The loft movement is a familiar one in cities as far-flung as London,NewYork，and Rio de Janeiro．But only in Los Angeles，the world’s dreamfactory，the oasis that sprung out of the desert，has the loft phenom—enon turned into something as colorfuI and creative as the city itself．Shunning the minimalism typically known as loft style，L．A．10fts can be anything——from count farmhouseto traditional Japanese dojo to decommissioned vault．

The loft movement is a familiar one in cities as far-flung as London,NewYork，and Rio de Janeiro．But only in Los Angeles，the world’s dreamfactory，the oasis that sprung out of the desert，has the loft phenom—enon turned into something as colorfuI and creative as the city itself．Shunning the minimalism typically known as loft style，L．A．10fts can be anything——from count farmhouseto traditional Japanese dojo to decommissioned vault．In fact,a loft doesn’t mean only a former beerfactory in East L．A.Newly constructed spaces bring loft living to sunny Santa Monica or hipster West Hollywood．In Los Angeles，the only rule is that the loft is a reflection of your personal style．L．A，Loftsinvites you into twenty homes that showcase the wild combination of imagination，innovation，and adventure that can only be found in Los Angeles．

Foreword

Introduction

Art Deco Dias  ARTHUR ＆ ANTONIA ASTOR

Country Home in the City JOANNE ＆ FRED BALAK

Chinatown Pied—a—Terre LONI BLANCHARD

Feng Shui Haven KENNETH BROWN

North African Colonial Meets Camargue Gypsy DENISE DOMERGUE

Dojo Loft KENSHO FuRuYA

Eurostyle Modern  VELVET HAMMERSCHMlDT ＆ MARK FRIEDMAN

Test Garage ROZ HAYES ＆ DAN I STOLLER

Working Castle l GOTTFRIED ＆ RENATE HELNWEIN

Modern Romance I LAURA HULL

LA．Boheme  ELIZABETH KRAMER ＆ ROBERT HELLER

Department Store on Broadway l DORIAN LAPADURA＆FRAN VINCENT

Urban Oasis  DAVID MOCARSKI

Safe House NANCY MONTGOMERY

Home Brewery KELLY REEMTSEN＆DICK KOOPMANS

lndustriaI Zen JOE STURGES

Art—Park Atelier DR．AVO TAVITIAN

Ad Hoc Gallery JOE TERRELL

Demi—Loft DANNY VALENZUELA ＆ MATT HUTCHISON

Mini Hearst Castle l MAGNUS WALKER ＆ KAREN CAID

Author Biographies