THE ARCHITECTS
DESCRIBE YOUR FEATURED PROJECT.
This 7,000-square-foot home features a two-car garage at street level and another two-car garage adjacent to the kitchen. The pool in the front courtyard allows the owners to watch the kids play and enjoy the ocean and golf course vistas. The home features a large great room concept with a high ceiling open to the gourmet kitchen. The owner created an authentic villa feel with interior colors, wall treatments, cabinetry, etc. Special care was given to ceiling treatments, and each room has unique detailing. The home flows fluidly and allows for a fantastic entertaining environment, which the owners have really mastered.
his architecture license in 1985. His passion for architectural design led him to open his practice, and the firm’s volume of work designed through the years represents a total of more than $300 million of new construction.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING PROJECTS YOU’VE COMPLETED?
Some recent projects that are under construction or recently completed include a 10,000-square-foot Italian villa in PVE featuring a bowling alley; the largest single family home in El Segundo; a 6,500-squarefoot Spanish home and an 8,000-squarefoot Cape Cod home in PVE, both featuring perhaps the best coastline views available on the hill; and a number of walk street and Tree Section homes that are quite fun from a design perspective.
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DOUG LEACH
Douglas J. Leach, Architecture
119 W. Torrance Blvd. #24 in Redondo Beach 310-372-5580 [email protected] djleach.com
WHEN DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH BAY?
A South Bay native, owner Doug Leach graduated from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo in 1980 and obtained
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