Southerncalifornia

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about Southerncalifornia
A massive sliding door opens up to a balcony overlooking Los Angeles, letting in copious amounts of natural light and Southern California breezes.
Befitting the cool LA lifestyle, the beautiful living room is graced with contemporary-looking Western Window Systems doors and windows.
Fixed windows let the light shine in.
Architect Peter Vracko made the most of what was a challenging build on the Sunset Strip.

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Modern Style on the Sunset Strip

This beautiful project in Southern California was designed and built by the exceptionally talented Peter Vracko, from Vracko Design and Construction. The challenging build (which climbs vertically up the side of a hill) is a beautiful sight to see, as is the way he utilized Western’s Series 600 Multi-Slide door systems to open entire walls to the beautiful California weather. Custom views, narrow sightlines, modern styling - this project was a perfect fit for Western’s products. More
The contemporary-meets-Craftsman design features an attractive outdoor living space.
This home in Newport Beach is the most unique residence on the block.
Another V-shaped popout in the breakfast nook complements a bi-fold pass-through window in the kitchen.
A V-shaped popout pays homage to Frank Lloyd Wright's style of architecture.

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Dream home in Newport Beach

Married architects make a statement with a contemporary-meets-Craftsman gemCall it the ultimate couple’s project. A husband-and-wife team of commercial architects with slightly differing tastes combined their talents to create their dream home in Newport Beach, California.The result is a contemporary-meets-Craftsman 5,000-square-foot residence complete with all the trappings of indoor-outdoor living that are all but essential to enjoy the best parts of residing in Southern California.Ken Wink, an executive vice president at Irvine-based architecture firm Ware Malcomb (incidentally, the company behind the sparkling new headquarters of Western Window Systems in Phoenix), and his wife tore down the house they lived in for 1... More