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STEVEN EHRLICH, FAIA RIBA (1946-)
Ehrlich was born in New York City and grew up in the Radburn section of Fair Lawn, New Jersey. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1969. Upon graduating, Ehrlich spent six years working in Africa, serving for two years in the Peace Corps as its first architect in Marrakesh, Morocco. Ehrlich traveled across the Sahara and taught architecture at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria. Ehrlich moved to Venice CA in 1979 and established a small residential studio. Ehrlich coined multicultural modernism, which advocates a sensitivity to the local culture in design.
Ehrlich's studio became Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects. The forty- person firm was awarded the 2015 AIA National Architecture Firm Award and the 2003 AIA California Council Firm Award. Ehrlich has taught at Montana State University, SCI-Arc, and UCLA. He was a visiting professor at the USC School of Architecture and a visiting design critic at Harvard University, Yale University, and Woodbury University. Bio adapted from Wikipedia. His archives are at USCB and the Getty.
1971 - Housing, outside of Marrakech and Ouarzazate, Morocco. Over a two-year period from 1970 to 1971, Ehrlich primarily worked on a project known as Habitat Rural, which involved planning a rural village designed to rehouse residents ousted by the construction of dams. Through these studies he came up with proposals for rural villages, one located 30 to 40 miles outside of Marrakech, the other in Ouarzazate on the south side of the High Atlas Mountains. Ehrlich learned finally in 2017 that they had in fact been built. (This according to the Architects Newspaper, April 2023, by Kristine Klein). Photos by Ben Clark.
1974 - The Carey House, Grafton VT. Built. Status unknown.
1974 - The Katz House, Dummerston VT. Built. Status unknown.
1974 - The Gilbert Taylor House, Westminster West VT. Built. Sold. Status unknown.
1979 - The Howard Swann House, 1675 Weston Road, Scotts Valley CA. His first project in California. Sold in 2013 to Elisa and John Morozumi.
1981 - The Jordan and Renee Kalfus Renovation, aka Loring House, 2456 Astral Drive, Los Angeles CA. Richard Neutra built the main house in 1958 for the Loring family.
1982 - The Barbara and Ian Robertson Renovation, Santa Monica CA. Built. Status unknown.
1982 - The Ron Semler House, 31727 Mulholland Way, Malibu CA. Destroyed in the 2018 Woolsey fire, along with several other buildings.
1984 - The Don Vining and Doughty House, Lambertville NJ. Built. Sold. Status unknown.
1985 - The Ellen Buchalter House, 523 and 523 1/2 South Westgate Avenue, Los Angeles CA. Featured in GA Houses 21. Built by Ellen Buchalter. Sold in 2014 to Timothy Brewer and Sally Heymann.
1986 - The Futiko-Tamagowon House of the Future, Tokyo Japan. Model House for the Tokyo Housing Expo with Yamada and Associates. Featured in Architecture Magazine, July 1987. Built in Toyko, exhibited for eight years. Demolished.
1986 - The Paul Miller and Peggy Nazary House, Los Angeles CA. Photos from the Los Angeles Times, 1989. Built. Status unknown.
1987 - The Robertson House, Sun Valley ID. Built. Status unknown.
1989 - The Richard Ripple House, 1338 Preston Way, Venice CA. Sold in 1994 to David and Zane Stern. Sold in 1998 to George Gerba and Nancy Martin. Photos by Michael Locke.
1991 - The Bob Douroux House, 2508 Strongs Drive, Venice CA. Also addressed as 2507 Grand Canal, Venice CA. Commissioned in 1988. Bob Douroux was the builder. The compound marries a Postmodern house with two 1922 cottages. Featured in GA Houses 49. Sold in 1994 to David Guc. Sold in 1997 to Arnely (Nely) Galán, who also owns the remodeled 1922 house next door at 2506. Galán was the first Latina president of Telemundo television network. On and off the market in 2022-23 as a rental. Exterior photos by Michael Locke.
1990 - The John Friedman and Jennie Gold House, 728 Kingman Avenue, Santa Monica CA. Paster Construction was the builder. Photo by Michael Locke.
1990 - The Nesburn and Friedman Renovation, Brentwood CA. Status unknown.
1990 - The Chiate House, Malibu CA. Built. Sold. Status unknown.
1990 - The Robert and Lauri Plattner House, 1747 New Scotland Road, Slingerlands NY. Still owned by the Plattners as of 2023.
1990 - The Elaine Spierer House, 2311 Ocean Front, Venice CA. Spierer is a Venice Beach-based real estate developer. Robert Douroux was the builder. Sold in 1993 to Edward K Connors. Sold in 2004 to Terence Lee Zehrer. Sold in 2007 to William Edwards. Sold in 2009 to Hos Ocean Front Walk LLC. Top two photos by Michael Locke.
1990 - The Ehrman and Coombs House, 1273 Palisades Beach Road, Santa Monica CA. Won a 1991 Merit Award from the California Council of the AIA. Sold to Neil Carey Israel. Israel is a writer and director known for Bachelor Party (1984), Real Genius (1985), and Look Who's Talking Too (1990). Structural engineering by Parker Resnick. Built by Michael McDowell. Ehrman Coombs was the contractor. Featured in GA Houses 39. Sold to Thomas and Deborah Tellefson. Sold in 2003 to Michael Warren. Sold in 2018 to the Noonan Family Trust. Bottom two photos by Michael Locke.
1991 - The Byron Jenson House, Malibu CA. Built by Jenson. Status unknown.
1992 - The Tom and Miriam Schulman House, 645 Tuallitan Road, Los Angeles CA. Commissioned in 1989. Built by Winters-Schram; structural, Steven Perlof; landscape design, Robert Cornell. Sold in 2014 to Michael Lafetra.
1993 - The David and Liddy Israel Renovation, 8673 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles CA. Original house built in 1953. David Israel is a television producer and sports columnist. In 1984 he served as director for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. He was also president of the Los Angeles Coliseum Commission and chair of the California Horse Racing Board among other accomplishments.Ehrlich remodeled the kitchen and added a second floor, gallery, and family room on the first floor. Built by Elliott Prather. Sold in 2022 to Fourteen Acres LLC. For sale in 2024. Photos by Michael Locke.
1994 - The Charlene Norred House, 27960 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA. Completely remodeled by interior designer Michael Lee. Deeded around 2006 to W. Alex and Sue Glasscock. Sold in 2007 to Hoku LLC. Sold in 2015 to Anthony Bonsignore.
1995 - The Machtinger House Interior, Santa Barbara CA. Built. Has been sold. Status unknown.
1995 - The Perry Farrell House, 2008 Glencoe Avenue, Venice CA. Built by Elliott Prather. A radical transformation of a 1949 California bungalow for the Jane's Addiction frontman, Perry Farrell. The most prominent feature is the two-story barrel vault that runs the length of the structure and includes a loft bedroom/office, 2 bedrooms downstairs, 2 baths, and a rooftop terrace. Featured in GA Houses 44. Sold in 2010 to Michael and Sheila Siegel. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1996 - The Hayashida House, Kobe Japan. Unbuilt.
1997 - The Richards and Ebert House, Telluride CO. Built. Has been sold. Status unknown.
1997 - The Lo House, 2540 Crow Foot Lane, Diamond Bar CA. Sold in 2013.
1998 - The Bruce W. (Bill) and Laurie M. Benenson House, aka Canyon Residence, 605 Hightree Road, Santa Monica CA. 7400sf. Built on the site of a 1955 Warren Overpeck house by E. Cohen Construction Company; structural engineer, Bruce and Parker Resnick; landscape design, Jay Griffith; interiors, Phillippa Seth-Smith. Featured in GA Houses 39; 100 of the World's Best Houses, Volume 1. Bill Benenson made two award-winning documentaries, The Marginal Way and Diamond Rivers. The Benensons bought another Overpeck house next door in 2016. Sold in 2017 to Hightree Vestal Trust. Top two photos by Michael Locke.
1998 - The Edward A. and Jan B. Woods Residence, 425 Upper Mesa Road, Santa Monica CA. Built by Eitan Cohen, CER Development. The architect designed a 3- story addition to an existing single-family residence. Interiors by Jan Woods. Featured in GA Houses 57. Bottom 2 photos by Michael Locke.
1999 - The David and Marianna Fisher Guest House, 744 Brooktree Road, Pacific Palisades CA. Built by Lautenschlagen Inc. Photo above is the main house, not designed by Ehrlich, by Michael Locke.
2001 - The Miriam Wosk Renovation, 436 Adelaide Drive, Santa Monica CA. House originally built in 1926 in the Mediterranean style. The renovation added a hangar-like artists studio. Featured in GA Houses. Sold in 2014 to DHMC Inc. Sold in 2015 to AMl Investment VIII, David Holmes.
2001 - The James Webster House, 35 Sunset Avenue, Venice CA. Still owner as of 2023.
2001 - The Charles and Kharlene Boxenbaum House, 700 North Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Built by Horizon General. Photos by Michael Locke.
2002 - The Enid and Stephen Koffler House, Pacific Palisades CA. Built. Deeded to Enid Koffler. Status unknown.
2002 - The Steven Ehrlich House, 700 Palms Boulevard, Venice CA. Structural, Parker Resnick; built by Mark Shramek. Featured in: GA Houses 84; 100 of the World's Best Houses, Volume 3. Top photo by Michael Locke.
2002 - The Kendrick Royer House, 2420 Grand Canal, Venice CA. Sold in 2013 to Marguerite Park. Sold in 2014 to Robert M. Downs. Sold in 2021 to Brian David Israel and Tsila Abush Israel. Top photo by Michael Locke.
2002 - The Venice Beach Lofts, 25 Brooks Avenue, Venice CA. Four-unit lofts. Won a 2003 Residential Magazine Design Award. Top photo by Michael Locke. Unit 1: Sold in 2017 to Aaron Judovits. Unit 2: Sold in 2022 to Jeremy Leung. Unit 3: Sold in 2021 to Lisa and Lindsay Altman. Unit 4: Sold in 2021 to Keith Bien.
2003 - The Goldstein-Porter House, Venice CA. Built. Status unknown.
2004 - The Samy and Christine Benarroch House, 2207 Bowmont Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Sold in 2044 to Richard Rho. Sold in 2010 to Robert Poe. Deeded in 2021 to Robert Poe and Kenneth Brown.
2005 - The Asher Waldfogel and Helen MacLean House, 300 Santa Rita Avenue, Palo Alto CA. Still owners as of 2023.
2003 - The Joshua W. and Linda R. Leonard House, 8300 Rugby Place, Los Angeles CA. Built by Horizon General Contractors. Sold in 2018 to 8300 Rugby Place LLC. Sold in 2022 to David and Tomoko Akerman and Tamir and Danielle Pinchasi. Photos by Michael Locke.
2006 - aka Helal New Moon Residence, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 35,000 sf. Built. Status unknown.
2008 - The Market Mews, 741 Mildred Avenue, Los Angeles CA. Built by Sanchez Brothers Construction Inc. Each of the eight units has 2-bedrooms and 2.5 baths in 1695sf with 14-foot roll up windows. Top photo by Michael Locke.
2008 - The Leland and Marian Ziedler House, 451 Seaview Drive, Aptos CA. Featured in Architectural Digest.
2009 - The Ernie and Diane Steinmetz Wolfe House, 1950 Butler Avenue, Los Angeles CA. Project architect, Ray Lobello. The pitched roof Cor-ten steel exterior is meant to showcase the clients' collection of African art and furniture. Top photo by Michael Locke.
2009 - The Juan and Dominique (Mielle) Carrillo House, 884 Chautauqua Boulevard, Pacific Palisades CA.
2013 - The Thom and Sarah McElroy House, 121 Riviera Way, Irvine Cove, Laguna Beach CA. Designed with Takashi Yanai. Sold in 2017 to Edward O. Thorp. Featured in Architectural Digest.
2016 - The Stefan Kreuzer and Barbara Schroeder House, 703 Kuhlman Road, Houston TX. Designed with Takashi Yanai.
2017 - The Stephanie E. Levine House, 221 South Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Designed with Takashi Yanai.
2018 - The David and Stephanie Berger House, aka Spectral Bridge House, 648 Milwood Avenue, Venice CA. A collaboration between Steven Ehrlich, Takashi Yanai, and visual artist Johannes Giradoni. Sold in 2021 to Ivan Krstic.
2018 - The John Friedman and Jennie Gold House, aka Ridge Mountain House, San Jacinto Mountains, Palm Springs CA.
2018 - 1934 Waverley Street, Palo Alto CA. Designed with Takashi Yanai. Sold in 2022 to Driftwood Trust, Kyle Vineyard Trustee.
2019 - aka Westridge House, Portola Valley CA. Unsure if built. Designed with Takashi Yanai.
2019 - The Radcliffe House, Pacific Palisades CA. Unbuilt.
2019 - aka Spring Road House, 33 Spring Road, Ross CA. Commissioned around 2012. Built. Designed with Takashi Yanai.
Sources include: Steven Ehrlich: A Dynamic Serenity by Michael Webb; Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects.