This collection of visionary residences takes us on a tour of the height in luxury, designed to accommodate all amenities available from the indoor gym and hair salon to the movie theatre, champagne vault and wine cellar, cigar room, and wellness room. California Living looks at McClean s rise to prominence, from his first Bird Streets home in the Hollywood Hills to houses that drew attention from the likes of fashion designer Calvin Klein and the record-setting Bel Air home of Beyonce and Jay Z. In addition to incorporating water in all of his designs, he makes extensive use of glass to eliminate the barrier between the indoors/outdoors. His sleek designs seamlessly integrate the outdoors taking advantage of the spectacular views and landscapes. After an illustrated introduction, the portfolio section of twenty-four magnificent ultra-modern homes describes each house in detail with sketches and site plans, explaining the architect s work. McClean offers his reflections on these beautiful projects and the design strategies behind their creation, all completed in the past fifteen years. McClean Design has grown into one of the leading contemporary residential design firms in the fashionable areas of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, with projects throughout the Western United States and beyond to Hawaii and British Columbia
"What I love about the book is that he explains his process, including working with clients, city building regulations and restrictions, the evolution of the project, and what the ultimate focal point is. I didn't realize how restrictive certain areas are in the Hollywood Hills when it comes to building guidelines, but it makes sense because no one wants to lose their multimillion dollar view." --WHERE ART INSPIRES BEAUTY
"We try to create spaces that are uplifting but do not dominate, strong enough to engage with the site and the landscape, but quiet enough not to get in the way of everyday life," as McClean notes in
McClean Design: Creating the Contemporary House, a cool new coffee table book out this week from Rizzoli and now available on Amazon." --AIROWS.COM
"In his new book,
McClean Design: Creating the Contemporary House, the Irish-born architect takes us behind the scenes of twenty-four of his ultra-modern homes completed in the past fifteen years. The reader is granted access to McClean's vision for each project, from design strategies to sketches. McClean's
stunningly luxurious homes grace every page of this 240-page book, allowing readers to be swept into a world of not only
sleek contemporary architecture, but also of l
avish features such as champagne vaults, wine cellars, cigar rooms and movie theaters." --FORM: PIONEERING DESIGN
