Dutton Architects is a Los Angeles-based design firm which offers the highest quality architectural services that celebrate the creativity and joy of modern living. The firm is multi-disciplinary in spirit, looking at project constraints as opportunities to move beyond conventional and limiting solutions. Our process of creation is collaborative and each client is seen as providing a unique set of needs and contributing to the process in an open and fluid way, enabling a spirit of investigation that is guided but open to possibilities. John Dutton, the principal, oversees all projects himself, forging a personal relationship with each of his clients that is open, trusting, and collaborative.
John Dutton has over eighteen years of experience. A graduate of Princeton University’s Graduate School of Architecture (M.Arch) and Brown University (BA), John trained in some of the world’s top architectural offices including Renzo Piano, Richard Meier and Morphosis. He has taught and lectured about architecture and urban design worldwide and is a frequent jury critic for local schools of architecture. He is past-president of the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design. His writings on architecture have appeared in numerous periodicals and he authored New American Urbanism: Re-Forming the Suburban Metropolis (Skira 2000). He is currently on the faculty of the School of Architecture at University of Southern California.
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McKuin Bathroom Winebaum Shower and Bath – A blue tiled bathroom with natural light from the skylight over the shower. Clerestory windows permit more natural light and provide a well lit bathroom. Winebaum Shower Gansa White Residence Hollander Tub and Shower Winebaum Residence – Blue tile walls with natural lighting from skylight over shower. Clerestory windows over tub provide more light to bathroom. La Mesa Residence La Mesa Residence – Bathroom with double sinks and natural lighting emitting through skylight over sink. Isaacson Residence – Face to face bathroom sinks. Isaacson Residence – Tile walls surrounding a shower and tub bathroom space. Isacson Residence – Entrance to bathroom addition to Isaacson Residence. La Mesa Pool House La Mesa Pool House La Mesa Pool House Stoughton Miller Dining Room Hollander Dining Room La Mesa Dining Room – Dining room with trussed ceiling system, terminating in a small living soace with fireplace. La Mesa Doorway Stoughton Miller Entrance Entrance to La Mesa Residence – Traditional entrance to adobe house in the spanish colonial style. Hollander II Entryway – Entryway to Hollander residence, which acts as art gallery as well. Stoughton Miller Entrance – Side view of entrance to Stoughton Miller Residence. Doorway Stoughton Miller Stoughton Miller Fireplace Winebaum Fireplace La Mesa Fireplace + Patio La Mesa Living Room and Fireplace Winebaum Fireplace Stoughton Miller Hallway Stoughton Miller Landing – A landing found at the top of the stairs, which provides a perfect space for reading and contemplation. La Mesa Hallway La Mesa Kitchen and Bar La Mesa Kitchen Hollander Kitchen Gansa White Kitchen Winebaum Living Room Winebaum Living Room Hollander II Living Room Hollander Living Room Isaacson Office Hollander Office La Mesa Central Courtyard Garden and Front Yard Space Winebaum Patio Space Greenberg Pool side pergola Greenberg Pool side space La Mesa Guest House Patio – Poolside guest house with patio in front of pool. Central Courtyard and Patio Space Winebaum Patio Levin Flackett Terrace La Mesa Pool and Pool House La Mesa Pool and Pool House Greenberg Poolside Pergola Greenberg Pool Opaline Restaurant Opaline Restaurant Opaline Restaurant Stoughton Miller Staircase Stroughton Miller Staircase Silver Lake House Entry Photo: Douglas Hill La Mesa Residence Photo: Undine Prohl La Mesa House (guest house): Guest House Photo: Undine Prohl La Mesa House- Kitchen Brentwood House Brentwood House: Full-height sliding glass doors allow for integration of interior to covered exterior living spaces. Brentwood House Cliffwood House Cliffwood House kitchen Palisades House kitchen Palisades House master bath Mandeville House Mandeville House- Living Room Isaacson Residence Isaacson Residence Maxpac Square, Sommerville MA: Masterplan of 210 units on 6 acres old factory site, including design of 6 apartment buildings.
