onto leafy garden plants and a slatted wood screen. Smooth pale floor. No people in frame. Photo Joe Fletcher.

ALT Rear of the Venice Beach Contemporary Craftsman house at night under a deep blue sky. A gabled roof with a warm cedar soffit shelters a gray stucco volume; at left a dark metal-clad box cantilevers over the deck on a cedar underside with a rain chain. Tall glass sliders stand open to a lit kitchen and dining room whose cedar plank ceiling continues the soffit, with wood cabinetry, a white island and orange chairs. Two wall sconces wash the stucco, a horizontal cedar fence runs at left, and a wood deck fills the foreground. No people in frame. Photo Elizabeth Daniels.

ALT Rear of the Rustic Canyon Residence at dusk under a deep blue sky. A two-story house clad in dark horizontal wood siding sits beneath a long, upturned roof with copper eaves lit warm from below. The upper floor has a full-width deck with a cable railing and glass walls glowing inside. On the ground floor, wide glass walls are fully open, revealing a lit living room, dining table, kitchen island and a red pendant light. A broad wood deck with lounge seating, an outdoor dining table and two white chairs steps down to the lawn. Tree branches frame the top of the image. No people in frame. Photo Taiyo Watanabe.

ALT Looking down an exterior concrete stair at Lautner Castle. At left, a weathered concrete overhang caps a tall screen of warm wood slats with a wood handrail below. The pale stair descends through a lush hillside garden of grasses, agaves and ferns under the arching branches of a pepper tree. No people in frame. Photo Joe Fletcher.

ALT Upstairs landing of the Venice Beach Contemporary Craftsman house: a warm cedar plank ceiling is punctured by three deep, cedar-lined square skylights stepping toward the far wall. Below, a black steel bar railing wraps the stair opening, with oak treads descending at lower right. White walls, a flush white door at left, dark wide-plank oak floor, and large black-framed windows at right look into green tree canopy. No people in frame. Photo Elizabeth Daniels.

ALT Upstairs hallway of the Rustic Canyon Residence: a long white half wall topped with a wide light-oak cap runs down the left side beneath a band of black-framed clerestory windows. To the right, open oak stair treads descend alongside floor-to-ceiling black steel-framed glass looking out to the sunlit courtyard and wood-clad wing beyond. At the far end, a colorful abstract mountain painting hangs above a small navy stool against a white wall. No people in frame. Photo Taiyo Watanabe.

ALT Lautner's Castle seen from the lower hillside garden: pale board-form concrete steps with a white curved parapet climb up through ornamental grasses and green slope toward the sweeping curved underside of the cantilevered concrete pool deck overhead, framed by tall pines and willowy branches in soft misty light. Photo Joe Fletcher.

ALT Interior of the Venice Beach Contemporary Craftsman house: a long open kitchen and dining room beneath a continuous warm cedar plank ceiling. A white waterfall-edge island with bar stools runs along the left in front of wood cabinetry; a wood dining table with dark chairs sits under a pendant at center. Floor-to-ceiling glass sliders and clerestory windows at the far end open to a green garden, flooding the pale concrete-toned floor with daylight. Photo Elizabeth Daniels.

ALT Lautner's Castle outdoor spa: a teardrop stone-rimmed spa with turquoise water sits against a curved white retaining wall, tucked into a lush hillside garden of bromeliads, palms, and birds of paradise under dappled sun. Photo Joe Fletcher.

ALT Rustic Canyon library and media room: a rust-red velvet sectional and marble-top coffee table face floor-to-ceiling black-framed glass looking into a lush garden of fan palms, framed by deep teal velvet drapes. Wood shelves full of books float on a dark wall at left; a leather lounge chair and ottoman sit by the window, and an open slatted wood stair rises at right. Photo Taiyo Watanabe.