The USA based firm, Landry Design Group is an award-winning design studio, founded by the famous Richard Landry in the year 1987. The firm is a pioneer in high-end custom residential architecture, all across the globe. A wide range of architectural styles has been embraced in their designs, giving utmost importance to the level of quality and attention to detail, irrespective of the scale. Spanning from classical estate residences to rural villas to cutting-edge contemporary designs, they have aced in achieving their motto of creating homes that are unique for each client.
Here are 15 iconic projects by Landry Design Group
1. Landry Design Group Office | Landry Design Group
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Style: Modern
The site for the offices of the design firm was chosen to be an old veterinary hospital, which is modernly remodeled. The entrance lobby and the central atrium have been created to increase the amount of natural light entering. This also creates a space that is designed neutral. The front façade has been created using existing glass panels that were found on the site.
2. Collingwood Residence
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Style: Modern
This residence offers the classic Californian lifestyle. It is situated just above the Sunset Strip with breathtaking views of LA and the Pacific. The curvilinear plan of this contemporary house is designed for the mentioned views. Interiors of the same are designed with Italian basalt-clad walls that maintain privacy while showcasing a glass stair tower from the exterior. The master suite is on the top floor, resulting in marvelous views. The lines between the interior and exterior have been blurred because of the glass walls.
3. Sea Level Residence
Location: Malibu, CA
Style: Modern
This single-family residence is a remodel of a 3-story house. The existing design consisted of compartmentalized spaces that were small, poorly lit, and offered almost no views to the Pacific Ocean. The primary objective of the new design has been to improve the planning to maximize light, views, and ventilation.
An open planning method has been used. Fenestrations have been enlarged by moving the lintel level above the existing. An unobstructed view of the ocean is achieved by relocating the staircase. The private zone of the house is the second floor. The master suite consists of a glass wall that can be closed by an automated shading device. The third floor and terrace consist of a bar and a media room.
4. Villa Merchu
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Style: Classic
This stylish regal mansion has been designed by taking inspiration from the ancient Andalusian architecture style. The site is located on a hilltop overlooking the well-known Petronas Towers and the city skyline. The building is surrounded by extensive greenery and a swimming pool on the site as well. Series of courtyards, intimate corners, and secret gardens are created through roof terraces and towers. Walls are made in glass converging into vaulted ceilings and warm wood on the floors adds to the aesthetic of the interiors.
5. Berberian Residence | Landry Design Group
Location: Tarzana, CA
Style: Modern
The residence designed for a literary couple is inspired by the rugged traditional architecture of the Italian villages, castles, and villas. The roofline is irregular, similar to a Tuscan village. The sitting room of the house is indoors, but a huge glass wall separates it from the outer loggia. The ‘layering effect’ has been used with materials like earthy stonework, Doric columns, wrought iron, and limestone. For the exteriors, rough-cut rubble stone with textured combination has been used.
6. Gretzky Residence
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
Style: Classic
This pastoral residence is located overlooking a lake and a golf course. The interiors are highly decorative with crown moldings, paneling, and base moldings. A series of Ionic columns are flanked in the living room. It is designed as a result of the fusion of 18th-century classicism, 19th-century embellishment, and modern functionalities.
7. KFA Residence
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Style: Modern
Entering the estate, the residence is approached by a long driveway. Framed openings on the exterior add drama to the large stucco solids. Large glass walls puncture these solids creating transparency and flooding of natural light inside. The interiors as well as reciprocate the drama on the exteriors. The helical staircase acts as a sculptural element with floating stone treads. A combination of wood veneers and exotic stones with soft limestone floor and white plaster walls resulted in generating a comfortable and elegant feeling inside.
8. Sentosa Island Residence
Location: Singapore
Style: Modern
Sitting on a trapezoidal-shaped site, the residence is one of the many awards winning projects by LDG. Sentosa Island is a famous spot in Singapore. Keeping in mind the local architecture and the site challenges, this residence has been designed in rectilinear forms and shapes. Soft organic curves in the landscape and interiors balance the rigidity of the form.
9. 40 Beverly Park
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Style: Classic
The client’s brief for this residence was to build something ‘French and romantic’. The mansion has a grand double-height entrance foyer. The master suite is attached with separate hers-and-his closets and bathrooms. The library is ornate-wood-paneled with a glass floor. Below the library is a wine cellar. A Moroccan-themed movie theater, a ballroom, a tennis court, a treatment room with an indoor pool and spas are a few other amenities that have been provided.
10. Kardashian Residence | Landry Design Group
Location: Calabasas, CA
Style: Classic
This residence has been designed for the mother of three children, Kourtney Kardashian. Their brief was to keep the house with minimalistic technology to provide a better environment for the children. It is a huge mansion with a home office, dining room, and living room furnished with vintage desks and chairs. The interiors of the kitchen have been set in a color scheme of greys. An outdoor pool and terrace lined with sun loungers are the highlight of the residence.
11. Michigan Lake House | Landry Design Group
Location: Holland, Michigan
Style: Classic
The vision for this beachfront retreat was to create a large vacation home for the extended family, along with the intimacy of the lakeside cottage. This house sits out in the front, meticulously reinforcing the natural beauty of its natural landscape. At the entrance, panoramic views of Lake Michigan and natural lighting have been achieved through design. The common sitting room on the second floor offers a lounging area for family and guests. Amenities like a recreation room, gym, and bar have been provided on the lower level. Just steps away from the lake’s shoreline, a lounging area with a fire pit has been provided.
12. Auerbach Residence
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Style: Classic
Entering from a huge gate, through the courtyard, this villa offers a quiet and calm 15th-century Andalusian environment. Intimate spaces have been carved by breaking up large ones all around the house. A meditation tower inspired by Indian and Southeast Asian architecture is located amidst these spaces. The dining room acts as a library, the covered loggia is also an outdoor dining space.
13. Franklin Residence
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Style: Classic
This is another Andalusian-styled mansion, with 15-car underground parking, six bars, five aquariums, one museum, and two swimming pools. It offers ‘vibes of a resort’ that was a part of the client’s brief for the design. This Spanish themed mansion is filled with finishes imported from Europe and architectural elements like columns and arches gracefully put together.
14. Villa Del Lago
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
Style: Classic
This Old World Tuscan inspired estate has been designed for modern-day luxury living. The site is located overlooking a lake in Southern California. The roof is covered with handmade Coppi tiles from Italy, stacked on wooden beams. The façade is made of exposed rustic stone. The plan for the villa is linear allowing views of the lake or the mountains from every room.
15. TGBE Residence | Landry Design Group
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Style: Classic
This home, inspired by villages of Northern Europe, has been designed to personify the rich, traditional effect of timber and stone in Californian lifestyle. The natural waterfall outside the building, creates a moat wrapping the front of the residence. The two-story library is surrounded by dense greenery of the gardens.
