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# Whipple Russell Architects

Original Houzz profile: [Whipple Russell Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/whipple-russell-architects-pfvwus-pf~277554815)

## Professional summary

- **Primary category:** Architects
- **Location:** Sherman Oaks, CA
- **Serves:** Los Angeles, Bel Air, Brentwood Los Angeles, Hollywood, Venice, North Glendale, Glendale, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Encino, Sherman Oaks, Altadena, Studio City, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, South Pasadena, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Marina del Rey, Topanga, Laguna, Playa del Rey, Toluca Lake
- **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews)
- **Best of Houzz:** 9 awards (2015–2025), for Design.

## About

### Houzz Badges

- 100,000 Ideabook Saves

Since 1985, we have enjoyed continued success creating architecture inspired by the people who work, live and play in our environments.
 
During every phase of a project we ask ourselves these five questions:

>  have we listened deeply to our clients?  
>  have we drawn from our breadth of experience? 
>  have we distilled the design to its most simple, appropriate form? 
>  have our plans and systems provided clarity and peace of mind for our clients?  
>  are we exceeding expectations?  

We believe it is our commitment to achieving a resounding ‘yes’ to each of these questions which has generated Whipple Russell's long list of diverse and satisfied clients. The lives that occupy the work inspire the body of work.

### Services Provided

- Architectural Design
- Building Design
- Home Remodeling
- Architectural Drawings
- Custom Homes
- Sustainable Design
- Energy-Efficient Homes
- Green Building
- Universal Design

### Areas Served

- Los Angeles
- Bel Air
- Brentwood Los Angeles
- Hollywood
- Venice
- North Glendale
- Glendale
- Pasadena
- Santa Monica
- Encino
- Sherman Oaks
- Altadena
- Studio City
- West Hollywood
- Beverly Hills
- South Pasadena
- Pacific Palisades
- Malibu
- Marina del Rey
- Topanga
- Laguna
- Playa del Rey
- Toluca Lake

### Typical Job Cost

$1 million -

## Business Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Business Name | Whipple Russell Architects |
| Address | 15021 Ventura Blvd. \#869, Sherman Oaks, California 91403, United States |
| Phone | (323) 962-5800 |
| Website | http://www.whipplerussell.com |
| Followers on Houzz | 515 |

**Social profiles:**
- Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/whipplerussell
- X (Twitter) — https://twitter.com/whipplerussell
- LinkedIn — http://www.linkedin.com/in/marcwhipple
- Blog — http://www.whipplerussell.com/blog

## Contact

- **Houzz profile:** [Whipple Russell Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/whipple-russell-architects-pfvwus-pf~277554815)
- **Website:** http://www.whipplerussell.com
- **Phone:** (323) 962-5800

## Credentials

**Certifications & Awards**
- Member of AIA (American Institute of Architecture)
- Best of Houzz Design Award 2015-2017, 2020
- California GreenPoint Rated and LEED Certified

- **Best of Houzz:** 9 awards (2015–2025), for Design.

**Affiliations**
- [The American Institute of Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-american-institute-of-architects-pfvwus-pf~1350720471)
- [AIA Los Angeles](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/aia-los-angeles-pfvwus-pf~1829789113)

## Selected projects

- [Bighorn](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bighorn-pj-vj~6934579)
  - Location: Palm Desert, CA
  - Photos: 67
  - Description: This project was built adjacent to the Mountain Course in the Bighorn Golf Club, Palm Desert, California, in the foothills of the Santa Rosa Mountains. The design of the central living space has formed a theatrical proscenium, framing the desertscape scene of mountains, trees, and sky. Our client visited the desert frequently growing up, and always wanted a house there. In addition to an indoor/outdoor open feeling, he wanted to see water from every vantage point in the house. Yoav Weiss, the Ar…
- [Pinnacle House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/pinnacle-house-pj-vj~7688071)
  - Location: San Diego, CA
  - Photos: 8
  - Description: Pinnacle House, a luxury modern hilltop estate with resort style pool and views in San Diego, California.
- [Serenity](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/serenity-pj-vj~6937842)
  - Location: Indian Wells, CA
  - Photos: 100
  - Description: The desert is open space and long views, but also the close-up, detailed perfection of the cactus flower. It is nature’s serene minimalism. This is the setting for our project inside the gated community of The Vintage in Indian Wells, California. This project involved deep creative collaboration with the clients, who partnered with architect Marc Whipple and the W^R team on every aspect of the interior design, and personally curated or co-designed each of the many art pieces throughout the house…
- [Paradise Valley](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/paradise-valley-pj-vj~7686925)
  - Location: Paradise Valley, AZ
  - Photos: 12
  - Description: Paradise Valley, a luxury modern hillside desert home for indoor outdoor resort style living in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- [16 Glenhaven](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/16-glenhaven-pj-vj~7686974)
  - Location: Reno, NV
  - Photos: 5
  - Description: 16 Glenhaven, a modern architectural indoor outdoor custom luxury resort style home in Reno, Nevada.
- [Bundy Drive](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bundy-drive-pj-vj~6933378)
  - Location: Los Angeles, CA
  - Photos: 74
  - Description: Design for Resort Style Living Our three-acre Bundy Drive project, completed in collaboration with Ramtin Ray Nosrati at Huntington Estates Properties, is certainly brimming with entertainment and the desirable amenities that bring resort living home. All this requires a large house, so our design goal, once again, is to maintain a human connection despite a broad canvas. We create visual connections between multiple levels, and even across large volumes, so people won’t find themselves cut off…
- [Trousdale](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/trousdale-pj-vj~5739109)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 39
  - Description: Guests coming up the front steps of this hilltop home are met with a Carrera marble sculpture by Richard Erdman titled Serenade, selected by our clients, whose devotion to the process made this an especially joyful collaboration. Also part of the team were Robert Wright and Jason York of McCormick and Wright, who did the interior design and were a distinct pleasure to work with. There are a lot of details and non-standard finishes in this house - personal taste, not trendy taste. The dark-grey r…
- [Laurel Way](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/laurel-way-pj-vj~446309)
  - Location: Beverly Hills, CA
  - Photos: 70
  - Description: One aesthetic idea driving the creation of Laurel Way was that each room or space should be a jewel box, an individually conceived, precisely functional and dramatic sensory experience with its own depth of architecture. Central to the composition are many of Marc Whipple’s signature elements, one being the use of texture; smooth next to rough stone, rich wooden panels against glass, and glass reflecting water. The immediate experience upon entering the house is its inherent weightlessness – the…
- [Beverly Crest](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/beverly-crest-pj-vj~7665159)
  - Location: Beverly Hills, CA
  - Photos: 38
  - Description: In Los Angeles, where the landscape is as much a client as the human resident, architecture becomes an act of translation. This Beverly Hills hillside home, conceived by Whipple Russell Architects, answers a geologic challenge with sculptural serenity — a cascading Mediterranean retreat that follows the natural slope of its ridgeline parcel with grace, restraint, and reverence. Perched on a steep incline without a single flat pad, the home emerges not as a monolith, but as a rhythmic series of t…
- [Benedict Canyon 2023](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/benedict-canyon-2023-pj-vj~7396866)
  - Location: Beverly Hills, CA
  - Photos: 71
  - Description: It’s always fun to see the evolution of our projects, as they change hands with new ownership. Our original client for Benedict Canyon was from the sports world, and he wanted an open-plan house for entertaining, that would also include a photography studio and gallery space for displaying his large scale artworks. Seven years later, in new hands, the original bones are still in place, the landscape is more mature, and the rooms have been repurposed to suit the needs of the new owners. The long…
- [Benedict Canyon 2016](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/benedict-canyon-2016-pj-vj~2682416)
  - Location: Beverly Hills, CA
  - Photos: 38
  - Description: Our client, who is from the sports world, wanted an open-plan house for entertaining but also a photography studio and a gallery space suitable for hanging his large art projects. Working with Barry Chase of CMF Homebuilders and Linda Dahan of Highfire Interior Design, the project began with an empty hilltop lot but required a 10-foot high retaining wall to create a sturdy level pad for building. A spiral driveway leads to the property and car park, where wide horizontal pavers guide the eye to…
- [Summit House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/summit-house-pj-vj~1082277)
  - Location: Beverly Hills, CA
  - Photos: 53
  - Description: Our clients for this project were a family intent on staying closely connected, even while moving to a considerably larger home. This was accomplished with the use of energy efficient glass walls throughout, an open floor plan, sight lines between floating levels, and rooms allowing the family members to stay connected visually throughout the space. They had a passion for modernism and had collected several art pieces, and we included these in our 3D models so we could make sure scale and placem…
- [Summitridge Drive](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/summitridge-drive-pj-vj~7381891)
  - Location: Beverly Hills, CA
  - Photos: 87
- [Royal Palm](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/royal-palm-pj-vj~7687416)
  - Location: Paradise Valley, AZ
  - Photos: 5
  - Description: Royal Palm, a modern resort style hillside desert home with pool and views in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
- [Hutton Drive 2641](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hutton-drive-2641-pj-vj~7464544)
  - Location: Beverly Hills, CA
  - Photos: 37
- [Los Tilos](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/los-tilos-pj-vj~6015639)
  - Location: Los Angeles, CA
  - Photos: 61
  - Description: It is always our ambition for our clients to experience an emotional and sensory reaction upon entering a house of our design. “Ahh” and “Wow” mean we’ve succeeded. Usually this initial response comes when passing through the entry, or looking out to the horizon from inside the central living area, but for this project, located in the Outpost Estates area of the Hollywood Hills, the thrill begins while still in your car. “The property is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac, and we pushed the sit…
- [Walker Road](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/walker-road-pj-vj~6938977)
  - Location: Great Falls, VA
  - Photos: 50
  - Description: This three-story house sits on five acres atop a small hill at the end of a winding drive in the Great Falls area of Virginia, a suburb of Washington D.C. The clients were familiar with Marc’s West Coast work and wanted his talent for framing vistas brought to their view of treetops and distant valleys. They also wanted an economical, modern house of a certain size, and left Marc to design a floor plan that was simple, beautiful, and livable. The area mostly features traditional homes, but with…
- [Pasadena](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/pasadena-pj-vj~7687462)
  - Location: Pasadena, CA
  - Photos: 3
  - Description: Pasadena, a luxury modernist mansion with resort style pool terrace, indoor and outdoor artworks, and modern architectural design.
- [Hopen Place](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hopen-place-pj-vj~448127)
  - Location: Los Angeles, CA
  - Photos: 38
  - Description: The client wanted a complete remodel and update of a mid-century modern on the renowned Bird Streets in the Hollywood Hills. This new owner desired a bold, personally satisfying house, conducive to entertaining, Hollywood style, but also required excellent resale potential, as his intent was to sell within two years. His interest was in a residence that maximized the stunning views, while combining a sleekly modern aesthetic with an inventive and vibrant use of textures, colors, and materials. T…
- [Anglet](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/anglet-pj-vj~7687472)
  - Location: Biarritz, France
  - Photos: 3
  - Description: Anglet, a luxury modern resort style home with outdoor living spaces on every floor, swimming pool, and rooftop terrace in Biarritz, France.

[See all 32 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/whipple-russell-architects-pfvwus-pf~277554815)

## Community Q&A

**Q: Interesting chair, where can it be purchased? Thank you** *(in Photo Questions)*

galeypoo@aol.com

A: Hi! This chair is from Splinterworks.

**Q: No Question** *(in Photo Questions)*

Just want to say that this is stunning.

A: Thank you!!

**Q: floor plan** *(in Photo Questions)*

can i please have acess to the floor plan...i cant really see the whole project without seeing the house from above

A: Hi Ismael Cortez, We don't have a floor plan for you but this Video will orient you.

**Q: Houseplan** *(in Photo Questions)*

do you have the house plan for this house? I am very curious about what it would look like :-)

A: Hi Hannah, We have a video with arial views that should give you some what of an idea. It is our policy to not send out floor plans for our custom residential properties.

**Q: Wine room** *(in Photo Questions)*

Live the look of the room, which tacking system was used to hold the bottles?

A: Hello, thanks for your interest. Take a look at our wine room blog here: http://www.whipplerussell.com/blog/modern-design-wine

**Q: Square ft or m** *(in Photo Questions)*

Hi amazing property - could you tell me how many square ft or metres the house is 

Thanks

Charlie

A: Hello. The lot size is 36,000 sqft. The house is 11,000 sqft including separate guest house with gym, game room, and lounge.

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*Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-08-26.*