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This contemporary residence is located at 42 Beverly Park Circle in the exclusive guard gated Beverly Park community in Los Angeles, CA. It was built back in 2008 and designed by Landry Design Group. If you recall, the home right next door (40 Beverly Park Circle) was also designed by Landry Design Group and built around the same time. 40 Beverly Park is around 27,000 square feet, so I would guess this home is around the same size. Antoher tidbit: 40 Beverly Park Circle sold for $31.5 million in 2009!

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D’Alessio Inspired Architectural Designs is a full service building design and construction company located in Bucks County, PA. They specialize in gorgeous European/French Chateau style homes. Check out some of their work above! #4 is my kind of home!

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Steven Mueller Architects is an architectural firm based in Greenwich, CT that was started by Steven Mueller. Mueller is a licensed architect in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. He designs mostly shingle and colonial style homes. Check out some of his work above.

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Robert A. Cardello Architects is an architectural firm based in South Norwalk, CT. They have been designing commercial and residential properties in the New England region for over 15 years.

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Today I stumbled upon Hilton VanderHorn Architects. They  are an architectural design firm based in Greenwich, CT and have designed some incredible homes ranging in style from Shingle to Georgian to French Country.

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Oliver Cope Architect is an award-wining architectural design firm located in New York City that specializes in classically American homes in a variety of historical styles. They designed trader Steven Schonfeld’s $90 million estate in Old Westbury, NY (picture #1). Steven’s estate boats a massive main house, guest house, tennis and basketball courts, swimming pool and a 9-hole golf course. It’s situated right next to the New York Institute of Technology.

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Michael C.F. Chan & Associates, Inc. is a full service firm that provides comprehensive Architecture, Planning and Interior Design services. They have designed some exceptional residences around the world including ones in New York and Shanghai. Pictured above is some of their work!

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Granoff Architects was established in 1989 and is a full-service design firm with offices in Greenwich, CT and Southampton, NY. They have designed some incredible New England homes. Home #6 (pictures #7,8) is on the drawing boards and is going to be built on Field Point Circle in Greenwich. What an amazing estate that will be!!

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Smith Brothers Construction, Inc., provides architecture, construction and interior design for luxury homes in California and Hawaii.They are based out of Solana Beach, CA. My favorite home is #1, which is located in Santa Barbara. Oh and that modern kitchen with built-in breakfast bar….lovely!

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Shope Reno Wharton is a Connecticut based Architecture firm. They have designed INCREDIBLE estates all over the country. They especially design lots of shingle style homes; which I love. From Waterfront homes to Mountain top homes, their work is truly one of a kind.

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Bridges, Marsh & Associates is an architectural firm that has designed some pretty impressive mansions in South Florida. HOTR reader Daniel brought them to my attention.

HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY:

Some of my dreams have been fulfilled, as Bridges, Marsh & Associates (formerly Bridges, Marsh & Carmo) *finally* have a website. They have designed some of Palm Beach’s most fantastic (and equally huge) homes. Details for the top three below.

1) Il Palmetto. Owned by Jim Clark (founder of Netscape). Located at 1500 S. Ocean Blvd. 68,381 total sq. ft (gross total including beach house and boat house), 40,916 a/c sq ft (main house only). Also designed in conjunction with Fairfax and Sammons. This is the 2nd largest home in Palm Beach. Truly amazing. 5.50 acres of ocean-to-intracoastal views.

http://www.bridgesmarsharchitects.com/project_details.php?CategoryID=1&ProjectID=1

http://www.fairfaxandsammons.com/traditional-residential-architecture-seaside/renaissance-revival-estate-palm-beach-florida

2) 974 S. Ocean Blvd. Owned by Bill Koch (Brother of David Koch, who is worth $17 billion+; Bill is worth around $2 billion+). 3.90 acres of ocean-to-intracoastal frontage. Main house is 42,196 total sq. ft, 20,543 a/c. Including the beach house, total square footage is 48,197 sq. ft.

http://www.bridgesmarsharchitects.com/project_details.php?CategoryID=1&ProjectID=2

3) Villa Delfino, located at 1574 S. Ocean Blvd.This is one of my top 5 dream homes in Florida.Owned by Martin and Audrey Gruss. 3.89 acres of ocean-to-intracoastal views. 26,576total sq. ft., 15,573 a/c sq ft.

http://www.bridgesmarsharchitects.com/project_details.php?CategoryID=1&ProjectID=5

Pak Heydt & Associates is one of Atlanta’s premier architectural firms that specializes in high end residential design. It is an expansion of the firm Yong Pak which was founded in 1997. They have designed some incredible homes over the years including this beautiful English Manor house dubbed the “Cotswold Estate”.

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Here’s something different for you guys; in-depth info on a couple of mega-mansions one architect has designed. Architect Steven Hefner, who owns DesignWorks Creative Partnership, designed these 4 mega-mansions for 4 of his clients around the country. The homes range in size from 26,000 to 50,000 square feet. Two of them have already been built.

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FIRST HOUSE: (already built)

He is currently designing a 26,000 square foot Delray Beach mansion for a financially blessed young couple in their mid-thirties. To be used as a permanent year round residence, the home is an Italian Renaissance villa based in theme on the exotic, elegant and lush James Deering Estate, Villa Viscaya in Miami.

SECOND HOUSE: (already built)

The second megamansion Steven Hefner is designing is a 30,000 square foot residence located in Manalapan, FL. The Manalapan residence is being designed for a European couple with four children. The client is involved in the restoration of 18th and 19th century historic buildings in Germany and Italy and they maintain a historic villa in Italy which they are restoring.

THIRD HOUSE:

The third megamansion that Mr. Hefner is designing is a 50,000 square foot residence for a Fortune 500 executive in the third largest pharmaceutical company in the United States. Creating a residence for this busy executive and his family, including eight children, requires that Mr. Hefner design and coordinate not only the new home, but a temporary residence as well. With the clients so busy (he is intricately enmeshed in important business transactions, she in managing the daily family life of a family of ten, the youngest child only six months old), the program for the project is developed on the fly, decisions at times being made as the corporate jet lands on the tarmac.

FOURTH HOUSE:

The fourth over thirty thousand square foot megamansion is being designed In Gulfstream, FL (with another 9,000 square foot home in Connecticut) for an active couple with Hollywood connections. The couple produced a Broadway play last year.

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This architectural masterpiece was designed by renowned Steve Hermann Design. It is located in Montecito, CA and is on the market for $35,000,000. The breathtaking scenery seen through the glass walls/windows and the lush landscaping make this modern mansion truly one of a kind. It boasts 15,000 square feet of living space that includes an incredible lower level that can fit up to 32 cars (or double as an art gallery). This is one of the nicest ultra modern mansion that I’ve seen in a long time. It’s not too big nor too small. However, I would have a very hard time living in it with it’s obvious lack of privacy (It would be F**king scary at night! lol). What do you think?

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The Glass Pavilion is a redefining structure within modernism. It is a benchmark building that sets the bar as to what modernism is and can be. Set within a 3.5 acre estate of oak groves in Montecito and boasting 15,000 square feet under roof, this home is impressive beyond words. An almost entirely glass home, it allows the occupants to be comfortably inside while completely enveloped within nature. As you drive down the long gated driveway, the home slowly comes into view. You are immediately confronted with a large all glass home floating above gently rolling lawns. The site of it is awe-inspiring. Its kitchen and baths are by such famous names as Varena, Poliform and Antonio Lupi. In each category the best and most exciting products from around the world were sourced to make this home flawless in each category. The home includes an art gallery where the owner currently displays his vintage car collection. The space so generous that it is capable of holding up to 32 cars within its walnut lined walls. This is a world home with possibly no equal. The combination of architectural groundbreaking style and extreme detail in finish quality make it a home without compare. It is the pinnacle of architecture for this generation and will define the era in which it was built.

* thanks to Coreigh for the tip!!

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A Homes of the Rich reader brought this to my attention. The Boston Design Guide compiled a directory of the top architects and custom home builders in and around the Boston Metropolitan Area.

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