Why am I posting 16 year old illustrations that don’t hold up to today’s work?
tl/dr: This Bel Air Estate recently hit the market for $115M. Fabulously designed by
@sinclairassociates with mind blowing interiors by
@erroldejager & one of the last great Greg Grisamore landscape designs in my work, this is one of the most important homes over the course of my career. Feeling retrospective, I thought I’d share a little about it for the tiny group that likes long posts.
This project was the beginning point for many things. The first major project Rob brought me directly strengthened a relationship of about 25 years.
3 days shooting backgrounds with one of those days being uber’ed around the hills by the incredibly kind and talented
@christophercourts_studio , hanging off of bridges, dashing on & off the golf course to get photos, trying not to get booted. Sitting on the hillside for hours capturing dusk/night images which gave us that great view gazing down into LA. The weather cooperated in a way that hasn’t really happened since…and at the time, living in the northeast, I would just come out for a few days once a quarter, so the weather needed to be on my side...
For the HOA, we needed to image how well Rob’s design nestled in and reflected a Tuscan hillside.
With this job, I completely changed how I create models….and started using a new rendering system that would last for about 12 years.
And in some sort of continuing good fortune, my alter ego,
@eleganceinlighting , was able to provide a few custom lights thanks to Errol and his team. If I remember correctly, he was challenged to have most spaces be in a different international flavor because the owners wanted a reflection of their travels in this great estate.
So many good memories of a project that began a shift in how I approached the work, started & strengthened relationships and became one of those impactful times you get to look back on with great fondness.
If you want to see the even better, real photos of the evolved design, you can find its listing here:
/sales/detail/170-l-84182-f2082533674/10936-chalon-rd-los-angeles-ca-90077
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