FINN KAPPE (1957-)
Kappe grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by great architects and architecture education and continues that family tradition. He attended Palisades HS, graduating in 1974. The son of SCI-ARC founders Shelly and Ray Kappe, he graduated twice in architecture from SCI-ARC, in 1982 with a BA and in 1986 with a Masters. He worked at Kappe Architecture, became a principal around 1980, and took over the firm when his father died in 2019.
With
Ray Kappe, Finn
Kappe worked on:
Finegood Residence
Mr. C. Residences
Roven Residence
Millar Residence
Srebnik Residence
Borghei-Cookston
Residence
Harkham Residence
Knoll Residence
Desert
Palisades Residence
Triesch Residence
Secof Residence
Wired Magazine Living Home
2019 - The Ferguson Residence, Malibu, CA. For Living
Homes.
2019 - The
Dare Residence, Santa Monica CA. For Living Homes)
2025 - The Behlau Duplex,
Montecito CA. Commissioned 2018.
Year unknown - The Latshaw Residence Remodel, 681 Brooktree
Road, Pacific Palisades CA. Unbuilt.
The Bacon-Woods Remodel
1959 Ray Kappe
design, Los Angeles CA.
The Medley Lane Residence, Topanga,
CA
The Boardman Residence, Marine St., Santa Monica CA.
The
Wonderland Park Avenue Remodel, Laurel Canyon CA.
Mahmoudi Residence, Los Angeles CA
Finn Kappe Residence, Topanga, CA
Belles Townhomes, Presidio, San
Francisco CA. Designed with KieranTimberlake.
1106 Iliff Street,
https://modernlivingla.com/mid-century-modern/pacific-palisades-mid-century-dream-home/
Year - Siepser Residence, Sedona AZ.
1997
- Steiner Residence, Beverly Hills CA
Year - Nicks Residence, Bel Air,
Los Angeles CA
Year -
Eisner Remodel, Bel Air, Los Angeles CA
new to our Ray Kappe list that Finn worked on
Moss Residence, Los Feliz, Los Angeles CA .
Woods
Residence, Lake Tahoe NV. Built.
1993 Wong Residence, Silver
Lake, Los Angeles CA. Unsure if built.
Featured in GA Houses 18 & 30
1992 -
The Lederer Remodel, 390 Vance Street, Pacific Palisades CA.
Sold in 2023.
2008 - The Shetty-Floegel Residence, 10009 Reevesbury Drive, Beverly Hills CA.
2001 - The Halgren-Albee House, 2315 Live Oak Meadows Road, Malibu CA. Sold in 2015.
Year unknown - The Lance and Rima Acord Residence and Pool House, Los Angeles CA.
Year unknown - The Stefan Behlau Residence Remodel, Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles CA.
Year unknown - The Miller/Binenfeld ADU, Los Angeles CA.
Year unknown - Zahn Residence, Toro Canyon, Montecito CA.
Year unknown - The Sam Simon Charitable Foundation Residence and Guest House, Malibu CA.
Year unknown - The Shahbaz and Glaser Residence, Palm Springs CA.
Year unknown - The Martinovic Residence, Dusseldorf, Germany.
Sources include: Finn Kappe; GA Houses 18, 30.