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BRETT WOODS (1981-)
JOSEPH (JOE) DANGARAN, AIA (1983-)
Woods was born in Fullerton CA. He graduated from Pacifica HS in Orange in 1999, where he was a star athlete in baseball and football. He earned a degree in architecture from USC in 2006, doing projects for family friends and working at Altoon Porter and later Little in Durham NC.
Dangaran was born in San Francisco. He graduated in 2001 from Wells HS in Nevada and earned a degree in architecture from USC in 2006. After interning with Patrick Tighe in Los Angeles and for SOM in New York, he worked for L&V Architects in Santa Monica and Marmol Radziner in LA.
Dangaran and Woods started the firm in 2013. Their residential Modernist practice grew wildly with projects all over the US. By 2022 they published their first monograph, and another is in the works. These guys are on fire! Research by Catherine Cramer.
2013 - The Mickey Liddell Renovation, aka Broad Beach Renovation, 31478 Broad Beach Road, Malibu CA. 2400sf. Original house built in 1976. Sold in 2021 to Charles Chibak. Turned into fractional ownership.
2013 - aka Highridge, Beverly Glen, Beverly Hills CA. 5600sf. Unbuilt.
2014 - The Art and Michelle Damiani House, aka Church Lane, 1137 Church Lane, Carpinteria CA. 2500sf.
2015 - The Michael and Evelyn Carrion Addition, aka Dorrington Addition, 9015 Dorrington Avenue, West Hollywood CA. Original house built in 1925. 5700sf. Sold in 2021 to NY Private Trust, SSM Residence Trust.
2015 – aka Mulholland Renovation, 7285 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles CA. 4,400sf. Renovation of a 1958 house; built by Picture Perfect Construction.
2015 - The Duncan Liddell House, aka Hermosa Renovation, 2240 Monterey Boulevard, Hermosa Beach CA. 4100sf. Original house built in 1991. Nephew of a previous client, Mickey Liddell. Photos by Daniel Dahler. Sold in 2022 to the Emi Family Trust.
2016 - The Scott and Elvira Hissink Yasharian House, aka 7th Street, 527 7th Street, Santa Monica CA. 3600sf. Engineering by Labib Funk; photos by Roger Davies.
2016 - The Hedi Slimane Renovation, aka Trousdale Restoration, 1120 Maytor Place, Beverly Hills CA. 6200sf. Original house built in 1960 and designed by Rex Lotery. Renovation built by the Saltaire Group. Sold in 2021 to 21 Neysta Holdings LLC (Brian Shanly/James Ritchie).
2016 - aka Hollywood Estate, Los Angeles CA. 41,000sf. 3 acres. Project architect, Brooklyn Bogdan. Unbuilt.
2017 - aka Granito I, 7870 West Granito Drive, Los Angeles CA. 7700sf. Developed by Plus Development. Unbuilt.
2017 - The Katey Sagal and Kurt Sutter Renovation, aka Moraga Drive Renovation, 1014 Moraga Drive, Los Angeles CA. 2000 SF. Original house built in 1962, architect unknown. Built by Saint Aignan Builders. Sold in 2022 to Edison Chen and Shupei Qin.
2017 - The Joseph and Sapna Dangaran House, aka Case Study House, aka Carlson Park Residence, 4169 Keystone Avenue, Culver City CA. 3500 SF. Built by Saint Aignan Builders; structural engineer, John Labib & Associates; landscape design, Chris Sosa; photography, Francis Dreis. Sold in 2024.
2018 - The Goose Rocks Investments LLC House, aka Thrasher I, 9127 Thrasher Avenue, Los Angeles CA. 10000sf. Commissioned in 2016. Has a full gym and sauna. Designed with developer ID Group. Sold to WB 9127 Thrasher LLC. Sold in 2020 to Ariana Grande/Thrasher Avenue Trust. Sold in 2021 to James Parks/Bird Street Trust. Sold in 2022 to Nancy Josephson. Top two photos by Michael Locke.
2019 - The Gregory and Crystal De Saint Aignon House, aka Preston Way, aka Venice House, aka Nexus House, 1601-1603 Shell Avenue, Venice CA. Built as a duplex by the owner. Sold in 2025 to Cory and Andrea Brennan. Top photo by Sean Costello; others by Michael Locke.
2019 - aka Carla Ridge I, 1484 Carla Ridge, Beverly Hills CA. 9800sf. Developed by Plus Development. Sold in 2021 to 1484 Carla Ridge LLC. Top photo by Michael Locke.
2019 - aka Bel Air Estate I Renovation, Los Angeles CA. 4,500sf. Status unknown.
2019 - aka Bel Air Estate II, Los Angeles CA. 29,600sf. Status unknown.
2019 - aka Bel Air Estate III, Los Angeles CA. 38,000sf. Status unknown.
2019 - The Keat Bollenbach House, 805 Nimes Place, Los Angeles CA. 27,500sf. Unbuilt. Sold in 2022 to The Elsinore Trust / Jaime Gilinski.
2019 - The Jeff Thomas House, 8408 Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles CA. Designed with SAOTA. 18158 sf. Interior design, MASS Beverly; built by Fortis Development; lighting design, Lux Populi; photos, Adam Letch; landscape design, Chris Sosa. Features an underground nightclub looking up through the glass-bottom pool, plus a cryotherapy room. Sold to Kinsbot LLC. Available for rent.
2020 - The Frederick and Cheryl Cook House, aka Hillcrest Hollywood, 2018 Hillcrest Road, Los Angeles CA. 3500sf. Built by So-Cal Custom Construction & Design. Bottom photo by Michael Locke.
2020 - The George Raun / Sky Garden LLC Renovation, aka Bel Air Estate Renovation, 10721 Stradella Court, Los Angeles CA. Original house designed by SAOTA. W+D completed the 25,000sf unfinished house and added another 12,000sf. 9 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms. Sold in 2024 to Blueoak Enterprises Capital LLC.
2020 - The Robert Green House, aka Mar Vista, 11948 Modjeska Place, Los Angeles CA. 6,100sf. Built on two lots. Landscape design, Chris Sosa; interiors, Christopher Allen; built by Mallis Workshop; engineering, Labib Funk. Featured in Architectural Digest. Won a 2022 AIA California Design Award; 2022 Residential Design Magazine Project of the Year; 2021 and 2022 AIA Los Angeles Design Awards. Sold in 2026.
2020 - The Danielle Lavin House, aka Twentieth, 458 20th Street, Santa Monica CA. 7200sf. Organized around an olive tree. Won a 2022 Residential Design Magazine award.
2020 - The Bellgave LLC and Moonraker Capital Renovation, aka Bellgave Los Angeles, 8201 Bellgave Place, Los Angeles CA. Design and engineering with SAOTA. Original house built in 1977, designed by Richard Stoddard. Developed by Plus Development. Sold to Clive Robertson/Centurion International. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold to TechGenius Holdings CA LLC, which is managed by a British Virgin Islands company called Green Technologies and System Limited.
2021 - The Heinlein Venture Group House, aka Sumner Estate, 22 Sumner Road, Greenwich CT. 9000sf. Unbuilt.
2021 - The Brett Woods House, aka Desert Flamingo Properties House, aka Desert Palisades 1, 2212 Winter Sun Drive, Palm Springs CA. 3800sf. Video. Gated community; no public access. Built by HJH Construction. Structural engineering by Labib Funk + Associates. Photos by Joe Fletcher. Won a 2022 Residential Design Magazine award. For sale in 2025.
2021 - The Ashley Ridge Land LLP / Joseph Englanoff House, aka La Fin, aka The End, 1200 Bel Air Road, Los Angeles CA. 12 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, 36,000 sf over two acres. Includes a vodka room, car elevator, rock wall, and other unusual amenities. For sale in 2025 and 2026.
2021 - The Frame DICC LLC Apartments, aka Cardiff Multi-Family, 3739-3759 Cardiff Avenue, Los Angeles CA. 90,000sf. A 74-unit apartment complex and subterranean parking garage. Last 3 photos by Michael Locke.
2021 – The Thomas D. Kraemer House, 1535 Blue Jay Way, Los Angeles CA. Sold in 2026.
2021 - The Robert Galishoff Renovation, aka Clear Oak, 16104 Clear Oak Drive, Encino CA. 4800sf. Original house built in 1964 by Frank Dobsky.
2021 - aka Casale, 1638 Casale Road, Pacific Palisades CA. 10,300sf, plus a 700sf studio and pool. Built by So Cal Custom Construction & Design. For sale in 2021.
2021 - aka Almarion, Austin TX. 6,000 SF. Status unknown.
2022 - The Josh Gilinski House, aka Lulu Real Estate LLC House, aka Nightingale I, 9230 Nightingale Drive, Los Angeles CA. 15,600sf. Designed with SAOTA. Commissioned in 2018. Second photo by Michael Locke. For sale in 2025.
2023 - aka Holmby Hills Estate and Guest House, 10281 Charing Cross Road, Los Angeles CA. 22,000sf and 8,500sf. Commissioned around 2019, but the property was sold in 2021 before construction started. The firm was commissioned for an additional 18,000sf pavilion around 2019. Sold in 2023 to James Shimomaye. The permit was revised in 2023 to a one-story house, completed in 2026; probably not the Woods + Dangaran design.
2023 - The Trousdale LLC / Kelshaw House, aka Trousdale Place, 385 Trousdale Place, Beverly Hills CA. 13500sf. Commissioned in 2020. Bottom photo by Michael Locke. Unbuilt; the lot sold with the plans in 2026.
2023 - aka Homewood Road, Los Angeles CA, 4,700sf. Status unknown.
2023 - The Joseph and Sapna Dangaran House, aka Branding Iron, 2 Branding Iron Lane, Rolling Hills Estates CA. 5,500sf. Commissioned in 2021. Single-story house on nearly an acre, designed by Dangaran for his own family and inspired by Cliff May. Replaced a 1958 house.
2023 - aka Morningside Way, Los Angeles CA. 6,800sf. Commissioned in 2021. Status unknown.
2023 - Tree House LLC / Mohamed Hadid, 2451 Summitridge Drive, Beverly Hills CA. In the Bella Vista Estates, no public access. Construction began then stopped when owner's company went bankrupt.
2023 - The Mark Pick House, aka Gallery View Residence, aka Thrasher II, 8926 Thrasher Avenue, Los Angeles CA. 5,000sf. Commissioned 2021. Developed by Tyler Development. Photos by Joe Fletcher; landscape design, Sosa; interiors by Studio Mellone. Built around a large work of art, Night Watch, by the British artist Chris Ofili. Featured in ELLE Decor.
2023 - The Fiddlesticks LLC House, 722 Rodeo Drive, Jackson Hole WY. Built by Ponderosa Builders.
2023 - The Jason Strauss House, Rim Rock Estates, 34 Ridge Blossom Road, Las Vegas NV. 9000sf. Land sold in 2023 to Thirty 4 LLC. A house was completed on the site in 2026; whether it follows the Woods + Dangaran design is unconfirmed.
2024 - The Carla Ridge II LLC House, aka Carla Ridge II, 1605 Carla Ridge, Beverly Hills CA. 13,600sf. Commissioned in 2023.
2024 - aka Long Valley Road, Santa Ynez CA. 20 acres. 9,500sf. Status unknown.
2024 - aka Indian Bend, Paradise Valley AZ. 1.5 acres overlooking Camelback Mountain. 5,900sf. Status unknown.
2024 - The Summit Club, Las Vegas NV. A luxury gated community with several homes listed as designs by Woods Dangaran. Unclear how many they’ve completed.
2024 - aka Alta Restoration, Santa Monica CA. 10000sf. Commissioned in 2021. Status unknown.
2024 - The Evergreen Impact LLC House, aka Lake Estate, aka Crystal Bay Residence, 81 Somers Loop, Crystal Bay (Incline Village) NV. Commissioned in 2021. Lakefront estate on three lots: a two-story main house of about 6,700sf in dark plaster, cedar, and black metal, a small second dwelling at 77 Somers Loop, and a boat house at the shore. Civil engineering by Sherwood Design Engineers. Main house completed 2026; boat house permitted 2026.
2024 - aka Canyon Retreat, 1423 Chautauqua Boulevard, Pacific Palisades CA. 7,770sf hillside house with five guest suites, interiors with Studio Mellone. Permit-ready plans were offered with the land in 2023. The existing 1948 house burned in the 2025 Palisades fire. Unbuilt. Rendering: Woods + Dangaran.
2025 - aka Marine Street, 12041 Marine Street, Los Angeles CA. 3,300sf. New house in Mar Vista replacing a 1948 bungalow.
2025 - The Tiny Chunk LLC House, aka Westgate Estate, 62425 Huntsman Loop, Bend OR. Commissioned 2022. 8,500sf on eight acres (two lots) in the 85-lot Westgate subdivision, with a 270-degree view of the Cascades.
2025 - The Josh Gilinski House, aka JGK Holding LLC House, aka Nightingale II, 9214 Nightingale Drive, Los Angeles CA. 15,400 sf. Commissioned in 2018. For sale in 2025.
2025 - The Vance Palisades LLC House, aka Pacific Palisades Estate, aka Chatauqua, 212 Vance Street, Pacific Palisades CA. 27,800sf. 4 parcels combined. Commissioned in 2016. Developed by Plus Development. Designed with SAOTA. Transferred in 2024. Construction stalled, and the permit was reissued in August 2026 with the work about 75% complete. The site came through the 2025 Palisades fire undamaged.
2025 - The Abdul and Lizna Ismail House, Vista Del Mar, 202 Manchester Avenue, Playa Del Rey CA. 5800sf. Commissioned in 2021. Not yet built as of 2026.
2025 - aka Desert Palisades II, Desert Palisades area, Palm Springs CA. Status unknown.
2025 - The 7900 Granito Dr LLC Houses, aka Granito II+III, 7880-7900 West Granito Drive, Los Angeles CA. 11000sf. Developed by Plus Development. Originally there was to be a house on 7880, Granito II, unbuilt. Then the lots were merged, and a new larger plan designed, above, called Granito III. Unbuilt; both lots still vacant in 2026.
2025 - 1246 Preston Way, Venice CA. Unbuilt. Transferred in 2024.
2025 - Renovation, 570 Evelyn Place, Beverly Hills CA. 6000sf. Original house 1960, designed by Rex Lotery. Sold in 2025.
2026 - aka Mulholland Estates, aka Forever Estates, 13956 Aubrey Road, Los Angeles CA. Commissioned in 2015. Designed by SAOTA with Woods + Dangaran as architect of record. 24,500sf. Contractor, REIS Contracting; structural, John Labib; landscape, Chris Sosa; lighting, Lux Populi. In the gated Mulholland Estates; no public access.
2026 - aka Gainsborough Drive, 837 North Gainsborough Drive, Pasadena CA. 7,200sf, with a detached ADU and pool, in unincorporated East Pasadena. Replaced an older house.
2026 - The Gold Palm Trust House, aka Wildlife, 6740 Wildlife Road, Malibu CA. 8000sf. Commissioned in 2021. Two-story flat-roofed house of 6,889sf over a 1,622sf basement with garage, pool, and spa, on a one-acre Point Dume lot; replaced a 1959 house. Approved by the Malibu Planning Commission in 2024.
2026 - aka Moccasin Flats, aka Oculta Roca Residences, 4535 South 1100 West, Hurricane UT. This is the first of three Modernist houses, 14 acres each. Developed by Hidden Rock Development Group, Dallin Jolley and Anish Bhatia. 8300 to 8700 sf. The first house was completed in 2026; the other two lots, 4491 and 4527 South 1100 West, were still vacant in 2026.
2026 - aka The Grove, Palos Verdes CA. 4,500 sf.
2026 - 8900 Evanview Drive, Los Angeles CA. Unbuilt. For sale in 2025.
2026 - The Dustin Bramell House, 1132 Chautauqua, Pacific Palisades CA. Part of the Case Study Adapt series, of which Bramell was a founder. 2900sf. Built on the site of a 1960 Mort Kivlin house destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fire (last photo).
2027 - aka Helix, 1529 Skylark Lane, Los Angeles CA. Designed by SAOTA with Woods + Dangaran as architect of record, contractor ARTES Design Build, interior designer Kim Bauer (Bauer Design Group), structural LFA. Approximately 13,000 sf on a 0.54-acre lot.